Four traffic-calming projects coming to local roadways
Devices to slow down traffic will soon be installed on several Lawrence streets, including Indiana Street, Trail Road and Ousdahl Road.
Lawrence city commissioners approved a $393,000 bid for four traffic-calming projects on Tuesday as part of their consent agenda.
The projects are:
• University Place Neighborhood: Four permanent traffic circles, which will replace temporary circles currently in place. The circles will be where 17th and 18th streets intersect with Indiana and Illinois streets.
• Ousdahl Road: Speed humps between 25th and 26th streets.
• Trail Road: Speed cushions on Trail Road between Lawrence Avenue and Kasold Drive and between Eldridge Street and Folks Road.
• Edgewood Lane: Speed humps along the lane, to be funded by the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority.
Traffic-calming device definitions:
Speed hump: a rounded, raised area of pavement typically 12 to 14 feet in length and often placed in a series. Speed humps placed in a series are often 300 to 600 feet apart.
Speed cushion: a speed hump with an un-raised path for fire trucks and ambulances through the hump.
Traffic circle: small landscaped circular islands constructed within intersections to slow traffic.
Source: City of Lawrence