Four traffic-calming projects coming to local roadways

Neighbors living near 17th Street and the intersections of Illinois and Indiana streets want the city to remove the temporary traffic-calming

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