Transportation
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS & KEVIN VU
Bellaire temporarily installs 3 speed humps Bellaire installed three temporary speed humps on 5400 Braeburn Drive between Renwick Drive and Alder Drive for 180 days to attempt to slow down speeding traffic on the residential street, according to a June 2 Bellaire City Council meeting. The details The three rubber speed humps were installed in mid- June. After the 180 days are up, city staff will return to City Council to reevaluate whether a permanent installation is needed, said Travis Tanner, director of development services. According to the agenda item, the humps were placed along the street at specific locations identified by the Public Works Department and a traffic engineer. The cost of the installation was paid for by Cedar Street property owners, although an exact
West U completes Buffalo Speedway Paver Project
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In late October, West University officials approved a roughly $428,000 contract to Gulf Coast Pavers to repair hazardous crosswalks at four prominent locations in the city. About eight months later, the project was officially wrapped up. What we know According to an update on the project from the city, the contractor resolved all previously identified remediation items as of June 6, which included fixing shifting concrete blocks and uneven crosswalks at four intersections across Buffalo Speedway: Sunset Boulevard, Rice Boulevard, University Boulevard and West Holcombe Boulevard. The street is now fully reopened to traffic.
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amount was not available at press time. The background Nineteen out of 23 property owners on Braeburn Drive submitted a petition March 10, requesting that three speed humps be added to deter speeding, protect pedestrians and curb cut-through traffic on the block, which they say has seen a recent spike. The Bellaire Police Department placed a speed trailer on the block from April 2-21 and found that 12.6% of vehicles were considered to be speeding excessively, 5 mph over the 30 mph posted speed limit.
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