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<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">August 2, 2024</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Speed humps to be installed on Hanover Boulevard, Garden Drive and Spencer Avenue Aug. 5-9</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - Beginning Monday, Aug. 5, City of Columbia Public Works Street division crews will begin installing speed humps on Hanover Boulevard, Garden Drive and Spencer Avenue. The goal of these installations is to reduce speeds on these three streets, which were identified by traffic studies as having vehicles operating at speeds higher than desirable.<br /><br />Installation will begin on Hanover Boulevard Aug. 5. Once completed, crews will proceed to Garden Drive and then finish on Spencer Avenue.<br /><br />The installation of the speed humps is expected to be completed by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, weather permitting. If crews are unable to finish due to weather or other factors, they will continue installation work the week of Aug. 12.<br /><br />Full street closures will not be required, but single lane closures may cause some delays. Drivers are encouraged to find alternative routes when possible. Signs
and flaggers will be on site to assist with navigating active work zones.<br /><br />The first interested parties meeting to discuss traffic calming measures on Hanover Boulevard was held Oct. 25, 2023, and the second interested parties meeting was held Feb. 27, 2024. A public hearing was held May 6, 2024. The cost of the project is $32,000.<br /><br />The first interested parties meeting to discuss traffic calming measures on Garden Drive was held April 10, 2023, and the second interested parties meeting was held Aug. 9, 2023. A public hearing was held Nov. 6, 2023. The cost of the project is $28,000.<br /><br />The first interested parties meeting to discuss traffic calming measures on Spencer Avenue was held April 25, 2023, and the second interested parties meeting was held Jan. 23, 2024. A public hearing was held April 1, 2024. The cost of the project is $12,000.<br /><br />The total contracted cost for all three traffic calming projects is $72,000, funded by the 2015 Cap
ital Improvement Sales Tax extension. For more information on projects funded by the sales tax, visit <a style="white-space:nowrap" href="http://CoMo.gov/CIST">CoMo.gov/CIST</a>. <br /><br />Traffic calming plans showing the specific locations of the speed humps are attached to this press release.<br /><br />Public Works provides traffic calming solutions such as speed humps where appropriate in order to influence driver behavior and create more livable neighborhood streets. Staff works closely with neighborhood residents to properly identify their concerns, conduct appropriate studies to quantify any problems, and develop strategies to moderate traffic speeds and reduce the number and severity of collisions should they occur. It is the goal of Public Works to find ways to address as many issues as feasible each year. More information on Public Works' traffic calming policies can be found at <a style="white-space:nowrap" href="http://CoMo.gov/public-works/street-div
ision/traffic-management/neighborhood-traffic-management/">CoMo.gov/public-works/street-division/traffic-management/neighborhood-traffic-management/</a>.</div>
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<div class="attachments">This release has the following attachments:<br /><br /><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/downloadfile.php?id=3172">Hanover Boulevard traffic calming plan</a><br /><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/downloadfile.php?id=3173">Garden Drive traffic calming plan</a><br /><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/downloadfile.php?id=3174">Spencer Avenue traffic calming plan</a><br /><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/downloadfile.php?id=3176">Picture of a previous speed hump installation on Shepard Boulevard, June 14, 2023</a></div>
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