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There are 4 speed bumps on Harmel Drive. These are to close together as well as to high. Thinks they need to be lowered. Please have them re-evaluated.
There are 4 speed bumps on Harmel Drive. These are to close together as well as to high. Thinks they need to be lowered. Please have them re-evaluated.
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Howard County, MD (Tell HoCo) (Membre officiel vérifié)
DPW HWYS Shelley F (Membre officiel vérifié)
Reconnu DPW Traffic Diane B (Membre officiel vérifié)
DPW Traffic Y Zhang (Membre officiel vérifié)
a. There must be a minimum of 1200 vehicles and a maximum of 4000 vehicles per day on the road. This includes all traffic in both directions during the 24-hour period.
b. The 85th percentile speed measured must be equal to or greater than 10 MPH over the posted speed limit of 25 MPH or 30 MPH, but no more than 45 MPH. The 85th percentile speed (operating speed) is the speed that 85% of the drivers are traveling at or below.
c. A road must have more than 50% residential frontage (direct driveway access) and be classified as a local street or minor collector.
d. The roadway section under consideration must be equal to or greater than 1200 feet in length and must not exceed a 6% grade.
e. The roadway shall NOT fall within an Automated Speed Enforcement School Zone.
Should the roadway meet conditions (c), (d), and (e), data will be collected and assessed for traffic volumes and speed. If all the above criteria are met, the community may move forward with forming a Traffic Action Committee (TAC) to work with a DPW Traffic Engineer in the development of a layout plan for TAC presentation at a community meeting for community vote. Typically, the households that must drive over a proposed calming device to enter or exit their residence would be included on the voting list, with one vote per household by property owner. There must be a 2/3 vote in favor of the calming plan for installation of traffic calming.
Harmel Drive qualified for the speed hump program and the TAC worked with DPW and community to develop and eventually selected the current layout of the humps. A request of the change of the current speed hump layouts will have to follow the exact procedure above and receive 2/3 or more votes in favor of the changed plan for adjusting the hump layouts.
Please contact our office at (410) 313-2430 or traffic @howardcountymd.gov if you would like to formally request a speed hump relocation plan and will be forming the TAC.