New Speed Bumps Installed On Boulder Roads

BOULDER, CO — New speed bumps have been installed on six streets in Boulder after the city assessed neighborhood applications and held a public hearing in March. The speed bumps, or "humps," as the city calls them, are part of the Neighborhood Speed Management Program.

They have been installed on 37th Street, 55th Street, South 41st Street, South 46th Street, and Kalmia and Grinnell Avenues.

“Speed humps are designed to slow vehicles with a vertical change in the pavement” Ryan Noles, the city's transportation planner, said in a statement. “They can be immediately effective in reducing vehicle speeds by up to 20%.”

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In March 2019, the city's Transportation Advisory Board held a public hearing for residents to give input on location proposals prior to finalizing the recommended project list.

The city's Neighborhood Speed Management Program includes education, enforcement activities, engineering treatments such as speed humps and other traffic-calming devices to slow speeding traffic on residential streets.