See Where In Worcester Permanent, Seasonal Speed Humps Coming This Spring

WORCESTER, MA — If you're a fan of people not speeding through your neighborhood, city officials have some good news for you.

The city's Department of Transportation and Mobility this week reported that it will be recommending that speed humps become permanent in locations across the city where the humps have only been seasonal in previous years. DTM is also recommending new temporary speed humps in many locations.

Here are the recommended permanent speed hump locations:

• 3 Alexander Road
• 10, 23, 42, 58 Beechmont St.
• 42,104, 146 Coolidge Road
• 46, 60 Crowningshield Road
• 12 Monadnock Road
• Poles 11, 14 Murray Ave.
• 14, 43 Squantum St.
• 15, 40, 68 Uxbridge St.
• 10 Whitman Road
• 74, 125 Woodland St.

The permanent humps will be different from the seasonal ones, constructed to be able to withstand winter plowing season. Many snowy cities have permanent speed bumps, including places like Chicago and Boston.

Here are the new recommended seasonal speed hump locations for 2024:

• 129, 143 Beacon St.
• 45, 51 Boston Ave.
• 10, 28 Courtland St.
• 186 Fairmont Ave.
• 33, 59 Fourth St.
• Freeland St School crosswalk
• 7, 17 Haviland St.
• 20 Indiana St
• 8, 27 King St.
• 401, 422 Lovell St.
• 17 Newbury St.
• 4, 12, 14 Northboro St.
• 136, 138, 176 Orient St.
• 22 Revere St
• 6 Rudolph St
• 31 Standish St.
• 18 Sherbrook Ave.
• 32, 42 Toronita Ave.
• 24 Trahan Ave.

The speed hump pilot program got underway in 2021, evaluating whether seasonal humps would have an impact on traffic speeds. According to DTM, speeds have dropped as much as 30 percent on roads with humps. Although the citywide speed limit is 30 mph (and that's might change to 25 mph), transportation planners say speeds should really be 15 to 20 mph along narrow roads in neighborhoods.

Some roads that saw the biggest reduction in speeding include Hadwen Street (32 percent), Beechmont Street (30 percent) and Crowningshield Road (28 percent), according to DTM Commissioner Steve Rolle.

Rolle said the department surveyed residents adjacent to the humps, and found broad support for them.

"Overall, the survey demonstrated widespread support for speed humps, with 69% of respondents reporting that they felt that speed humps were effective at slowing neighborhood traffic and 74% favoring installation of permanent speed humps on their streets. Permanent installations were favored by 78% or more of respondents on all streets recommended for permanent installations in 2024," he wrote to councilors in a memo.