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Huntersville staff propose speed hump on Maple Branch Drive after traffic study; neighbors ask for more enforcement and devices
Summary
Town staff recommended installing a single speed hump on Maple Branch Drive between an existing mini-roundabout and NC 73 after a traffic study found the 85th-percentile speed at 34 mph; neighborhood speakers urged multiple calming devices and more police enforcement.
Huntersville transportation staff recommended installing a single speed hump on Maple Branch Drive to address speeding in the Northbrook subdivision after a field study found vehicle speeds above the town's threshold.
Steven Trot presented the traffic-calming public hearing on Sept. 16 and said the 85th-percentile speed on the study segment between NC 73 and Bankfire Lane was 34 mph, which exceeded the town's threshold for further action. The town tried awareness outreach, police enforcement, and radar feedback signs and then retested speeds; those measures did not reduce speeds, Trot said. The proposed measure is a speed hump placed about 250 feet north of the…
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