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NDOT proposes speed cushions, ballot step for Sabre Drive traffic-calming project
Summary
Nashville Department of Transportation presented a preliminary Sabre Drive plan that would add two speed cushions and other calming measures; the project requires a neighborhood ballot with a 66% yes vote before construction, and an 8–10 month timeline after approval.
The Nashville Department of Transportation on Sept. 3 presented a preliminary traffic-calming plan for Sabre Drive that would place two sets of speed cushions and other measures and move the project to an online neighborhood ballot if residents support it.
David Greaves, an engineer with the Nashville Department of Transportation, said the department measured the 80th-percentile speed on Sabre Drive at 32 mph and daily traffic volume at 957 vehicles. Greaves said the street widths vary from 22 to 25 feet and the entire short street was selected for the program because it connected Wheeler Avenue to McCall Street and runs near Wright Middle School.
The plan…
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