NDOT proposes speed cushions, radar sign and bulb-outs for Willow Lane; project heads to resident ballot

Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT) staff on April 29 outlined a traffic‑calming plan for Willow Lane that would place three speed cushions, one radar feedback sign and a bulb‑out at the Turley Drive intersection, and said the design will go to a mailed ballot of abutting property owners before construction can begin.

NDOT project planner David Greaves said the program prioritizes engineering measures to reduce speeds and improve safety and cited Vision Zero as the project’s guiding goal. “We generally favor physical solutions to encourage lower speeds over significant lengths, and one of the primary goals of the program is speed reduction,” Greaves said. He told attendees that, if two‑thirds of respondents to the mailed ballot vote in favor, NDOT will order materials and place the project in the construction queue.

The design presented reduces an earlier concept with four speed cushions to three, places a single radar feedback sign to alert drivers to their speed, and adds curb bulb‑outs at the…