Nashville DOT presents detailed traffic-calming plan for Ben Allen Road; mailed ballot to residents coming soon

David Greaves, an engineer with the Nashville Department of Transportation's neighborhood street traffic calming program, on Aug. 27 presented a detailed design for traffic calming on Ben Allen Road and said ballots will be mailed to eligible property owners soon.

Greaves said the project stretches from Dickerson Pike to Hart Lane and across Ellington Parkway, and is intended primarily to reduce vehicle speeds on the residential corridor as part of the city’s Vision Zero efforts. “Like we discussed last time, this is a really popular program,” Greaves said.

The design uses a mix of physical and visual measures. The plan calls for modular rubber speed cushions bolted to existing asphalt, placed in series where grades, driveways and curves allow. Greaves explained the cushions are designed to target speeds of about 20–25 miles per hour and…