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Riverton discusses traffic calming after limited effect of speed dips; council weighs painting "do not block" zones and longer-term road links
Summary
City staff presented before-and-after data showing speed dips reduced the 80th-percentile speed by about 1 mph; the council debated short-term markings at a Parkside intersection, longer-term Dutchman Lane completion and a UDOT access-management study, and asked staff to return with options and counts.
Riverton ' City public-works and planning staff presented traffic-calming results and options March 25 after residents raised safety and queuing problems at several neighborhood exits onto 126 (Bangerter Highway). The review covered speed dips installed in two subdivisions, radar counter placements, and longer-term access questions tied to an unfinished Dutchman Lane connection.
Public-works staff member Carrie reported speed counts taken before and after installation at two locations (Lambton View Drive and Shaggy Peak). The 80th-percentile speeds fell from 30 mph to 29 mph in one location ' a roughly 1 mph change. Carrie said the concrete speed dips cost about $9,000 each to install and…
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