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Residents press county for speed humps after speed study; commissioners approve county response and public works poll
Summary
Residents of BlackRock and Granite Park urged the Board of County Commissioners to install physical traffic-calming measures after a 2023 study found widespread speeding. Commissioners approved the county’s response to the petition (item 7C), agreed to a public-works poll of neighbors and said they would pursue additional enforcement.
Residents of the BlackRock and Granite Park neighborhoods urged the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners on May 14 to install physical traffic-calming measures after reporting repeated speeding, near-misses and unsafe behavior around neighborhood walking paths and school bus stops.
In public comment, Derek Burby said a petition signed by 94 residents requests measures to slow traffic and protect pedestrians, noting a 2023 speed study that recorded about 3,300 vehicles in the area and reported roughly 60% of vehicles exceeding the posted 25 mph limit. Multiple speakers described motorcycles doing wheelies, drivers traveling well above posted limits and children using walking paths that empty into streets. Resident Mike…
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