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Orange council directs staff to study bollards and medians after repeated Plaza Park incursions; excludes rumble strips
Summary
After staff presented several options to prevent vehicles from entering Plaza Park and damaging the historic fountain, the City of Orange City Council directed staff to pursue supplemental crash-rated bollards and raised median islands while excluding rumble strips in a substitute motion that passed 5-2. Council asked staff to map incident trajectories and consult the traffic commission before implementation.
City of Orange leaders instructed staff to refine and pursue physical protections for Plaza Park after hearing months of incident reports and public testimony.
Staff presented several possible interventions to stop vehicles from entering the circular roadway and striking the park and fountain, including decorative boulders, nightly closures, rumble strips, raised splitter/median islands and additional crash-rated bollards. Traffic staff estimated a rough cost range: supplemental crash-rated bollards about $500,000; splitter islands roughly $300,000 plus about $100,000 for supplemental beacons; a movable barrier system was estimated at roughly $500,000–$800,000 upfront with $150,000–$400,000…
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