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NDOT presents preliminary traffic-calming plan for Sabre Drive, will seek property-owner ballot
Summary
NDOT engineers presented a draft plan of speed cushions and bulb-outs for Sabre Drive on Nov. 4, 2025, citing an 85th-percentile speed of 32 mph near Wright Middle School. Staff will finalize design, consider a walking path feasibility, and move to a six-week mail ballot that requires 66% of returned ballots to approve the project.
David Greaves, an engineer with the Department of Transportation (NDOT), presented a preliminary traffic-calming plan for Sabre Drive during a virtual neighborhood meeting on Nov. 4, 2025, and said the project could proceed to a property-owner ballot after design refinements.
Greaves said the Sabre Drive application — selected in March 2025 from more than 600 submissions and ranked in the top 25 — reflects observed conditions near Wright Middle School. ‘‘One of the primary goals of the program is speed reduction,’’ Greaves said, noting NDOT observed an 85th‑percentile speed of about 32 miles per hour and roughly 957 vehicles per day on the corridor. Those measurements helped shape NDOT’s draft design, which combines speed cushions and bulb-outs to lower speeds and shorten pedestrian crossings.
NDOT’s traffic‑calming program focuses on residential streets and emphasizes engineering interventions over enforcement or education when possible. Greaves…
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