NDOT contractor Kimley-Horn presented a preliminary traffic-calming concept for Brookview Estates Drive on a neighborhood call, proposing a series of vertical speed cushions and a bulb-out at the sharp Amelia/Ocala curve after residents reported frequent speeding and collisions. Chase Fuqua, an engineer with Kimley-Horn working for NDOT, said the corridor runs from Bell Road to Ocala Drive and that field data showed an 85th-percentile speed near 36 mph on a posted 30 mph roadway with daily volumes about 2,300 vehicles.

The initial concept includes narrowing the Amelia curve with a painted bulb-out and delineators and installing about six speed cushions spaced roughly 400–500 feet where site constraints allow. Fuqua said cushions are typically sited on relatively flat segments, at least 15 feet from driveways and not within 20–25 feet of intersections; they reduce speeds while allowing larger emergency vehicles to pass. Fuqua said cushions can be removed or reduced in number if the neighborhood prefers fewer physical measures.

Residents described frequent, high-speed traffic and safety impacts. One resident identified in the meeting as Ryan said he was struck by a driver about a year earlier and “broke my collarbone,” adding he has had multiple near-misses and wants physical measures such as cushions or speed tables. A resident who identified themself in the transcript as “Sandy and Lyons” said she routinely walks the street and reports drivers “at least 50 miles an hour”; another resident, Reagan Williams, said drivers often “rip” from nearby Benzing Road into Brookview and recounted witnessing head-on collisions near that route.

Neighbors raised specific siting concerns: several suggested removing the cushion nearest the Bell Road signal, and multiple residents flagged a narrow, blind curve near Roxanne Drive where parked cars and the bike lane create a one-lane condition that has produced collisions. Residents also pointed to a bus stop near a bridge on Benzing where children must wait at the road edge because a sidewalk no longer exists; they urged intersection tightening at Benzing to improve safety.

Fuqua said cushions on Benzing Road itself would fall outside the Brookview Estates project scope but that a combined solution — a cushion immediately north of Benzing on Brookview plus a bulb-out at the Benzing/Brookview intersection — could reduce speeds there. He also said the project team will perform a field review next week, refine the concept design and post final plans online for neighborhood review.

The meeting closed with NDOT staff and the contractor saying they will incorporate feedback from residents into the refined design, and offering direct contact and online resources for neighbors to follow the project as it advances.