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La Mesa council approves one-year pilot and orders 20 temporary speed humps
Summary
The council authorized a one-year pilot of temporary rubber speed humps, initially deploying units on two voted neighborhoods and approving procurement of 20 units overall to be rotated to other streets as part of a traffic-calming program.
The La Mesa City Council authorized a one-year pilot of temporary rubber speed humps and approved the procurement of 20 units on March 10, directing staff to begin deployments on neighborhood-priority streets.
Mike Canard of the city's engineering department told the council staff had already tested two temporary styles on Date Avenue and collected neighborhood survey feedback: of about 105 respondents, roughly 70% perceived a speed reduction and 63% rated ride comfort as acceptable. The pilot will initially deploy 10 units across two streets (Lois and Dugan) that previously voted in favor of temporary measures, with a flexible inventory of 10 additional units to rotate to other priority locations.
Canard said the temporary rubber humps are less expensive and faster to deploy than concrete humps (concrete installations typically cost about $20,000). The pilot will include before-and-after speed and volume measurements and a six- to 12-month trial period; staff expects to return with results and any recommended policy changes after the trial.
Council Member Lotheian moved to authorize implementation of the temporary speed-hump pilot and procurement of 20 units; the motion carried with all council members voting yes.
Next steps: staff will purchase the temporary units and begin installation on the initial streets, collect speed and volume data during the trial, and return to council with evaluation results and a proposed priority list for further deployments.
