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Monroe police present radar signs, cameras and flexible posts to curb downtown speeding
Summary
A police officer told council about downtown traffic countermeasures — TC‑600 radar units, portable/permanent radar signs and flexible Uline posts — after a five‑year crash review found 23 crashes and one injury. Staff will prepare written recommendations and appear before the Public Safety Committee.
A police officer briefed the Monroe City Council on options to reduce speeding and risky passing downtown, recommending a mix of radar units, data‑collecting cameras and flexible delineator posts that can be installed on approaches and near bridges.
The officer said the department’s data come directly from camera systems and radar units such as the TC‑600 and that a five‑year crash review showed 23 total crashes and one injury crash in the corridor analyzed. “The Last 5 Years, the total crashes, we only had a 23 there. We only have 1 injury crash,” the officer said while summarizing the crash types, which he described as mostly rear‑end and same‑direction side‑swipe collisions.
Planning and enforcement options discussed included permanent and portable radar signs, pole‑mounted cameras that do not capture license plates, and flexible posts (Uline brand) to reduce improper passing at a five‑point intersection. Staff said some measures on Franklin Street — a state‑maintained roadway — would require an NCDOT encroachment permit; the officer reported positive early conversations with NCDOT on that process.
Council members questioned enforcement capacity and whether staff could deploy units frequently downtown; the officer said patrol rotations and mobile units are available to support new devices. The officer offered to prepare a formal written recommendation and present it to the Public Safety Committee.
Council voted to refer the recommendations to the Public Safety Committee for further consideration and asked staff to return with a written plan and cost estimates.
