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Harlingen OKs engineering studies for speed humps, with Camelot Drive excluded
Summary
The commission authorized engineering studies for several proposed speed‑hump locations but excluded Camelot Drive from immediate installation after ambulance and emergency‑response concerns; staff will incorporate PD and STEC input.
The commission approved engineering studies and potential installations for a list of candidate locations, including 21st Street and Vista Verdes Circle West, while specifically excluding Camelot Drive from immediate installation pending additional review.
Medical responders and an ambulance‑board member warned that speed humps on major thoroughfares could delay emergency response, noting a new ambulance can cost upward of $660,000. Commissioner Gomez and others stressed that engineers would conduct studies and that police enforcement remains an alternative. The final motion approved the study list as amended and asked engineering and PD to coordinate evaluation results and emergency‑response input.
Commissioners said the studies will guide whether installations are appropriate and allowed under ordinance constraints (some streets are too wide for humps), and they discussed alternative measures such as speed trailers and enhanced PD patrols.
