Speed Humps
Speed Humps
Due to the increasing demand for speed control devices on residential streets, the City of Apache Junction has established a mechanism by which speed humps can be installed to address speeding and cut-through traffic concerns on residential streets. Some of the advantages of speed humps include:
- Reduced speeds of about seven mph at the hump
- Divert traffic to other non-residential streets
- Provide round the clock service
Some disadvantages of speed humps include:
- Creation of noise when a vehicle drives over the hump
- Complaints about cars driving on the sidewalk to avoid the humps
- Complaints from residents who do not like the warning posts in front of their homes
- Traffic diversion may cause traffic problems on parallel streets in the neighborhood
Traffic humps cost about $2,000 per hump to install and have on-going maintenance costs. Speed humps will only be installed when all of the following qualification criteria have been met:
- The street involved must be a paved, residential or collector street with a speed limit of 30 mph or less.
- There must be no fewer than six houses per one-eighth of a mile with driveways onto the street.
- The street must be a minimum of 600 feet in length with a maximum length of one mile.
- Streets must have a normal crown with drainage occurring along the sides of the street.
- Street drainage cannot be compromised by the use of speed humps.
- The street must have vertical curb abutting the proposed speed hump locations or some other natural or man-made obstruction which will keep traffic on the roadway.
If the above conditions exist the following traffic warrant considerations must be met.
For further information on requesting speed humps in your neighborhood call the Public Works Department at (480) 474-8500.
- Surveyed speeds must show at least 15% of the motorists are exceeding the speed limit by not less than eight mph.
- The placement of proposed speed humps must be approved by the Apache Junction Police Department and the Apache Junction Fire District.
- Humps will not be installed on unpaved streets, on grades of more than 3%, within 200 feet of a stop sign or a sharp curve, over manholes, or other appurtenances.
- Petition requirements must also be met.
For further information on requesting speed humps in your neighborhood call the Public Works Department at (480) 474-8500.