BOSTON — Thirteen speed bumps installed on a less-than-mile stretch of Allandale Street in Jamaica Plain have been removed. They were initially put in place in early January, from Faulkner Hospital to Allandale Farm, to make the road safer as part of the City of Boston’s Safety Surge initiative.
According to District 6 Boston City Councilor Ben Weber, city crews took down all 13 on Saturday.
Weber says he and State Representative Bill MacGregor, 10th Suffolk, received numerous complaints from constituents about the excessive number of speed bumps, and how they were too tall.
Weber and MacGregor took those concerns to the City of Boston’s streets team. Upon further review, engineers determined the speed bumps were not working as intended, causing drivers to reduce their speed below the intended 25 mile-per-hour limit.
“I’ll defer to the experts on how many speed humps need to go in there, but it seemed excessive,” said Weber. “I support the mayor’s office for trying to make a difference and installing speed humps — hopefully, this is more of a blip.”
As for why the 13 speed bumps were installed on such a small stretch of road, Weber isn’t sure why, but he says the city made that determination based on data they reviewed.
At this point, Weber says the city plans to reinstall four, shorter speed bumps soon. No word on an exact date yet.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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