Syracuse installing 14 new speed humps on city streets this summer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Speed humps will be installed in five new locations in Syracuse this summer.

The City of Syracuse Department of Public Works is installing 14 new speed humps. This is an expansion of the Speed Hump program, which launched in 2021 to deter speeding and increase pedestrian safety.

City officials are still determining the effectiveness of speed humps installed last year

The new speed hump locations include:

• Hawley Avenue (100, 600, 700 and 800 Block)
• Elm Street (500 and 400 Block)
• Robinson Street (200 Block)
• Caleb Avenue (500, 600, 700 and 800 Block)
• Vine Street (500 Block)

Signs and pavement markings will notify drivers of the newly installed speed humps. These new locations represent Neighborhood Greenway streets, which are local streets that utilize traffic-calming features to produce safer biking and walking connections.

Syracuse neighbor Barbara Dana says cars are driving dangerously fast down city roads as she has seen up to fifty miles per hour on her home street of Hawley Avenue. She hopes the four new speed humps that will be added to the road will help slow fast drivers down.

I noticed there was speed bumps and that was one reason I thought it not going to be so bad. I am a grandmother so when my kids come it's nice to know that it does help to slow the speed down and that's important.

Speed data will be gathered before and after installation at each location to analyze changes in traffic flow and average speeds.

A DPW review of radar data issued earlier this year showed all installation current sites experienced speed reductions with some locations dropping between 11 and 19 miles per hour. Reducing vehicle speeds by even a few miles per hour has been shown to greatly reduce serious and fatal injuries.

For more information on the Speed Hump program, click here.