Funding for speed humps on 22 streets approved

The City Streets and Maintenance Department Tuesday requested $331,200 from City Council to fund speed humps for 22 streets.

In 2008, the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) was set up to allow residents to request speed humps, and other traffic calming measures in their neighborhoods. NTMP has been so successful that funds for the program have temporarily run out, city officials said.

The waiting list of already approved projects now stands at 22, and some of those projects have been on the list since the programs inception in 2008.

Residents Tuesday pleaded with Council to approve the request. “It is by pure luck that someone has not been seriously injured or killed on our street,” said one El Paso resident who’s street is on the list.

“We have been waiting for year, we are desperate,” another resident said, “I encourage you to please take action now.”

Council listened to the pleads of residents and approved funding for the projects. No dates have been set for the speed humps to be installed, but the projects are already approved.

The 22 streets to get speed bumps are as follows.

Francis Scobee between Leroy Bonse and Firehouse. Mobile between Dyer and Copia. Fort Worth between Sean Haggerty and Round Rock. Manila between Dyer and McCombs. Vista de Oro between Vista del Sol and Trawood. Roseway between Candelaria and Leonardo Pasodale between Greggerson and Alameda Lorne between Montana and Edgemere Roberty Wynn between East Glen and Montwood Sunland Ave. between Zaragoza and Pendale Candlewood between Yarbrough and Vista de Oro Lindbergh between Doniphan and Montoya Lake Erie between Lake Omega and Lee Hueco Valley between Tierra Rancho and Hueco Sands Rim between Brown and Scenic Los Cerritos between Bandolero and Thunderbird Fiesta between Castille and Camille East Glen between George Dieter and Rober Wynn Camden Lake between Montoya and Summerbrooke Dale Douglas between Trawood and Bob Mitchell Winslow Homer between Sal Rasura and St. Cassian Villa Plata between Pico Norte and Montwood