City Councilor Ben Weber (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury) reports that possibly as early as tomorrow, BTD crews will be out along the Boston stretch of Allandale Road to remove some of the 13 speed humps they installed earlier this month between the Faulkner Hospital ER entrance and the Allandale Farm entrance.
And some of the remaining humps will basically be filed down, BTD said after confirming that, yes, all the complaints from motorists - many forwarded by Weber and state Rep. Bill MacGregor - had a point.
An engineering review determined that the speed humps built on Allandale Street are not working as intended and have reduced speeds lower than the target of 20 mph.
BTD estimates the work could take two weeks, if the weather cooperates.
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Good use of public money.
By anon
Fri, 01/31/2025 - 8:31pm
Good use of public money.
Who thought this was a good idea?
By Ron Newman
Fri, 01/31/2025 - 8:32pm
Whoever came up with the plan to put 13 speed bumps on this small street needs to explain why.
I liked it
By emac
Fri, 01/31/2025 - 8:44pm
Comeuppance for all the shitty driving, finally the pendulum swings the other way. 13 in half a mile — it’s funny!
all the shitty driving
By Angry Dan
Sun, 02/02/2025 - 5:57pm
Agreed. This is the only enforcement option available to slow down motorists in this city. I congratulate the mayor on rolling these out everywhere they are needed.
No adult is in charge
By anon
Fri, 01/31/2025 - 11:08pm
No one will explain why because no one asked why in the first place.
I love that our city is asking residents to pay extra property taxes to balance the budget and then wastes money building this and pays money removing. By love, I mean hate. By city, I mean Wu.
NOT TO MENTION
By anon
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 12:39pm
I'm sure they paid big money for a study/survey. I understand it's a speedway but keep in mind the number of ambulances that use that road as well.
Wu
By Fenway Crank
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 3:46pm
aka Mayor Gridlock
Shouldn't they do engineering
By anon
Fri, 01/31/2025 - 8:46pm
Shouldn't they do engineering review beforehand
The incompetence is staggering.
By anon
Fri, 01/31/2025 - 9:09pm
Unbelievable that a city councilor and legislator had to brow beat Wu’s administration to fix this fuck up. Where’s the accountability?
What brow beating? Why are
By anon
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 1:39am
What brow beating? Why are you harping about accountability? It's been less then two weeks to install, observe, and decide to make changes.
Hard to be held accountable
By anon
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 8:57am
When said leader actively avoids any media outlet not in her corner.
It’s not a coincidence she only goes one two shows routinely and left Twitter/X.
Ha....
By Pete Nice
Fri, 01/31/2025 - 9:10am
Knew this would happen.
And that
By Waquiot
Fri, 01/31/2025 - 10:08pm
Is how responsive government works.
How fast things can happen
By anon
Fri, 01/31/2025 - 10:55pm
How fast things can happen with municipal government when Mass DOT and the MBTA aren't in your way .
Don't forget
By sartreswaiter
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 7:58am
DCR
Yeah, let’s take a complete own goal by Wu
By anon
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 10:56am
And turn rhe comment section into a ripfest for other agencies who have nothing to do with the issue.
Quite an echo chamber in here.
The issue with these humps
By anon
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 8:18am
The issue with these humps wasnt the number of them, its that they were larger than others in the area. They weren't 20 MPH humps, you had to slow down to 15 or maybe less to not be thrown around in your car, probably damaging your suspension too.
If they were the same 20 MPH humps on say forest hills street, they would have been just fine.
Those are smooth, do calm traffic speeds, and are only mildly annoying.
These on Allandale were absurd.
I am sure the paving
By anon
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 9:44am
I am sure the paving contractor that installed the bumps will get paid very well to remove the bumps and restore the street. This work should not even be done during the winter it is too cold for the asphalt.
Hey Brookline!
By anon
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 11:37am
How about taking some of those speed bumps and placing them along the stretch from Grove St. to Allandale Farm - that straight-away is where most of the build-up in speed comes from!
Why bother with speed bumps?
By anon
Sat, 02/01/2025 - 4:06pm
cheaper to just leave plenty of potholes.
Good to see MacGregor
By anon
Sun, 02/02/2025 - 5:46pm
Good to see MacGregor actually doing something other than nonstop photo ops.
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