Latest Update: June 2024

The Town of Chapel Hill implemented a traffic-calming pilot project to address speeding near the intersection of Redbud Lane and Honeysuckle Road in Summer 2023.

OVERVIEW

• Town Staff & Community: Town staff reviewed community feedback about speeding near Redbud Lane and Honeysuckle Road. In May 2023, a speed study was done at the site.

• Town Council Approval: Town Council approved the Town’s recommendations for traffic calming improvements at Redbud Lane and Honeysuckle Road and approved the use of traffic calming installations at their June 21^st council meeting.

Traffic-Calming Improvements:

• New Street Structures: The Town installed a traffic circle with plastic bollards (street narrowing structures) at Redbud Lane and Honeysuckle Road to calm traffic.
  • These structures are Town-approved alternatives to speed humps/tables, due to Town fire regulations. 
    
    
•  The “STOP” signs were removed, and “Yield” signs were installed to direct drivers around the traffic circle.
  
  
• Advanced warning signs were added to alert motorists of the change in the traffic pattern.
  
  
• A speed study evaluated the effectiveness of the installation and the Town adjusted the design as needed. 

Traffic-Calming Pilot Project Results:

• Posted Speed: 25 MPH 

• Average Vehicle Traffic: 1,500 Vehicles Per Day

• Average Vehicle Speed Before New Street Structures Introduced: 29 MPH

• Average Vehicle Speed After New Street Structures Introduced: 22 MPH