New traffic calming devices known as speed tables have been installed before crosswalks at St. Armands Circle.
The Florida Department of Transportation-managed project replaced the existing modular speed humps with permanent asphalt improvements. The eight new speed tables were installed on John Ringling Boulevard and N. Boulevard of the Presidents overnight to reduce impacts to businesses and traffic. FDOT District 1 spokesperson Jason Heironimus said the cost of the project was $97,156. The asphalt work is complete and striping is expected to be done by the end of March.
Speed tables, speed humps and speed bumps all have the same end goal: reducing speed of vehicles. Speed tables are unique in their length, which can accommodate the entire wheelbase of most vehicles. Bumps, humps and tables are referred to as vertical deflection by FDOT. Horizontal deflection, when a road is narrowed, is another speed reduction strategy…