By Mark Squibb
The City of St. John’s has announced temporary speed cushions will be installed on a number of streets this spring, including on Heffernan’s Line from the Back Line to Main Road in the Goulds.
Other streets include Great Eastern Avenue, Middleton Street, Old Bay Bulls Road, and Parsons Road.
The speed cushions will be removed in the fall. Householders will then be surveyed to determine if the speed cushions ought to be installed permanently.
Following temporary installation in 2025, speed cushions will be installed along Empire Avene and Smithville Crescent at the recommendation of residents.
Temporary cushions were installed along Gleneyre Street, however only 52 percent of survey respondents supported permanent installation, below the required 60 precent support threshold, and so permanent cushions will not be installed.
Speed cushions are flatter, wider, and less abrupt than speed bumps, and easier for emergency vehicles to handle.
