Ney Avenue Neighborhood Traffic Calming

• Project TypeTransportation
• Start DateMay 26, 2020
• Project StatusImplementation
• Completion DateDecember 31, 2025

We are in the final stages of completing this project. Please see the schedule for the construction of the final three improvements on the bottom of the page.

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About

In May 2020, OakDOT partnered with area residents and the Parker Elementary School community to identify strategies to decrease traffic speeds, reduce cut-through traffic, and create a safer and more inviting environment for the Ney Avenue community. The study area is bounded by 73rd Avenue to the west, 82nd Avenue to the east, Hillmont Drive to the north, and MacArthur Boulevard to the south. Solutions include speed humps, curb extensions, and other physical changes to the street. The plan's recommendations include near-term improvements such as speed humps and longer-term improvements that the City can deliver with paving projects or grant funding.

OakDOT staff are now at work designing traffic calming improvements, and these will be phased in over time. The first element was to repair existing speed humps and build new ones, which was completed in 2022.

What traffic calming treatments can you expect?

OakDOT is working to deliver treatments identified in the traffic calming study that are the most effective at decreasing traffic speeds, reducing cut-through traffic, and creating a safer and more inviting environment for the community. Not all of the recommendations from the study will be implemented as they were presented “as is” without consideration given to neighborhood and site-specific context.  For example, the proposed traffic circle at Ney/76^th will not be included because the diagonal diverter installed at Ney/75^th has significantly reduced the traffic volume on Ney; the proposed circle at Ney/Parker will not be included because the intersection’s limited dimensions prohibit installation; and the proposed pinch point on Ritchie, in concept and in the draft design, will not be included because of its potential adverse effect on school traffic.

What will be built by the committed timeline are:

1. Closure of the concrete median opening on MacArthur at 76^th.  This is being done to prevent drivers from using Ney as a shortcut for MacArthur, turning left onto MacArthur from 76^th.  Construction is scheduled to start on Tue, Oct 21, 2025 and end on Tue, Oct 28, 2025.
2. Reconstruction of the “downhill” corner of Partridge at Ney (similar to the expanded corner that was constructed at Ney/Ritchie).  This is being done to slow down traffic coming downhill on Partridge turning right.  Construction is scheduled to start on Wed, Oct 29, 2025 and end on Fri, Nov 7, 2025.
3. Installation of a permanent, concrete diagonal diverter at Ney/75^th.  This will replace the temporary water barriers that were installed in December 2021.  Construction is scheduled to start on Tue, Nov 11, 2025 and end on Fri, Nov 21, 2025.

Please note that these dates are tentative and subject to weather and unforeseen circumstances that may come up during construction.

Please see conceptual plans below of each treatment.

• Ney Speed Humps(PDF, 10MB)
• Outlook Speed Humps(PDF, 7MB)
• Hillmont Speed Humps(PDF, 9MB)
• Macarthur and 76th Turn Restriction(PDF, 961KB)
• Ney and Partridge Curb Extension(PDF, 3MB)
• 75th and Ney Diverter(PDF, 2MB)

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