Neighborhood Quick-Build Projects: What’s Happening Around Town?

Over the past two years, the Town has installed white bollard flex posts to support our Vision Zero goals to eliminate traffic crashes and deaths on our roads. While neighborhood streets are important, Town staff has prioritized Town transportation resources and research for high-traffic areas such as Franklin Street, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Rosemary Street, Weaver Dairy Road, Estes Drive, and Country Club Road.

Below, you will find commonly asked questions and updates on three of our neighborhood projects throughout the town:

What are bollards for?

  • Bollards are flexible posts that are used to narrow the drivers' field of vision to encourage slower driving speeds. They also provide a visual barrier that allows for a more defined bike and pedestrian safeguard area.
  • When driving slower, your reaction time increases, making roads safer for all.

Why are we using bollards?

  • Bollards are a quick, cost-effective tool that encourages slower speeds in communities.

What are the current projects and what's next?

Honeysuckle Road at Red Bud Lane

  • Town staff installed bollards (flexible posts) along the sides of a portion of Honeysuckle Road near Red Bud Lane in 2024 to address speeding drivers.
  • During the recent snow, these bollards were damaged during plowing.
  • This spring we’ll install new paint markings on both sides of Honeysuckle Road and install a few flexible bollards at the existing crosswalk near Booker Creek Road.

N. Roberson Street at Hargraves Community Center

  • Town staff installed bollards (flexible posts) on N. Roberson Street in 2023 to address speeding drivers.
  • In 2025, staff determined that the quick-build installation did not achieve the desired traffic calming results and will remove the bollards in the coming months.
  • Staff will reassess the area and may install a different bollard configuration in 2025.

Brookview Drive

  • Town staff installed bollards (flexible posts) along a portion of Brookview Drive in 2024 to address speeding drivers.
  • During the recent snow, these bollards were damaged during plowing.
  • Staff determined that the quick-build installation did not achieve the desired traffic calming results.
  • Staff will reassess the area and may install a different bollard configuration in 2025.
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