STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The Department of Transportation recently installed speed humps on Forest Hill Road in New Springville in an ongoing effort to slow down drivers.<\/p>\n
The stretch of Forest Hill Road, which already featured infrastructure designed to slow traffic, now has three speed humps \u2014 two near Richmond Hill Road and one near Platinum Avenue.<\/p>\n
And some locals said the speed humps were a welcome addition to the very long, wide road that connects Richmond Avenue with Snake Hill, Travis Avenue and Rockland Avenue.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a great thing. As soon as we saw it the other day, we said it\u2019s the best thing they ever did,\u201d said Sue C., a resident of New Springville who asked that her last name not be published. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey used to speed down here no matter what, even with the camera, so it\u2019s definitely a good thing. The poor people who live here [on Forest Hill Road] couldn\u2019t come in and out of their driveway,\u201d she continued, adding that traffic on the road seems less intense since the speed humps were installed. <\/p>\n
Before the speed humps, the road featured electronic speed displays, which designed to remind drivers of the 30 MPH speed limit.<\/p>\n
The section of Forest Hill Road also features a speed camera located near Stone Lane, which to date has issued 1,950 tickets in 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cLowering vehicle speed limits by even a few miles per hour could be the difference between life or death in a traffic crash. This new speed hump will help enhance safety on corridor with heavy speeding,\u201d said a DOT spokesperson when asked about the changes in the area. <\/p>\n
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