Changes coming to Pittsburgh street with history of speeding, crashes

PITTSBURGH — “Traffic calming” measures are being installed on a street in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood where drivers frequently speed.

Officials said 99% of vehicles that travel on Maytide Street exceed the 25 mph speed limit, averaging 36 mph.

The traffic calming measures include four speed tables, which are like speed bumps, but longer and flat on the top.

Crews plan to work along Maytide Street, between Saw Mill Run Boulevard and Brownsville Road.

In addition to speeding, the changes are a result of a long history of crashes.

“When I moved here, there was like tons of potholes, so that slowed people down. The moment they paved the street, it was like open road. It became like a racetrack,” Soraya Bey, who lives in Carrick, said.

City officials said to expect a full road closure on Wednesday and Thursday.

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