Mount Pleasant Residents Request Speed Humps After Near-Miss Incident
A Mount Pleasant neighborhood is urging the Town Council to install speed humps on a road with a history of speeding issues.
Residents of the Oaks at Marsh View have been trying to get speed humps on Mossy Branch Way for nearly four years. According to Sandy Quinqe, the homeowner's association president, drivers use the roadway as a "cut-through" street to get from Rifle Range Road to Ben Sawyer Boulevard.
Despite three traffic studies, no speed humps have been installed. However, a recent near-miss incident has prompted residents to bring their request directly to the town council.
"We had this horrible thing," said Brittany Webb, an Oaks at Marsh View resident. "Had we just gotten a speed bump that we'd been asking for, this could have slowed him down.
- Residents have been requesting speed humps for nearly four years.
- Three traffic studies have been conducted on the road.
- A recent near-miss incident has renewed calls for speed humps.
Author's summary: Mount Pleasant residents seek speed humps after close call.