If you would like a traffic study conducted in your neighborhood, please download the Neighborhood Traffic Study Request Form.

After completing the form, please mail it to:

West Valley City Public Works
Attn: Erik Brondum
3600 South Constitution Boulevard
Number 260
West Valley City, UT 84119-3720

Or you may scan and email the completed form to Erik Brondum.

Process

Residents requesting neighborhood traffic calming are required to submit a traffic study request form, which includes a ten-signature petition from neighbors supporting the request for a traffic study. 

Neighborhood Traffic Study

Upon submission of the Neighborhood Traffic Study Request form with the required signatures, the Transportation Division will conduct a traffic study. Traffic data is collected for one week. An 85th percentile speed and daily traffic volume is measured.

Studies are completed between April and October.

Only one study request per year may be submitted for a specific street or area. 

Action Thresholds

The 85th percentile speed is determined, and action is taken as follows:

  • Install radar speed feedback signs
    • 85th Percentile Speed 27-29 mph
  • Physical traffic calming devices (Normally speed humps)
    • 85th Percentile Speed 30 mph or greater

If a road meets the criteria for physical constructed traffic calming, the residents living on that road will be polled, if two-thirds of responses are affirmative, traffic calming construction will be scheduled.

Roads with a speed limit higher than 25 mph are not eligible for speed humps.

Public Works will budget a certain amount each year for the construction of speed humps. If requests exceed available funding, roads with higher speed and volume will be prioritized.

Additional Information

If you have any questions, please contact Erik Brondum, West Valley City Transportation Engineer, at 801-963-3406 or by email.