The City of Farmers Branch has traditionally worked to protect neighborhoods from traffic impacts while maintaining excellent access to businesses in our community. One type of traffic calming improvement is the installation of road humps in residential neighborhoods. All traffic calming efforts include citizen involvement. Road Humps Road humps can be appropriate for local streets that have high traffic speeds.
Road humps consist of raised sections of driving surface installed across the street.
The maximum height at center is three inches. The spacing between the rows of road humps is most effective from 175 to 350 feet, depending on the street design. The Fire Department has determined that emergency response is delayed by 15 seconds for each row of road humps for a total delay of 30 seconds for a set of two rows of road humps. Road humps will be installed only with City Council approval and with available funding as budgeted annually by the City Council. Road Hump Request Process Citizens interested in having road humps installed on their residential street, upon contacting the City, will receive a packet of information explaining the process leading to road hump installation.