Five more neighborhood streets could receive speed lumps.

The Manteca City Council when they meet Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center, 1001 W. Center St., is being asked to approve seed lumps at:

*Sandra Street between Dolcinea Lane and Austin Road in District 2.

*Leo Street between Dolcinea and Sandra Street in District 2.

*Elm Avenue between Elm Court and Argonaut Street in District 3.

*Fishback Road between Westport Street and Daniels Street in District 1.

*Coffeeberry Lane between Feverfew Street and Catmint Street in District 2.

The Engineering, Streets, Police, and Fire departments have gone through the review process and agree that speed lumps at the locations are acceptable.

The variation of standard speed humps featuring wheel cut-outs or gaps requires motorists to slow down to at least 15 mph cross them.

They still allow emergency vehicles, fire trucks, and buses to straddle or bypass the bumps with minimal delay while still forcing regular passenger cars to slow down.

The city’s rules allow residents to request speed lumps be considered on non-arterial streets where the speed limit is 30 mph or lower.

Speed lumps will be going near Joshua Cowell School along Pestana Avenue and two east Manteca parks as part of the neighborhood pavement maintenance project.

The current council made it city policy to add speed lumps by schools and parks in older neighborhoods when street resurfacing is done.

In addition, the city is now requiring developers to install speed lumps on streets where city engineers can foresee issues with speeding and people cutting through neighborhoods to reach commercial development instead of sticking to arterials.

Such is the case with the extension of Buena Vista Drive to Atherton Drive that will happen when the 818-home Quaterra project is built saddling Atherton Drive east of Main Street.

The extension of Buena Vista would make it likely it could become a shortcut for people trying to reach the new Save Mart center from neighborhoods around Woodward Park to avoid South Main Street traffic.

The speed lumps have been able to reduce speeding in various neighborhoods where they have been placed so far.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwaytt@mantecabulletin.com