By DAVID CRUZ 

The city has been given the green light to finally install a speed hump at a Neighborhood Slow Zone in Norwood weeks after a car overturned there. This is also comes amid wrangling from a local city Councilmember and a report by the Norwood News.

Crews with the city Department of Transportation will install the speed hump at Hull Avenue , roughly the same spot as where the car flipped after cruising down the one-way street, a spokesperson confirmed.

Well before the crash, neighbors were pressing Councilman Andrew Cohen in convincing the DOT to fast track the installation fearing heavy-footed drivers could cause a major accident.

But the DOT held off on the one-day project since the location of the hump rested by PS 56, where an extended wing is currently under construction. DOT spent months determining whether their equipment would conflict with the School Construction Authority.

“The installation of this speed bump is essential for this local street as it is a part of the Norwood Slow Zone and we must ensure the safety of our local residents, as well as the safety of the students who attend the adjacent school,” said Cohen. “I would like to thank the DOT and SCA for resolving this issue quickly.”

Hull Avenue was part of several streets that were deemed a Neighborhood Slow Zone last year following extensive lobbying from neighbors and elected officials. The mandate requires drivers go from 25mph to 20mph. Because of its proximity to the school, the section of Hull Avenue where the crash happened requires drivers to go at 15mph.

The news was a relief for Elisabeth von Uhl, a neighbor where the accident took place. For months, von Uhl who demanded the speed hump be installed on Hull Avenue.

“I am very happy city agencies orchestrated the installation of the speed bump to make Hull Avenue safer,” said von Uhl.  “My neighbors and I are looking forward to slower drivers and safer streets.”