Call it what you want, but a ‘Traffic Calming Device,’ has been installed on Campbell Street near Campbell Lake.

According to one definition, a Traffic Calming Device “improves safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. It aims to encourage safer, more responsible driving and potentially reduce traffic flow.”

Translated, “It’s a device that is used to slow traffic,” Jackson Mayor Jerry Gist said. “They are very effective at reducing speed … to a certain extent.”

Gist said the device, which is perfect for foot traffic around Campbell Lake, will be landscaped with flowers and mulch and maintained by the City.

“There are plans for others, just not right now,” Gist said. “They will be addressed on an individual basis.”

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(PHOTO: A Traffic Calming Device has been installed on Campbell Street near Campbell Lake)
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