THUNDER BAY -- A pilot program is trying to keep people safer on the city's active living corridor.
The city has installed 90 fiberglass bollards along Arundel Street between the roadway and its two-way multi-use trail.
Bolted into the ground and resting on a rubber base the bollards can take an 80 kilometre per hour hit but city mobility coordinator Adam Krupper wouldn't recommend trying it as they'll damage a vehicle.
"They're designed to flex so they can flex down to the ground," he said.
The bollards have been in place in Montreal for about six years. Krupper said along with creating a barrier, they give drivers a sense that they're driving faster than they are, which the city hopes will also encourage slower speeds.
It cost the city around $88 per bollard, of which there are 90 along the 1.5 kilomtere stretch of road.
If successful there could be a few more spots in the city that the bollards could be popping up.
"We want to make sure before investing that we know people like it," Krupper said.
