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VDOT and Fairfax Officials Outline Criteria and Costs for Rapid‑Flashing Pedestrian Beacons
Summary
VDOT and Fairfax County staff described how they evaluate requests for rectangular rapid‑flashing beacons (RRFBs), emphasized engineering study requirements, and reviewed a county partnership under which Fairfax handles routine RRFB maintenance while VDOT covers emergency response and major replacements.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Northern Virginia District staff briefed the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee on the agency's process for reviewing requests for rectangular rapid‑flashing beacons (RRFBs), the technology's maintenance tradeoffs, and evolving state and federal guidance.
Jessica Perez, VDOT district traffic operations engineer, said RRFBs are a pedestrian‑warning device intended to supplement marked crosswalks; the devices flash yellow when activated by a pedestrian but do not, by themselves, require drivers to stop. Perez said VDOT is still operating under prior Virginia MUTCD guidance and interim approvals while the federal and state MUTCD updates proceed; the eleventh edition of the MUTCD is expected to be adopted by January 2026.
The agency stressed that site‑specific engineering studies guide deployments. Amir Shappar, VDOT deputy (traffic), described VDOT Instructional and Informational Memorandum (IIM) 384 and a tiered evaluation table used to determine appropriate…
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