Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Traffic Safety topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Clemons council reviews DOT speed-study results, asks staff for crash data before any changes
Summary
Village staff told the council that NCDOT traffic engineers did not recommend lowering posted speeds on several roads, but the council asked staff to return with incident and timing data to consider localized reductions near a mobile home park and new development.
The Village of Clemmons Village Council on July 28, 2025 discussed a North Carolina Department of Transportation speed study and asked staff to return with crash and signal-timing information before making any changes.
The council considered a request to reduce speeds near a mobile home park and the Titan Place Village development. Jerry Hobbs, president of the Connell Place Homeowners Association, urged the council to study lowering the limit near Peace Haven Road and Calla Place Lane and suggested reducing speeds to 35 mph in the vicinity because “there's a lot of children at the mobile Home Park” and drivers turning around the curve “cannot see traffic coming.”
Manager Gannell said NCDOT conducted fieldwork and “their opinion was that the streets are fine and…this current speed is adequate,” but added the department told the village it could pursue reductions if the village paid for relocating signage and re‑calibrating traffic sensors at signals. Council members asked staff to return with additional data, including incident rates on the corridors under review.
Council members discussed timing and prioritization if the village were to pay for changes. One council member suggested ranking candidate streets by the number of traffic incidents; another asked whether lowering speeds in one area would shift speeding to adjacent streets. The council directed staff to gather crash data and any effects on signal timing and to coordinate the review with the transportation plan expected in the fall.
The exchange covered multiple streets NCDOT examined, including Kinnaman Road, Harper, Middlebrook, Lewisville‑Clemons Road (Peace Haven to U.S. 421), Bridal Road, portions of Hampton, and sections around Route 158 and Muddy Creek. Manager Gannell told the council that NCDOT did not recommend blanket speed reductions but that the village could choose to proceed at its own expense for sign relocation and sensor adjustments.
The council did not take action July 28. Staff said they would prepare a follow‑up presentation with traffic‑incident data and cost estimates for sign relocations and signal timing adjustments, and return to council for further consideration.
