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Board authorizes up to $33,000 for school‑area signs and reviews traffic‑calming priorities
Summary
The Board approved up to $33,000 from a school maintenance fund for two advanced school‑area warning signs and directed staff to pursue competitive pricing; supervisors also reviewed corridor studies, Dawson Road safety work and traffic‑calming procedures for Rainbow Forest and other problem spots.
County highway staff briefed the Board on multiple safety and signing requests, and the Board approved limited funding for a pair of advanced solar‑powered school warning signs.
Staff said quotes for two advanced flashing school‑area signs and associated installation were approximately $33,000 and that more competitive pricing would be pursued. The county offered to use the school maintenance fund (which staff said had sufficient balance) if the board wished to proceed; the board approved up to $33,000 from that fund with the expectation staff will seek cost savings and competitive bids.
Staff also updated the board on a consultant study for Dawson Road and state coordination on English Tavern corridor safety. VDOT preliminary work suggested crashes on English Tavern were not predominantly night crashes and that streetlights alone might not address the core safety concerns; staff recommended waiting on further study results before installing lighting.
The board discussed temporary measures used elsewhere in the county — for example, solar‑powered radar speed signs used in Wildwood — and agreed staff should follow the county traffic‑calming policy (which includes public involvement through HOAs or resident petitions) before pursuing more expensive permanent treatments. Supervisors asked staff to coordinate enforcement with the sheriff's office and the state police and to return with options for targeted mitigation on Rainbow Forest and the Doss Road/Route 460 corridor.
No major construction commitments were made beyond the sign appropriation; staff will return with refined pricing and further recommendations from corridor studies and the Dawson Road analysis.
