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Residents petition for traffic calming on West Whitehall; board approves traffic/speed study
Summary
Neighbors in The Meadows and Fairbrook presented petitions and speed measurements (typical averages reported 45–50 mph, peak 70 mph) and the Board approved a public‑works traffic calming and speed study for the stretch of West Whitehall Road between the neighborhoods.
Residents from The Meadows and Fairbrook presented a petition asking Ferguson Township to conduct a traffic calming and speed study on West Whitehall Road. Dan (resident) told the board he recorded average speeds in multiple 30‑minute checks of about 45–50 mph, with a maximum of 70 mph, and said mailboxes had been struck and bicyclists and pedestrians face a safety risk.
Resident Andy McKinnon and Ron Williams also urged lowering the speed limit on the measured stretch to 25 mph and better signage, noting that Fairbrook saw a successful speed limit change to 25 mph a few years ago. Staff and board members said an engineer‑conducted speed/ceiling study will be necessary to support an enforceable change in posted speed. The board voted to authorize public works to proceed with a traffic calming/speed study; the motion passed on the consent agenda.
Staff indicated the study would provide baseline speed and volume data and recommend mitigation steps (signage, pavement markings, potential physical calming) and that less invasive measures (sign swaps, pavement markings) could be considered as early interventions depending on results.
