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Boyce council discusses Whiting Avenue safety; sheriff to conduct traffic study
Summary
Councilors discussed ongoing safety concerns at Whiting Avenue, noted deputies' monitoring and asked the sheriff's office to perform a traffic study; councilors agreed to continue pressing VDOT for intersection improvements.
Councilors raised safety concerns about Whiting Avenue during the Feb. 4 Boyce Town Council meeting and sought further action from law enforcement and the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Town Administrator Matt Hoff reported that Clarke County deputies had made contact at 8 Whiting Avenue to explain identified violations and would return to monitor the property. He said the sheriff's department will conduct a traffic study at the top and bottom of Whiting Avenue. Councilor Floyd Hudson said he had spoken with deputies and pressed for additional steps to reduce speed and increase safety.
A resident identified as Mr. Ferriera has repeatedly asked the council to add painted arrows to the roadway; the council declined to spend money on that measure at this time. Councilors also discussed a planned relocation of a handicap sign by 30 feet as part of pending intersection improvements and said they would continue follow-up with VDOT. Whitney Maddox, Recorder, noted a resident social-media post expressing safety concerns and urged that the town share that information with VDOT to reinforce the request for improvements.
The council did not take a formal vote on new traffic-control measures at the meeting. The town attorney is scheduled to return in March for a work session, where councilors expect to further review options and legal constraints for road-safety changes.
