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Council hears update on speed-alert signs and traffic-calming study; fourth sign at triangle would need VDOT permit and ~$2,000 for flaggers
Summary
Council was told three of four speed-alert signs will be installed within two weeks; installing the fourth at the triangle would require a VDOT permit and flaggers costing about $2,000. Rumble strips near the triangle have been replaced by VDOT and a VDOT engineer is studying the Clifton–Pendleton intersection.
Town staff and volunteers updated the council on progress installing speed-alert signs and other traffic-calming measures.
Jim Chesley said three of the four planned speed-alert signs will be installed within the next two weeks. He said that installing the proposed fourth sign at the triangle would require a Virginia Department of Transportation permit and flaggers for safety, which he estimated would cost an additional $2,000. Chesley recommended exploring alternatives such as installing chevron warning signs or placing a guardrail at the triangle, or locating the fourth sign elsewhere in town.
Mayor Bill Hollaway reported that VDOT has replaced rumble strips on Clifton Road approaching the triangle. Chesley also noted he had met with the Fairfax County Police Department about enforcement options. Vice Mayor Regan McDonald said he had spoken with the VDOT engineer who is studying traffic volume and crash history at the Clifton–Pendleton intersection and that the council will receive additional details after the study is complete.
A public safety concern raised earlier in the meeting—residents climbing a railroad trestle near Ford Lane—was noted by Kathy Kalinowski; Councilmember Lynn Screen offered to contact Norfolk Southern and Councilmember Steve Effros suggested notifying the State Corporation Commission about the hazardous behavior.
