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Clifton approves $14,642 purchase of four radar speed‑alert signs and asks VDOT to restore speed hump, reinstall rumble strips
Summary
The Clifton Town Council voted to buy four radar speed‑alert signs for $14,642 and approved a resolution asking VDOT to restore a Main Street speed hump, reinstall rumble strips near Clifton Elementary, and add calming measures south of town after residents reported crashes and safety concerns.
The Clifton Town Council on Sept. 6 approved the purchase of four radar speed‑alert signs and voted to ask the Virginia Department of Transportation to restore and install multiple traffic‑calming measures on Main and Clifton roads.
Mayor Bill Hollaway moved and the council approved purchasing four SpeedAlert radar message signs from All Traffic Solutions for $14,642, a motion that passed on a roll‑call vote with all six council members voting aye. The vendor quote and product specifications were included in the meeting packet.
Council discussion that preceded the purchase focused on recurring safety concerns along Clifton Road and Main Street. Adam Trost, of Main Street, urged restoring the Main Street speed hump and suggested signs, rumble strips or other measures to deter habitual speeding. Jim Chesley, of Main Street, said NOVEC would install the approved radar signs at no cost to the town and noted that recent repaving removed rumble strips near Newman Road.
“Four accidents have occurred in my driveway in the last five years,” said Susan Wright, of Clifton Road, who expressed a preference for a speed hump rather than rumble strips at the south end of town.
Councilmembers discussed implementation constraints. Councilmember Steve Effros noted that VDOT regulations require about 250 feet between speed‑moderating devices and that speed humps must be low enough to accommodate emergency response vehicles. Mayor Hollaway summarized the Council’s proposed resolution to request three items of action from VDOT: restore the Main Street speed hump to the maximum height allowed within VDOT standards while accommodating emergency vehicles; reinstall rumble strips on Clifton Road near Clifton Elementary that were removed by repaving; and add rumble strips or a speed hump approaching town from the south where accidents have occurred.
A separate motion to request those three actions passed by poll, 5‑1 (Mayor Hollaway, Vice Mayor Regan McDonald, and Councilmembers Effros, Poe and Screen — Aye; Councilmember Patrick Pline — Nay).
Next steps: the council agreed the town should submit a formal resolution to VDOT, working with Supervisor Herrity and the town’s state representatives; the council also authorized the purchase of the speed‑alert signs so they would be available as the town pursues the VDOT requests.
