Intern Nathan Hall outlines community survey to seek lower speed limit and possible crosswalk on Colbert Road

Nathan Hall, an intern with the engineering department, said he is working on a project to lower the speed limit on Colbert Road and is surveying local residents about possibly adding a crosswalk.

Hall, who identified himself as a Virginia Tech student majoring in water resource policy and management, told listeners he is primarily in a learning role and assisting on multiple projects. “But right now, specifically, I’m working on something to lower the speed limit on Colbert Road, and I’m surveying the local community about potentially adding, like, a crosswalk there and just their opinions on the speed of that road as well,” he said.

The proposed change is presented as a safety-oriented, community-driven effort: Hall described collecting residents’ opinions about road speed and pedestrian needs but did not provide a suggested new speed limit, details on how the survey will be carried out, or a timeline for any changes.

The statement indicates engagement with neighborhood users rather than a completed engineering recommendation or formal agency action. The transcript does not identify which specific government engineering office Hall represents (for example, city or county engineering), and no motion, vote, or formal recommendation was recorded in the provided remarks.

Hall said the internship provides “valuable experience and new connections,” and that he is taking upper-level classes while exploring career paths. The next procedural step — whether staff will analyze the survey results, propose a specific speed change, or bring a recommendation to an official body — was not specified in the remarks.