Traffic Calming Information

The purpose of traffic calming is to lower vehicle speeds on neighborhood streets without restricting access. Traffic calming measures may also alleviate other issues such as cut through traffic or through-truck traffic, where motorists or truckers, use neighborhood streets to avoid and bypass other nearby roads.

The “Traffic Calming Guide for Neighborhood Streets” provided by VDOT offers guidance and procedures for a local community to pursue traffic calming in their neighborhoods on streets maintained by VDOT.

The minimum requirements to pursue traffic calming measures include:

• The street must have a posted speed of 25 mph or less.
• Stealth radar speed study results of at least 85^th percentile of 10 mph high than the posted speed.
• The street must be classified as a local road maintained by VDOT.
• The street must be within a neighborhood setting where the houses face the street.
• HOA approval or a minimum of 10 (or 10%) of residents committing to request the study.