Blake Lane Corridor Safety Updates

On May 18, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved the resolution for the installment of "$200 Additional Fine for Speeding" signs on Blake Lane, between Jermantown Road and Sutton Road, as part of the Residential Traffic Administration Program (RTAP).

On September 2021, the requested "$200 Additional Fine for Speeding" signs have been installed on Blake Lane.

As of November 2021, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is conducting a signal warrant study at Blake Lane and Hibbard Street, collecting traffic data to be evaluated by a traffic engineer. It will be several months before it is known whether the intersection meets required warrants.

Due to residents' requests, VDOT installed a speed radar to determine the appropriate speed in this corridor and the 85th percentile was 43.5 MPH. VDOT says the current speed limit of 3f MPH is appropriate for this road.

The 85th percentile speed is defined as, "the speed at or below which 85 percent of all vehicles are observed to travel under free-flowing conditions past a monitored point." Another way to consider this is the speed at which 15% of traffic violate on average.