Title
Shell Road & Greenbriar Avenue Proposed Safety Alternatives
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
In response to traffic concerns in the Shell Road and Greenbriar Avenue corridor, Public Works performed a traffic study in late spring. This study illustrated speeding concerns on Greenbriar Avenue, indicating a high volume of vehicles exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph or more, with customers traveling more than double the posted speed limit (between 50 to 75 mph) on a roadway with a speed limit of 25 mph. The traffic study also highlighted vehicles on Shell Road (which has a posted speed limit of 35 mph) exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph or more, with customers traveling more than double the speed limit, at speeds between 70 and 78 mph. After the study, Public Works implemented several solutions in order to decrease accidents and speeding throughout this corridor. These measures were: traffic message boards, advanced warning signs prior to new stop signs, installation of stop bars at Greenbriar Avenue, No Through Truck signs throughout the Shell Road and Greenbriar Avenue area, four way stop at Greenbriar Avenue and Shell Road, three way stop signs at Shell Road and Courtland Avenue, three way stop signs at Shell Road and Pennsylvania Avenue, and enhanced enforcement by the Hampton Police Department. At our July 10th Council meeting, Council adopted the $200 additional fine ordinance for Greenbriar Avenue and Shell Road, between Powhatan Parkway and Old Aberdeen Road.
Discussion:
A meeting was held with the West Shell Road community on October 16, 2024, to discuss the proposed safety alternatives. At that meeting, there was no clear consensus among the approximately 25 community members present on the options presented. The Hampton Police Chief agreed to step up enforcement on commercial truck traffic through the neighborhood as well as speeding and failure to stop at the stop signs.
To further address the traffic concerns, Public Works recommends closi...
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