A request to lower the speed limit near the Food Lion in Cape Charles to 35 miles per hour has been denied by the Virginia Department of Transportation following a traffic study of the area.
According to County Administrator Matt Spuck, VDOT determined that the data collected did not support a reduction in the current speed limit along the Route 13 corridor near the shopping center.
The area now has two traffic signals, several businesses, and will soon include a crossing for the Eastern Shore Rail Trail. However, VDOT’s evaluation concluded that existing traffic conditions do not meet the criteria required to justify a lower posted speed…