City of Chesapeake breaks down how their traffic calming program works

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake’s Public Works Department is responsible for determining where safety measures, like speed bumps, speed cameras, and radar signs, are needed throughout the city’s neighborhoods. But how do officials decide which streets qualify for these traffic-calming tools?

Well, to understand the process, it helps to look back at an issue raised several months ago.

In October, Chesapeake resident and mother Christina Wilson voiced concerns about drivers speeding through her neighborhood on Filly Run in Deep Creek…

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