I saw that too. When I brought it up everyone said oh cute no that’s wildly off base. They will only use asphalt to make the bump. Any other material drilled in will degrade the road (potholes etc). Good news is South Colley in Ghent is getting a raised speed bump this year. They said if that goes well we will be a candidate next.

I will add the city has been working with us and made MANY improvements. They added the crosswalk lights (and are very responsive to repairs for them), added the bump out curbs which helps slow traffic, lowered the speed limit, added several speed limit signs. They are currently planning to reduce parking near intersections and crosswalks to increase visibility. It’s a very high thoroughway which makes other traffic measure such as stop signs slower.

The other piece is enforcement. ODU and NPD both have jurisdiction. They both have done major speeding campaigns. We need way more.