Toddy Hill Road area residents concerned about speeding motorists in their area are urging police to continue their enhanced vehicle speed enforcement program there.

Those residents attended a December 4 Police Commission meeting to restate their concerns to the five-member elected agency, which also serves as the town’s Traffic Authority.

Candide Slinko of 79 Toddy Hill Road told Police Commission members that a full-size tractor-trailer truck recently was traveling slowly on Toddy Hill Road, but an impatient motorist traveling behind the truck illegally passed the truck, and in doing so, drove close to intersecting side streets in the area, according to Police Commission records.

Ms Slinko said that there is a need to post signs to warn motorists of the presence of intersecting side streets in that area, or alternately post signs stating “No Passing.” Toddy Hill Road also needs to have new road striping painted on it, she said.

Police Chief James Viadero said he has spoken to the Public Works Department about the need to restripe the roadway following a recent paving project there.

Also, a large portable electronic speed display, which police have used on Toddy Hill Road to inform northbound motorists of their travel speed, as compared to the posted speed limit, was removed by police during the November 15 snow storm. The electronic sign is under repair, according to police.

Police typically store that sign during the wintertime to protect it from weather-related damage.

Pete Sepe of 83 Toddy Hill Road thanked the Police Commission for its continued speed enforcement efforts in the area. Mr Sepe said the speed display is missed by residents when it is not present on Toddy Hill Road.

Chief Viadero later told Police Commission members that Toddy Hill Road speed enforcement is a police priority, and speed enforcement will continue there. The long-term speed control plan for Toddy Hill road involves the town acquiring two permanent electronic speed displays to post for both directions of traffic on Toddy Hill Road. Such electronic signs may be solar-powered.