- Traffic Operations conducts over 500 Engineering studies and responded to about 1,700 emergency calls.
- Traffic Operations personnel are committed to providing quality service to you at the lowest possible cost, and are happy to serve you.
- There is an ongoing preventive maintenance program for traffic signals and signs in Hampton.
- Hampton was the first city on the East Coast to test a pedestrian signal countdown device in our downtown area.
- The Traffic Operations Division has informational brochures on the following topics:
- Division Overview Speed Limits Stop Signs and Traffic Signals Left Turn Signals Pedestrian Signals Traffic Signal Systems Marked Crosswalks Residential Parking Permits Children at Play Neighborhood Traffic Safety Traffic Safety Tips
- Residential Handicap Parking Sign Policy (with application)
All are available to you at no cost by contacting the Traffic Division through the Customer Call Center at 311, or e-mail at
publicworks@hampton.gov.
- There are 180 signalized intersections in the City of Hampton.
- There are about 2 million feet of pavement markings in the City.
- Over 13,000 signs are replaced, repaired or removed in Hampton each year.
- A blue sign with white letters identifies a City street; a white sign with blue letters identifies a private one.
- The Police Department has a radar trailer that is used to educate the public on speeding in neighborhoods and its use does reduce the speed of vehicle traffic.