Until somewhat recently, state police agencies in the D.C. area supplemented their ground-based patrols on certain highways with aircraft to help detect speeders and ticket violators. Road signs cautioned motorists that the speed limit was enforced by aircraft.
But while budget constraints have largely grounded state police aircraft in Maryland and Virginia, authorities in the Old Dominion, at least, have requested the old signs stay in place for good measure, WTOP reported Monday.
“Tamara Rollison with the Virginia Department of Transportation said Virginia State Police have asked them to keep the signs up,” noted WTOP. “The cost of maintaining them is minimal and the signs can last for up to 25 years according to VDOT.”
Corrine Geller, an official with the Virginia State Police, also seemed to defend the move telling WTOP, “Hopefully in the future when man power and funding permit, we can utilize this enforcement mechanism again.”
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