DIXFIELD — Police Chief Jeff Howe told the Board of Selectmen during its Monday meeting that he would continue investigating the speed of vehicles on High Street after receiving complaints from residents.

Howe told the board at its Oct. 26 meeting that some residents on High Street told him about cars speeding now that road construction is complete.

On Monday, he said, “I just can’t seem to put the issue to rest. I’m still getting phone calls about cars speeding on the road, so I decided to do my own traffic surveys. I used a personal vehicle, parked on High Street, and used a hand-held scanner to record how fast cars were going.”

He said that on Nov. 9, he parked on High Street from 2 to 3 p.m. and recorded the speed of 24 vehicles.

“Seven vehicles were driving 15 to 20 miles per hour, 14 vehicles were driving 21 to 25 miles per hour, and three vehicles were driving 26 to 30 miles per hour,” Howe told the board. “There were no cars driving faster than that.”

On Nov. 14, Howe said he sat on High Street from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with the scanner and recorded the speed of 21 vehicles.

“On that night, four vehicles were driving between 15 and 20 miles per hour, 12 vehicles were driving between 21 and 25 miles per hour, and five vehicles were driving between 26 and 30 miles per hour,” Howe said. “Once again, no cars were driving over that limit.”

“I’d like to get a few more surveys in before reporting back to you guys,” he said. “Right now, it’s looking like the traffic is OK, but I want to do a few more surveys.”

Selectman Mac Gill suggested that Howe try sitting on High Street during early morning school hours.

“I think you sitting on the road around 7 a.m. would be good,” Gill said. “That’s when a lot of kids are walking to school.”

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