Dozens of officers were out and about on Hershberger Road in Roanoke for a community walk on Tuesday.

ROANOKE, Va. – A life lost Friday night on Williamson Road has people once again questioning the safety of that stretch of road. As cars zip by on Williamson Road, business owners in the area said they have had enough. Living in Roanoke all her life, Veronica Freites, who owns Sunshine Salon, said safety on the road is getting worse. Now, business owners are pushing for sidewalks in that area, a plan the Williamson Road Business Association is still working on with the hopes of City approval. Ad“The road is only so big so you can only do so much but you need to maximize the best safety you can,” Valerie Brown, executive director of Williamson Road Business Association.