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Posted: June 5, 2012

Raleigh to reduce lanes on Hillsborough traffic circle

Raleigh City Council Expected to Vote on Roundabout Plan Today

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Raleigh, N.C. — Over the course of two years, drivers have been so confused by the two-lane traffic pattern in the traffic circle at Hillsborough Street and Pullen Road that Raleigh has decided to pull the plug.

City and state traffic engineers will work together over the summer to reduce it to one lane, hoping to ease traffic and frustration. They expect the work to be done before North Carolina State University students return for the fall semester.

The city spent $800 in 2010 to print 2,000 pamphlets with detailed instructions on how to navigate the roundabout, which passes by the N.C. State Bell Tower.

The Hillsborough Street junction has signs and pavement markings directing traffic, but neither option seemed to stick with drivers.

Web Editor: Jodi Leese Glusco

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Another example of engineers trying to be artists. Just build things that work please.

Capt Mercury
June 7, 2012 2:09 p.m.

Properly constructed 'Round-Abouts' are great. The problem here is there wasn't enough space to make the lanes wide enough for 2-lanes to work properly. That's a design issue, not a driver ability one. And going to 1-lane is just going to jam everything up again during rush hour.

PickAnotherID
June 7, 2012 1:22 p.m.

Take it out and install 4 way stop signs,

oleguy
June 6, 2012 7:16 p.m.

"People down here just have no clue how to work a traffic circle, even the 1 lanes, they dont understand its a YEILD not a stop....sad!" - pirate09

I-95 works both ways, you know. feel free to head on back home.

monkeyboy
June 6, 2012 1:08 p.m.

for those of you calling it a 'traffic circle', it ain't. a traffic circle is much bigger, hence the term 'roundabout'.

i was against this monstrosity from the start and still am. it's never going to get better, and i'll be surprised if it's still there in 5 years. problem is, nc state wanted a picturesque street front on hillborough street(on the city of raleigh's $9 million dime). think mayberry - they did.

by the way, guess who gets to pay to take it out? you do...

monkeyboy
June 6, 2012 1:05 p.m.

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