What about those wonderful lights that are in the middle of the road. I noticed that the lights on 540 were on and working long before the road even opened. US1 has lights going down the middle of the road but not one of them is working. When can we expect to see some light on the road. It is very dark at night.

GET THE LIGHTS WORKING!!! Thank you for not closing the lanes in the mornings any more too. The first day was a real nightmare!!!

Those workers and DOT people are working on my dime so I feel comfortable pointing fingers....

1) Why did they pour concrete on the north side of the cary parkway bridge and then jackhammer it ALL back out again 2 weeks later? (Just what exactly were the supervisors supervising?

2) Why do they feel it is acceptable to leave their personal garbage (drink bottles, food wrappers, used gloves etc) and construction debris (treated wood blocks, 5 gallon cans, etc) dumped behind the sound wall? Isn't their supposed to be a stiff fine for littering roadways?

3) About those lane markings. Oh yeah, what lane markings? Yesterday they had half of the the turn lanes on the exit ramp at Walnut street closed - after the corner where you couldn't see them. I watched 2 cars just about get bent when the lane they were in just disappeard. How many people does the negligence of the DOT have to kill before someone does something about it?

Lyndo Tippett are you listening?

I get frustrated just as easily as the next person (patiently waiting for I-540 to open to Hwy 64). The only logic I could think was that the signs (or posts) weren't ready yet. They opened the highway before the holiday season to ease the traffic headache that comes with Thanksgiving and holiday shopping (which is hell around Cary Crossroads). Imagine what traffic would have been like if they didn't get the highway open for that.

Wouldn't it have made more sense to put up the signs during the long, long period when the road was pretty much completed, but not yet open to traffic? I'll bet the people who order the signs simply didn't order them early enough. Now tens of thousands end up with a much longer commute. Finally, 1/64 is open -- then it's not. It's frustrating.

Its easy to complain when it not your job that is being criticized. When it was over 100 degrees outside last Summer, I didn't see many people stopping to offer the road crew guys some water. These guys do more work in 4 hours than most of us do in a week. If you think its so easy, Go For It! When you have to go back to your temperature controlled office and take a break, maybe then you'll understand what these guys are going through. Remember, if you are pointing a finger at someone, there are 3 pointing back at you.