Traffic impacts as new year-round schools open on Monday

Two new schools are opening in Wake County: Pleasant Plains Elementary sChool and Rex Road Elementary School. It could impact the morning commute on Monday, July 7, 2025.
Posted 7/4/2025, 9:58:35 PM Updated 7/5/2025, 12:58:15 AM

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE

INTERIOR ENTRANCE FEES VARY

PARK BY PARK. THIS IS THE LAST

WEEKEND OF SUMMER FOR SOME

YEAR-ROUND STUDENTS IN WAKE

COUNTY SCHOOLS.

>> BUT 40,000 KIDS WILL GO BACK

TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY MORNING

AND 2 BRAND NEW ELEMENTARY

SCHOOLS OPEN THEIR DOORS FOR

THE FIRST TIME ONE AND APEX

ANOTHER IN HOLLY SPRINGS

WRAL'S. BRIAN SHRADER SHOWS YOU

WHERE TO EXPECT MORE TRAFFIC

ON MONDAY MORNING.

THOSE 2 NEW SCHOOLS ARE ON THE

SOUTHWESTERN SIDE OF WAKE

COUNTY AND JUST WANT TO BE A

LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW FOR THE

KINDS OF TRAFFIC THAT YOU COULD

SEE MONDAY MORNING. THE FIRST

IS PLEASANT PLAINS, ELEMENTARY.

>> ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF

APEX, IT'S RIGHT THERE ALONG

SOUTH SALEM STREET AT 5.40,

THE AREA THAT HAS A LOT OF

EXTRA TRAFFIC AS IT IS AND

THOSE ROADS LIKELY CAN HANDLE

ALL OF THAT EXTRA TRAFFIC.

STILL, YOU SEE SOME ADDITIONAL

CONGESTION MONDAY MORNING AND

ALSO MONDAY AFTERNOON, THE

SECOND SCHOOL THAT'S OPENING

UP MONDAY COULD BE A LITTLE

TRICKIER. THIS IS ON THE

SOUTHWEST SIDE OF HOLLY SPRINGS

REXRODE ELEMENTARY AND REX ROAD

NEAR BUCKHORN DUNCAN ROAD.

AND THESE ARE LARGELY RURAL

ROADS SO THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE

KIND OF CAPACITY TO HANDLE ALL

OF THAT EXTRA VOLUME TO EXPECT

HEAVY TRAFFIC THERE ON REXRODE.

BUT CORN DUNCAN BEEN FERRY ROAD

AND CASTLE ROAD COURSE BE EXTRA

CAREFUL WITH ALL OF THAT

ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC AND BE SURE

TO JOIN US MONDAY MORNING FOR

WRAL NEWS BEGINNING AT 04:30AM.

WE'VE GOT TRAFFIC UPDATES FOR

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