Walking lanes coming to Chapel Hill roads

The Town of Chapel Hill will paint walking lanes on Honeysuckle Road, Booker Creek Road, and Cleland Drive.

This addition continues an ongoing effort to create space for pedestrians.

The walking lanes are intended to be dedicated space for people walking on streets without sidewalks and least five feet wide. They will be marked with permanent street paint and situated at the edge of the road.

• On Honeysuckle Road (north side), from Brookview Drive to Booker Creek Road
• On Booker Creek Road (west side), from Honeysuckle Road to the Booker Creek Trail
• On Cleland Drive (north side), from Hayes Road to Burning Tree Drive

The town asks drivers to treat the walking lanes as any other lane marked with a solid white line. They are not intended for driving or parking. 

Pedestrians should walk in the walking lanes in either direction. The walking lane can be used like a sidewalk that lets people walk in either direction.