I have traveled around that traffic circle since the 1960s when my family would take a trip to the beach leaving from a different county. I can’t tell the difference around the circle. NA Booko has a point with some of the store fronts. I hope for the best forContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:50:39 -0400 From: Bruce Hively Subject: traffic circles and museums… I am not a highway engineer for the state, nor county, nor town of Pittsboro; but reducing the circle or round-a-bout, is just insane. if any thing, it needs to be widened in my opinion.Continue Reading
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:35:18 +0000 (UTC) From: deloispopp Subject: Round ‘abouts… Each time I approach a round-about, either in Pittsboro, Chapel Hill, Durham, Sanford, it amazes me how inefficient the engineers for the State of NC are. I was behind a timber logging truck pulling two trailers inContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 12:49:26 +0000 (UTC) From: Jina Blasko Subject: Traffic Circle So I am unsure what the update is on the circle however I found the following online from the Chatham news and record May 2019 Courthouse Traffic Circle Improvements Improvements to Pittsboro’s traffic circle was identifiedContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 08:13:31 -0400 From: <karen> Subject: Smaller circles A slightly smaller traffic circle would make it clear that the circle is one lane, not two, and help stop people from trying to sneak around the outside because they want to get off at the next turn.Continue Reading
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:28:32 +0000 From: Debra Henzey Subject: Chatham Departments Sponsor Food Drive at Siler City & Pittsboro Sites Contact: Dan Stroupe, 919-542-5136 Chatham Departments Sponsor Food Drive at Siler City & Pittsboro Sites PITTSBORO-Chatham County government’s department leaders encourage residents to donate non-perishable food items andContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 08:46:24 -0400 From: Donna Horvath Subject: Holly Trees I was so angered and distraught when I saw those sad, butchered trees; what exactly was supposed to have been done to them? I moved here two years ago and not a drive through the traffic circleContinue Reading
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 08:28:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Bonny Rooze > Subject: gas station warning I wanted to let everyone know that the gas station on the traffic circle in Pittsboro (forget the name) has at least one pump that fails to turn off automatically. I went yesterday, andContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:38:49 -0400 From: Robert Britson Subject: Roundabout A roundabout is an efficient way to route traffic at this particular part of Hwy 87. Folks should already be driving slowly, but often do not. I would not be surprised if fewer trees were removed with theContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:40:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Darryl Wally Subject: Sitting at stoplights is lousy traffic flow. Joy Hewett says, ” roundabouts create really lousy traffic flows.” This can’t be farther from the truth. They are the most efficient means possible for handling intersecting and merging traffic flow.Continue Reading
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:28:45 -0400 From: mary51802 Subject: The problem with roundabouts here in the US The problem with roundabouts here in the US is that they are not used properly. Every corner is to keep flowing slowly to blend traffic so it is a continuous flow. YouContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:17:01 -0400 From: Robert Britson Subject: New traffic circle Yes, there is indeed a traffic circle underway to provide safe turn lanes for the new library, as well as Old Graham Road and county offices in Camp St. area. We are looking forward to itsContinue Reading