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We've reported this before and some changes have been made but there is still an issue. Please look into this area and what can be done to make it safer for people entering the Renaissance Park sub-division.
We've reported this before and some changes have been made but there is still an issue. Please look into this area and what can be done to make it safer for people entering the Renaissance Park sub-division.
23 Comments
Kristen (Guest)
Resident (Guest)
Liz (Guest)
Anonymous (Guest)
081758 (Guest)
Acknowledged City of Raleigh 3 (Verified Official)
Pat Hetrick (Guest)
Drivers pull out of the Taco Bell side as if they have the right of way. In defense of some of them, they can't see oncoming traffic because of the bushes. Others are simply aggressive drivers.
Trim the bushes down and place a large stop sign at the exit.
Or, wait for the inevitable accident.
Guest (Guest)
Janice (Guest)
During heavy traffic around lunch time and in the afternoons, this intersection is a real issue. People approaching Chapanoke from the shopping center pull way out into the road and oncoming traffic have to swerve all too often. Maybe cutting down the hedge to the corner would help them be able to see oncoming traffic.
A marker showing where to stop is also a good idea, I am not always sure that drivers understand how far out they have pulled into the street.
Jgmarchand (Guest)
Breann Baldinger (Guest)
Kathy Stancil (Guest)
Kristin (Guest)
There is no stop sign for traffic coming out of the shopping center (Taco Bell). I agree also that the bushes make visibility almost zero unless you pull out into traffic. A solid white line, in combination with a stop sign and cutting bushes would help.
However, traffic here is a nightmare regardless of what is done about the above said vehicles. Vehicles who wish to turn left onto Chapanoke coming from the BP direction, vehicles who wish to turn left onto Chapanoke coming from the Taco Bell direction, added to the traffic that backs up at the light make this section a disasterous mess.
Also, it would be great if the light at Chapanoke/S.Wilmington had a light for LEFT turns onto S.Wilminston, instead of having to yield. This would cut down on the amount of back up on Chapanoke.
Pam Gobel (Guest)
Annoyed Driver (Guest)
RG (Guest)
John Bertke (Guest)
I agree with everyone here, who is documenting the deteriorating traffic situation at Chapanoke and Wilmington. With the Latino shopping center, the Asian grocery, Taco Bell, Cook Out Grill, Wendys, the state liquor store, many other stores, the new Strayer college with hundreds of students, and Renaissance Park with hundreds of new residents - it is high time the city of Raleigh wake up and get involved here. Other than Capital Blvd and Glenwood at Crabtree, this south Saunders to Tryon Road strip is now the busiest spot in the city of Raleigh!
I would like to add one thing: PEDESTRIANS! CAT buses 7 and 26 stop at Chapanoke and Wilmington as well, picking up and discharging pedestrians into a mega-intersection - with NO sidewalks and NO crosswalks anywhere. I have been listening to the local politicians talk about the need to emphasize sidewalks and crosswalks in Raleigh where needed. If not here, then where?
Renpark John.
Southwest Raleigh (Registered User)
Mmstaple (Registered User)
Greg B. (Guest)
Rayray (Registered User)
Closed City of Raleigh 3 (Verified Official)
081758 (Guest)