SPRING LAKE – The N.C. Department of Transportation is soliciting feedback on a design plan that would reduce traffic delays and ease commuter congestion at one N.C. 87 intersection in Harnett County. Open house is April 10.
The department has proposed reconstructing the highway’s intersection with Nursery Road about five miles north of Spring Lake to improve mobility. The changes would include:
Creating a second left-turn lane on Nursery Road, so more vehicles could to turn onto N.C. 87 when the signal is green; and
Reconfiguring the median to allow N.C. 87’s two southbound lanes (headed toward Fort Bragg) to flow continuously without ever having to stop. A new concrete median would separate the travel lanes from the traffic turning left off Nursery Road.
Construction would start in fall 2019.
Interested citizens can learn more about the proposal at an open house on Tuesday, April 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Manna Church Anderson Creek, 90 Stone Cross Drive, outside Spring Lake.
For additional information or to submit comments about the proposal, contact Scott Pridgen, NCDOT Division 6 Project Engineer, at P.O. Box 1150, Fayetteville, N.C., 28301; 910-364-0603; orgspridgen@ncdot.gov. Comments will be accepted through April 24.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Caitlyn Ridge at ceridge1@ncdot.gov; or 919-707-6091.
Persons who speak Spanish and have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English may receive interpretive services upon request before the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.
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