I-440 lines need repainting to help with visibility
PASSED AWAY THE DRIVER AND
PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR
EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
>> DRIVERS ON THE RALLY
BELTLINE SAY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
TO SEE THE PAIN ON THE ROAD.
SOME SAY THE BLURRY LINES OF
CARS, NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES.
WE'VE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS.
WR ISRAELI DANLEY JOINS US LIVE
AT THE SPEAKING WITH THE DOT
ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WHAT'S
BEING DONE TO FIX IT WILL BE.
>> JOEL, RIGHT BEHIND ME IS
I-440, THE PEOPLE THAT I SPOKE
TO TODAY. TELL ME WHEN IT'S
DARK OR RAINY OUTSIDE, YOU CAN
HARDLY SEE WHERE ONE LANE
BEGINS. AND THE OTHER ONE ENDS.
>> I LEARNED LINES ON FOR 40.
THAT'S WHAT SOME DRIVERS HAVE
REPORTED SEEING WITH DRIVING
CONDITIONS ARE DARK OR WHAT
BROADLY BICKERSTAFF MOVED TO
RALEIGH FROM RURAL NORTH
CAROLINA. SHE DRIVES FOR 40
FREQUENTLY THAN ORIGINALLY
THOUGHT HER EYES WERE ADJUSTING
TO CITY LIVING. I HAVE TO
ADMIT, I ALWAYS THOUGHT MAYBE I
WAS YOU KNOW, NIGHT BLIND.
BUT HEARING THAT OTHER PEOPLE
HAVE HAD THE SAME DIFFICULTY
DRIVING. I MEAN, HONESTLY, IT
DOESN'T SURPRISE ME. IT'S
DEFINITELY.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S LIKE
RAINING. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
HAVE TAKEN TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO
EXPRESS FRUSTRATIONS. ONE
PERSON POSTING HAD TO TAKE FOR
40 TO GET TO RDU ON FRIDAY WHEN
IT WAS POURING OUTSIDE. AND I
THOUGHT I WASN'T GONNA MAKE IT
THERE FOR A BIT.
>> ANOTHER SAYING I HAD A
TERRIBLE ASTIGMATISM DUE TO
A CORNEAL INJURY. I GOT IN A
CAR ACCIDENT IN THE RAIN.
ALL THE LIGHTS REFLECTING ON
THE ROAD, MAKE IT NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE KIM DEAN
ARE THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
FOR NC DOT TELLS ME SAFETY IS A
TOP PRIORITY IN IT. HE DOT IS
ALREADY WORKING TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUE. WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE
ABLE TO SEE THINGS. CLEARLY
WE WANT THE ROADS TO BE A SAFE
SPACE FOR THEM TO DRIVE ON.
LET THEM FAIL TO SEE THE SIGNS.
CLEARLY, I CAN JUST TELL YOU
THAT IF THE WEATHER HAD
CO-OPERATED THAT PAIN THAT
STRIPING WOULD ALREADY BE DOWN
THE ROAD.
>> REPAINTING THE ROADS IS NO
SMALL FEAT AND NOT A CHEAP ON
EITHER. DIENER SAYS CREWS ARE
WAITING FOR THE PERFECT
WEATHER. SO THE WORK IS DONE
RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME WE'VE
HAD SOME SNOW. WE'VE HAD
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE
REALLY THE BEST FOR ANYTHING
STAYING DOWN THE ROAD FOR ANY
LENGTH OF TIME. THEY WERE
TEMPORARY AND THEY NEED RACED
RIGHT, WHICH WE ARE GOING TO
GET TO AS SOON AS WE CAN.
WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT TO THE
WEATHER IS CONSISTENTLY.
>> WARM ENOUGH FOR US TO DO
THAT. DRIVERS TELL ME THEY'RE
HAPPY. THE ISSUE IS BEING
ADDRESSED AND JUST HOPE THE
RE STRIKE BEFORE THE NEXT HEAVY
DOWNPOUR.
>> I ASKED IN C DOT AT THOSE
ROAD MIGHT HAVE PLAYED ANY ROLE
AND RECENT ACCIDENTS THAT WE'VE
SEEN HERE ON I-FOUR 40, HE TOLD
ME WOULD BE AT LEAST SEVERAL
MONTHS BEFORE THAT INFORMATION
WOULD BE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
CREWS DID NOT HAVE AN EXACT
DATE OF WHEN THOSE ROADS ARE
GOING TO BE RE STRIPE. BUT THEY
TELL ME THEY ARE GOING TO DO
THAT WORK AS SOON AS IT'S WARM