White Oak Road roundabout opens after months of construction
THAT. A LOT OF LEGAL QUESTIONS
SURROUND THE PRESIDENT'S
DECISION TONIGHT. THANK YOU,
BRIAN. NEW TONIGHT, THE TOWN
OF GARNER PARTIALLY OPEN.
THIS NEW ROUNDABOUT ON WHITE
OAK ROAD.
>> ACCORDING TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE
IN THE AREA ROAD CLOSURES AND
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PROJECT
CREATED A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE.
AND IT'S STILL VERY MUCH A
CONSTRUCTION ZONE. WR ISRAELI
DANLEY JOINS US LIVE FROM THE
ROUNDABOUT WILL BE. HOW ARE
NEIGHBORS REACTING TO THE
PROGRESS SO FAR?
>> WELL, GERALD, I'VE BEEN OUT
HERE KNOCKING ON DOORS ALL
EVENING IN THE PEOPLE THAT
SPOKE TO TELL ME THAT THEY'RE
HAPPY THAT THIS ROAD IS BACK
OPEN. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE
CONSTRUCTION IS STILL NOT OVER
YET.
>> TONIGHT, AFTER MONTHS OF
CONSTRUCTION, THE WHITE OAK
ROAD ROUNDABOUT IS PARTIALLY
OPEN. BUT THE PROJECT IS FAR
FROM OVER. I CAN. JANE WARD
HAVE LIVED OFF OF WHITE OAK
ROAD FOR DECADES. THEY TOLD
ME THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN
KEEPING THEM UP AT NIGHT AND
GOT SOME LAND SHOULD BE THANKED
STRAIGHT WARCHUS SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE CONSTRUCTION WENT ON FOR
HOURS WHEN SHE LEFT THE HOUSE
TODAY. SHE USED THE ROUNDABOUT
FOR THE FIRST TIME I DO OR
WHERE TO GET BECAUSE THEY'VE
LEFT ME IN THE DARK AND ON
SOCIAL MEDIA. SOME PEOPLE SHARE
THOSE CONCERNS. ONE PERSON
POSTING THIS LOOKS VERY
CONFUSING AND ANOTHER SAYING SO
MUCH TRAFFIC ON WHITE OAK LOOKS
LIKE A POOR IDEA. PEOPLE IN THE
AREA TELL ME THE SIGNAGE ON THE
ROAD. ALSO ADDS TO THE
CONFUSION. WRAL REACHED OUT TO
THE TOWN OF GARNER AND WE'RE
TOLD THAT THE COMPLETION OF
THE ROUNDABOUT WAS PHASE 2 OF
THE PROJECT. NOW THEY'RE MOVING
ON TO FACE 3, ACCORDING TO
GARTNER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
RICK MERCER. PHASE 3. DOES THE
COMPLETION OF A SLIP THROUGH
LANE FOR TRAFFIC TRAVELING
NORTHBOUND ON WHITE OAK.
AS OF NOW, CONSTRUCTION IS
SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE
END OF THE YEAR.
>> ALTHOUGH THIS ROAD IS NOW
OPEN, THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE
CONSTRUCTION SITE. SO THE TOWN
OF GARNER IS ADVISING DRIVERS
TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
TAKE A BIT OR TAKE A LOOK AT
THE NEW SIGN IS THAT'S BEEN
POSTED OUT HERE AND ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SPEED