The Paradise roundabout at the Topsail-McNamara intersection will commence today. I believe some site work was started last year but this will be the real deal. Hopefully they can minimize the amount of traffic disruptions. The report says intersections lights will be turned off at 9:00 and back on at 4:00 - so it seems they are, at least, thinking about it. It will be painful but ultimately worth it. That is a bad intersection for drivers running red lights, I've seen a few close calls there.
VOCM
June 10, 2019
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Work starts today on the roundabout in Paradise at the Topsail Road-McNamara Drive-Clearview Heights intersection.
The traffic lights will be deactivated after 9:00 a.m. but they will be reactivated by 4:00 p.m. to accommodate the supper commute.
Paradise Mayor Dan Bobbett is a firm believer in roundabouts from both a safety and efficiency standpoint.
He says they are 25 per cent more efficient than light-controlled intersections, and there is a 77 per cent less chance of a fatality.
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