Crews from the North Carolina Department of Transportation will install an all-way stop at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 157 and New Sharon Church Road in northern Orange County. The installation is expected to take place Wednesday, Aug. 26 at the rural intersection, located northeast of Hillsborough.

In a release, the NCDOT says it determined an all-way stop is the most cost-effective way to improve safety at the intersection. Traffic engineers examined data from the intersection, including traffic volumes, crash data and crash patterns to determine the need for an all-way stop. NCDOT data shows all-way stops reduce total crashed by 55 percent and fatal and serious injury crashes by 92 percent.

The day of Aug. 26, NCDOT says motorists should be alert to crews working in the area. New advance warning signs will be in place to alert motorists to the changes.

Drivers approaching an all-way stop should follow these rules:

  • The first vehicle to the intersection has the right of way ahead of any vehicle that has not yet arrived;
  • When two or more vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the vehicle to the right has the right of way;
  • The vehicle with the right of way may move straight ahead or, if legal and after signaling, turn left or right;
  • When two facing vehicles approach an intersection at the same time, both drivers can move straight ahead and turn right. If one driver is going straight while the other wants to turn left, the driver who wants to turn left must yield. The driver who is traveling straight ahead has the right of way;
  • Even with the right of way, remember to use the appropriate turn signals and be careful to avoid hitting other vehicles and/or pedestrians.

 

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