SAXAPAHAW – The N.C. Department of Transportation is set to install an all-way stop at the intersection of NC 87 and Moore’s Chapel Cemetery Road slightly east of Saxapahaw in Alamance County on Tuesday, May 5 to improve safety, weather permitting.
The installation is part of the N.C. Spot Safety Program to identify and improve hazardous roadway conditions throughout North Carolina. The installation will be performed by McCain Stripping Service, Inc., of Browns Summit, and NCDOT crews.
The intersection will remain open while crews install the all-way stop system, but traffic may experience brief delays. Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and use caution while traveling through the area.
An all-way stop is an effective and cost-efficient way to improve the safety of an intersection and reduce the risk of serious crashes. To learn more, visit this NCDOT webpage.
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 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; and
- Even with the right way, remember to use the appropriate turn signals and be careful to avoid hitting other vehicles and/or pedestrians.