HEMBY BRIDGE — The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.5 million contract to Sealand Construction Corp. to build a roundabout at the intersection of Lawyers and Mill Grove roads in Union County.
The project can get underway in late February 2023. The contract calls for the roundabout to open to drivers no later than May 27, 2023. Landscaping and vegetation establishment can continue through the end of November.
During construction, drivers will be detoured along Lawyers Road, Stevens Mill Road, Idlewild Road, Indian Trail-Fairview Road and N.C. 218, returning to Mill Grove Road.
Roundabouts improve safety for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists. They also help reduce the congestion and backups more typical at traditional intersections with stop signs and traffic signals.
NCDOT has produced a video showing how roundabouts work and improve overall safety.
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