Buffalo Road Intersection Sees Another Crash Amid Plans For Roundabout
CLAYTON – An early-morning crash Tuesday left several people with minor injuries at a Johnston County intersection long considered dangerous.
The collision occurred around 8:00 a.m. at the intersection of Buffalo Road and Fire Department Road, involving three vehicles. Johnston County EMS responded to the scene and treated several individuals, including at least two juveniles, for minor injuries.
This intersection has been the site of numerous accidents in recent years.
In February 2025, the N.C. Department of Transportation announced plans to improve safety by constructing a roundabout at the location. The $8.8 million project, scheduled to begin in late 2026, will also realign Buffalo Road, Fire Department Road, and Little Divine Road.
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Well that’s a roundabout way of fixing the problem!
send everyone to Ireland so that they can learn how to use a Round About first. They cant even figure it out how to use the one at the OUTLETS. But lets waste more money
The only thing that has made these intersections dangerous is stupidity.
Just put stupid traffic lights . The morons speeding need to be told to stop
A lot of intersections could be improved if they would straighten up the road that is turning. Covered Bridge Road and Buffalo Road is another place. And when there is a right turn, have the lane that is going straight back a little so people turning on red can see if traffic is coming.
Just put up a stoplight. We don’t need to keep putting in round abouts. The Yankees can keep that crap. We don’t like it.Stop trying to turn NC into the north.
Too late Buckaroo.
Just hold up the white flag again.
It’s over.
… this time they didn’t leave
Yeah, y’all have managed to f**k up our beautiful state.. making it into the s**thole you came from…houses covering what was once beautiful farm and woodlands… stupid roundabouts everywhere, because you arrogant a**holes don’t have enough sense to manage a four way stop…which southern state are y’all going to s**t on next?
I am from here and I love roundabouts. Much better than a stop light or 4 way stop sign.
8 million dollars for an intersection……..
Too much development leads to too much traffic for existing infrastructure.
Roundabouts done properly should be tight enough to slow traffic without impeding it. I’ve been around them for years. They work far better than traffic lights….as long as the design isn’t fiddled with, which will louse them up in a flash. The cheap fix is stop signs…many of which will move traffic just as fast as the traffic lights in this area. With the infrastructure like it is and the population booming, left hand turns cause huge backups. Perhaps we should make Jersey jug handles…:(. But of course, everyone is sooooo important and in a hurry…and monitoring their texts which are so important…..and please, never be aware of any of your surroundings, just stare straight ahead…and please, never use your mirrors…or your turn signals
Why hurry?
Surely putting up traffic lights will be cheaper than 8.8 million dollars. That’s outrageous for a round about. Is the circle going to be made out of gold?