Improvements Being Made To Rural Intersection

Major changes are in the works for the intersection of Highway 96 North of Selma and Live Oak Church Road.

NC96-Live-Oak-Rd-2Currently, Highway 96 makes a sharp free-flowing curve at the intersection and northbound traffic on Live Oak Church Road must come to a complete stop.

Starting Wednesday, weather permitting northbound traffic on Highway 96 will make a stop at a new t-intersection. Southbound traffic will have to make a 90 degree left turn.  Live Oak Church Road traffic will be free flowing.  
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According to Jennifer Heiss, Communications Officer with the NC Department of Transportation, the road is being realigned as part of a driveway permit application for a Dollar General store locating at the rural intersection.  Heiss said traffic counts were conducted at the intersection to ensure it was a viable solution.

Dollar General is funding the entire costs of the project except for new road signs which will be paid for by the DOT.  Photos by John Payne.