Webster Road Curve Being Tamed

By Emily Elders on October 24, 2007 12:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The notoriously accident-prone curve on Webster Road (N.C. 116), a popular shortcut between Highway 441 South and N.C. 107 in Webster, has become the target of extensive work by the Department of Transportation.

It should be worth the wait. The blind curve, where 116 intersects Mockingbird Lane, was placed on DOT's 2007 projects list because of the number of accidents there over the past few years. An increase in residential housing on 441 South also means more people are using the two-lane road.

The section being constructed should eliminate the deepness of the curve and provide a nearly straight line of sight, by creating a new intersection. The road is being widened as well, to lower the chance of a driver getting too near the double yellow lines, which has been the cause of several car accidents.

Call the DOT's Sylva office at 586-2141 if you have questions. The Jackson County operations of the DOT are described online at http://www.ncdot.org/findinfo/Mountain.html?county=Jackson.

Jackson County Magazine says: We're thankful for the DOT's work. The temporary inconvenience is worth permanently saved lives.

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