Public comment period continues for Pinehurst Traffic Circle

PINEHURST – The N.C. Department of Transportation will continue receiving comments and questions from the public on potential improvements to the Pinehurst Traffic Circle well into August.

Three public meetings were held earlier this month for the public to see preliminary project designs, traffic data, and speak with engineers directly.

Transportation officials spoke with several hundred citizens at the public meetings and have received nearly 1,000 comments as of July 31.

After the comment period is over on Aug. 23, NCDOT officials will take several weeks to read, analyze and organize all comments and questions. NCDOT has heard the concerns from the community and is already reviewing all concepts and looking for opportunities to minimize impacts to the area. The department plans to improve the design based on the local input received and assure traffic safety and mobility is maximized.

If major changes are made to the design from what was shared at the public meetings, NCDOT expects to share the final concept with the community prior to moving forward with final design plans.

Additional information including conceptual designs and maps are available at the public input website.

Comments and questions may be submitted via the project webpage, by email at pinehursttrafficcircle@publicinput.com, or by phone at 984-205-6615 code 7045.

Comments should be submitted by Aug. 23.