The Town has installed flashing yellow arrow signal lights at intersections throughout town to address safety concerns for vehicles making a left turn. The traffic signals have four vertical lights and will replace the existing five-section signal heads. The traffic signal will include:

• Solid Red Arrow – Stop. No left turns allowed;
• Solid Yellow Arrow - Prepare to stop;
• Flashing Yellow Arrow - Left turns are allowed, but first yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians;
• Solid Green Arrow - Left turns permitted. Proceed with caution.

The benefit of flashing yellow arrows is that they clearly communicate to drivers in the left-turn lane that they do not have the right-of-way and must look for approaching traffic before turning. They can also improve traffic flow.

May 2011 Update

In collaboration with NC Department of Transportation, the Town will install additional flashing yellow arrow signal lights at five intersections along High House Road:

Existing locations include:

• Cary Parkway and Kildaire Farm Road
• Cary Parkway and Bond Lake Dr/MacArthur Dr
• Kildaire Farm Rd and Ten Ten Rd
• SE Maynard Rd and Cary Towne Blvd
• Walnut St at US 1/64 northbound ramps
• O’Kelly Chapel Road and NC 55
• Carpenter Fire Station Road and NC 55

Flashing yellow arrow traffic signals have been tested statewide and have been used with great success in Fayetteville, Charlotte and Wilmington. Cary is the first municipality in Wake County to implement these signals at multiple locations.

Contact

David Spencer
Traffic Engineer
(919) 462-3833
david.spencer@townofcary.org.