Businesses divided on Williamson Road lane change

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – A controversial traffic experiment on Williamson Road is dividing Roanoke businesses.

Some say it’s saving lives, others say it’s causing major delays.

It’s been over two weeks since Roanoke began a six-month lane reconfiguration demonstration on Williamson Road. The city has reconfigured the travel lanes on Williamson, stretching from Pocahontas Avenue to Angell Avenue, resulting in the road having just one northbound and one southbound lane, with a center turn lane…

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