ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Nearly six months after the City of Roanoke reduced part of Williamson Road from two lanes to one lane in each direction, business owners remain divided on whether the change has improved safety or created new problems.
The temporary traffic pattern between Angell and Pocahontas Avenues downsized each direction from two lanes to one and added a middle turning lane. The city said the goal is to increase safety, especially for pedestrians, as part of the “Envision Williamson Road” project.
Stuart Peck, who owns Automobile Exchange, which has been on Williamson Road since 1982, said the lane change has made the road more dangerous…