E Maiden Road will be realigned at NC-150, NCDOT says

By Sam Kirk

The intersection of East Maiden Road and NC-150 will be realigned, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).

The realignment will relocate the end of East Maiden Road west of its current position. A fifty-foot right turn lane with full access to NC-150 will be added.

The project will be developed by Home Run Gas Stations, the developer responsible for the gas station currently being built at the same intersection.

“NCDOT requires any commercial redevelopment to apply for a driveway permit. Larger development such as a gas station like this also requires a traffic study to see what/if any impacts need to be mitigated with offsite improvements,” an NCDOT representative told the Chronicle. “These improvements will be conditions of [Home Run’s] driveway permit.”

The intersection of E Maiden Rd and NC-150. The Food Lion shopping complex sits in the background.

The primary goal of the realignment is to improve visibility at the intersection.

“This will help with sight distance when looking to the west when sitting at the stop sign on East Maiden,” the NCDOT representative said.

No current plans exist for the installation of additional traffic control devices at the intersection.

The driveway of the Home Run Gas Station will be built between East Maiden Road and NC-150.

On East Maiden Road, the driveway will allow both left and right turns. On NC-150, the driveway will only allow entry and exit from right turns.