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Residents urge traffic studies and infrastructure funding as new developments advance near Eagle Heights and Country Club Hills
Summary
Multiple residents told Salisbury council that planned and recently approved housing developments will increase traffic on narrow neighborhood streets and asked the city to pursue traffic impact analyses, speed adjustments and other safety measures.
Several residents from Eagle Heights, Country Club Hills and nearby neighborhoods told the Salisbury City Council on March 18 they are concerned that multiple new housing developments will overload narrow local roads, create safety risks for school traffic and increase stormwater and erosion problems.
Why it matters: Speakers said the city and NCDOT should anticipate cumulative effects from several subdivisions and not treat each trip generation calculation in isolation. Residents requested traffic impact analyses, speed-limit adjustments, school traffic studies, erosion mitigation, and consideration of traffic-calming measures before additional annexations or approvals proceed.
What residents said Jane Smith Steinberg, a 55‑year Eagle Heights resident, said narrow roads and nearby school…
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