KINSTON – An all-way stop is coming to a Lenoir County intersection to improve safety.

The change is scheduled to be made Wednesday where Tower Hill Road/ Washington Avenue intersect with JP Harrison Boulevard/ Secrest Street. Currently, traffic on JP Harrison Boulevard/ Secrest Street doesn’t stop.

Workers will make the transition beginning around 8 a.m., when motorists should slow down and be aware of workers in the roadway until the conversion is completed by around lunchtime. The change is weather-dependent and could be postponed.

The N.C. Department of Transportation installs all-ways after conducting a thorough review and determining they are warranted. All-way stops significantly reduce the risk of serious crashes, as this NCDOT webpage explains. The same webpage also explains the rules for encountering them.