One Way North Road from Wisteria to Oak

UPDATE September 2009: I actually like what they've done with this street now. I guess I had to get used to it!

It's been this way for a little while now - and if you exit the Snellville Post Office, you are forced to go left.

If you want to get on Wisteria, then you must exit left out of the post office, then turn right onto Oak Road, then sit and stew at the light of Oak Road and Scenic Highway, turn right onto Scenic, then turn right again onto Wisteria.

I used to be able to just turn right out of the Snellville Post Office, then turn right onto Wisteria.

What is the deal with this decision? It seemed sudden. What is this helping? All I can imagine is that it saves the waiting time for the people at the Wisteria/North Road light.

The first day I realized I had to go left, my first thoughts were of the business A Better Sign, which relocated to the North Road location from their old location at 78 and Scenic Highway.

I would guess that a lot of their business customers would go to their P.O. Box at the post office, then exit right out of the post office, and then pull into A Better Sign's parking lot. But the way it is now, potential customers are turned away from A Better Sign - and they better be pretty darned determined to go to A Better Sign and do the circuit all the way around to visit!

I spoke to Jeremy of A Better Sign, and asked him how it has impacted the business. He said it's the slow time of year for their business right now, so they aren't really sure. He said it's "not that bad, nothing devastating - yet," and mentioned that running the circuit to come back around is a hassle sometimes.

Fortunately, the business isn't based on location only. A Better Sign has always treated me well, they make great signs, so I hope it won't hit them very hard.

Why was the decision made? I know the traffic can REALLY pile up on North Road turning left onto Wisteria, but I didn't know there was a need for such a drastic change. I guess what really shocked me was the lack of forewarning also. Don't they usually post signs saying of proposed changes in traffic flow at the location of the change? I don't remember seeing anything, but maybe I just missed it.

I will deal with this change after proper professional counseling, but Hubs is still pretty upset.