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Originally Posted by saturnfan
Just what we need to encourage more long commutes.
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There are people who drive between Durham and Wilmington. There are people in Southern Pines going to Rocky Mount or even New York. There are people in Fayetteville trying to get to Henderson. Etc. RDU draws people from a radius of 50 to 75 miles. What do all these diverse groups (and truckers) have in common? They want to avoid I-40 through Raleigh, and for good reason.
That said, there certainly are people in Apex who work in Clayton, people in Wendell who work in Garner, etc. Not every employer, and particularly not every manufacturer, can be crammed into a three-mile circle around the State Capitol.