Attention Kmart shoppers: Check out that Hillsdale Connector!

PHOTOS BY JEN FARIELLO

Anthony Rush, Employee
Car Lovers Carwash in the Kmart Plaza

What do you think about the new road? I really hadn't heard about it, but it will take a lot of traffic from here.

Will you miss the Kmart cut-through? That's a pain. It's really bad because you can't get out of here. Only three cars get out before the light turns red.

Which shopping center has the easiest access? Barracks Road.

The worst? Wal-Mart. That's really bad.

Camilla Griffiths
Kmart shopper

Do you shop here often? I only come to buy watchbands.

What do you think of the new road? I think anything would help.

Which shopping center has the easiest access? Barracks Road. I live in University Village, and that's quite convenient. That Harris Teeter is quite wonderful. Tuesdays are senior citizen discounts.

The worst? I haven't been to any in so long, I can't say.

Sonny Wood
Kmart shopper

Do you think a new road is needed? I think this works pretty good.

Which shopping center has the easiest access? Kmart. It's probably the easiest. Lord, I don't want to go on 29.

The worst? Anything on 29. The one where Whole Foods is– Shopper's World.

Mary Bunnell
North wing Seminole Square patron

What do you think of the new road? I just moved here to Forest Lakes from California– the San Fernando Valley.

Which shopping center has the easiest access? Fashion Square, but I normally go to Maryland or northern Virginia. There's nothing here.

The worst? This one is bad to get out of. This is terrible. It's pretty dangerous.

Wes Ammons
Enterprise Rent-A-Car employee, Seminole Square

What do you think about the new road? Eventually it would be a good idea. I think people would still use 29. If it would wipe out some businesses, I don't think that's a good idea.

Which shopping center has the easiest access? Barracks Road, but they're all about the same once you turn into them.

The worst? Shopper's World because it only has one entrance from 29.

Vinny Mastellone
Car renter, Seminole Square

What do you think about the new road? I think any kind of connecting road is a good idea.

Do you shop at Kmart? No, but I own their stock.

Which shopping center has the easiest access? This is a good one. Albemarle Square is really good.

The worst? Barracks Road.

Anne Rafal
Giant shopper, Seminole Square

What do you think about the new road? I don't see a need for it. I'm not in favor of new roads unless absolutely necessary.

Which shopping center has the easiest access? Barracks Road.

The worst? I don't think any of them are that bad. I'm from D.C. We don't complain about traffic here. Parking is a different issue.

Lynn Girardeau
The Grounds Café employee, Seminole Square

What do you think about the new road? The roads around here are just crazy. Do they think it's going to take traffic off 29? I'm upset– I live off Hydraulic, and they're getting ready to open that stupid mall. They've got to do something about traffic. It's ridiculous. I could walk to work, but because I have to cross 29, I don't. People who walk don't want to have to cross 29. Too many people get killed. I think traffic in this area is atrocious.

Which shopping center has easiest access? This one, because you can come in behind Kmart and at the light.

The worst? That little shopping center at Ragazzi's– Shopper's World.

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