By now, you probably observed the signage and road markings that indicate some sort of paving project is about to start on Cobb Road. Wednesday, I spoke to two individuals from the NCDOT who said patching areas on Cobb Road will begin next week followed by paving (overlay) the entire road a couple weeks after that.
Given my always curious nature, I wondered what the numbers on the road, applied with white spray paint, indicated. Obviously, it had to be some form of measurement but I didn't know exactly what. So here you go: Add two zeros to the end of each number. Above is the number 75, painted adjacent from the Highlands CC farm, is 7,500 feet from the entrance of Cobb Road. For whatever reason, they used the west end entrance of Cobb Road as the starting point. So above, this is 7,500 feet or 1.42 miles from the start of Cobb Road. I knew it had to be something very simple...I also assume they save taxpayer money (in paint) by not adding those 2 extra zeros! The measurements are then used for planning and budgeting purposes.
The entire Cobb Rd loop is about 1.5 miles long for those who enjoy jogging or walking.