Motorists may have noticed tall poles erected at various locations along Mills St. in Columbus, attached to street signs, over the past week. They are traffic pattern study monitors, according to Taruna Tayal, senior project manager with Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) out of Raleigh. VHB specializes in transportation planning and engineering as well as land development and environmental services. According to Tayal, the monitors were collecting data and counting cars for the North Carolina Department of Transportation for a project involving potential future ramps for I-26 and U.S. 74. (Submitted by Michael O’Hearn. Photos by Kevin Powell)