SURF CITY, NC (WWAY) — For years, Surf City residents have been fighting for safer roads in their neighborhood. Now, they have taken matters into their own hands, and they are charging thru-traffic to use their road.

Residents in the Cedar Landing community have been working with Pender County and Surf City officials to get some enforcement over stop signs and speed limits.

Residents say they have used monitors to count thousands of cars that pass through weekly, but only 70 people live in the neighborhood.

They are now charging drivers five dollars to pass through Cedar Avenue. Not all people are happy, but most of them support the cause.