{"id":671,"date":"2019-01-21T13:22:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T13:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/?p=671"},"modified":"2019-01-21T13:22:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T13:22:34","slug":"18-new-highway-projects-for-division-5-in-ncdots-draft-2020-2029-transportation-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/2019\/01\/21\/18-new-highway-projects-for-division-5-in-ncdots-draft-2020-2029-transportation-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"18 New Highway Projects for Division 5 in NCDOT\u2019S Draft 2020-2029 Transportation Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>From the NC DOT: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RALEIGH \u2013<\/strong> The N.C. Department of Transportation today unveiled its <a href=\"http:\/\/email.prnewswire.com\/wf\/click?upn=wY6wRqWSwZ2Suk9epsTEgkJ0lnS8bmlVPvB-2F6Tok8ycwIsLSzXUdwo7ggXcewK8YS40DlV9HJ-2B7KEcd6OhPv-2F8cJS9owkPQJHSsHJorfN0ks1ril0PRxNc3eH-2FAtoFQ1W0quqsojLbFrdygeIMMgjc4xOvv1i1ybqFZ7elBbyjiDk-2BpVA-2FCL7JVgaQNuy27P6A82VrtfGI-2FAyfZov5-2B4gWq2pzsOum9cYf5FU0yO45jVjOzCWz1x3K6KHZ8VlMzk_qMwWmNboE5MQJ00U8Mxua-2FXp-2BmRxVJ3hULudDZZ0aIag-2FoYzBNyFlMTo4d9NClBZYYb8ovBA5seWFc2HRfa6D8E0-2B0LqdeBg6-2Frt94KJoNYNLjpuNqKCSRnfOxNFK3lNKxNw-2FiwRn-2BiJjk0QZ3KvPLt-2FiD5Y9HofuM59YFLe-2Bhb66cZPtwcXE5dvRLQrsrsj6eKeKrMtuJd51mtcOaNRPffgf-2BNfLMZdCJTBTDgb-2BjPIeEtv7MmyUTKjls8wMk2Bt9DZw3DUX0-2FlyY4px0psQSjs1xFolTqxI493-2FULnYJymmR6HV7IJojGHP-2FUI3z8q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">draft 10-Year transportation plan<\/a>\n for 2020-2029 at the monthly Board of Transportation meeting in \nRaleigh. The plan, called the Draft 2020-2029 State Transportation \nImprovement Program (STIP), includes 18 new highway projects in Division\n 5. The division covers <strong>Wake, Durham, Franklin, Person, Granville, Vance, and Warren<\/strong> counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n department&#8217;s 10-year plan is updated every two years. Projects \nscheduled in the first five years of the plan are considered committed \nand are not re-evaluated when a new plan is developed, but projects in \nthe final five years of each 10-year plan are prioritized again for \nconsideration in the next plan. The Board of Transportation is expected \nto consider final approval of the draft plan this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 18 new projects for Division 5 include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Converting I-40 to a managed freeway between N.C. 54 in <strong>Durham<\/strong> and Wade Avenue in <strong>Raleigh<\/strong>, with an advanced traffic management system, construction starts in 2025;<\/li><li>Widening I-87 to six lanes between U.S. 64 Business and U.S. 264, right of way starts in 2025 and construction in 2028;<\/li><li>Intersection improvements for Holly Springs Road at Ten Ten Road, Penny Road, and Cary Parkway in <strong>Wake County<\/strong>, construction starts in 2027;<\/li><li>Safety improvements for N.C. 98 (Holloway Street) between Junction Road and Lynn Road in <strong>Durham County<\/strong>,  including widening <g class=\"gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"12\" data-gr-id=\"12\">roadway<\/g> to add a median, bicycle lanes, sidewalks,  transit stop improvements <g class=\"gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"14\" data-gr-id=\"14\">and<\/g> traffic signals, construction starts in  2028; and\u00a0<\/li><li>Widening N.C. 56 to four lanes between Peach Orchard Road and U.S. 401 in <strong>Franklin County<\/strong>, <g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">right<\/g> of way starts in 2028.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Projects with schedule adjustments include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Interchange improvements at I-440 and Glenwood Avenue, and at Glenwood Avenue and Blue Ridge\/Lead mine roads in <strong>Raleigh<\/strong>,\n to allow more time for planning and design and to assist in balancing \nfunds, design-build construction contract to be awarded in 2025.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking\n cooperatively with the Capital Area MPO, Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro \nMPO, and Kerr-Tar RPO, we are able to use the Strategic Mobility Formula\n to get much needed transportation projects funded in our seven-county \ndivision,\u201d said Joey Hopkins, NCDOT Division 5 Chief Engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n draft STIP includes projects across all transportation modes and in all\n 100 counties in the state. The list includes 1,266 highway projects, 86\n aviation, 235 bicycle and pedestrian, six ferry, 23 public transit and \n47 rail projects selected on statewide, regional and division levels. \nThe projects were prioritized based on technical data as well as input \nfrom local officials and residents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n draft plan includes about 500 changes in major highway projects from \nthe current STIP. Half of the changes include new road projects. In \naddition, 200 of the projects had schedule changes to accommodate \nplanning or budgeting needs, and 10 projects had schedules accelerated. \nAnother 24 projects on the current STIP didn\u2019t score high enough this \ntime to remain in the new draft plan. A statewide list of these major \nhighway changes can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/email.prnewswire.com\/wf\/click?upn=wY6wRqWSwZ2Suk9epsTEgkJ0lnS8bmlVPvB-2F6Tok8ycwIsLSzXUdwo7ggXcewK8YS40DlV9HJ-2B7KEcd6OhPv-2F8cJS9owkPQJHSsHJorfN0ks1ril0PRxNc3eH-2FAtoFQ1W0quqsojLbFrdygeIMMgjc4xOvv1i1ybqFZ7elBbyjiDk-2BpVA-2FCL7JVgaQNuy27P6A82VrtfGI-2FAyfZov5-2B4gUoek67kI9tM0YZIodSzrXawWsrn0Ik5h30ev1KOdFk8_qMwWmNboE5MQJ00U8Mxua-2FXp-2BmRxVJ3hULudDZZ0aIag-2FoYzBNyFlMTo4d9NClBZYYb8ovBA5seWFc2HRfa6D8E0-2B0LqdeBg6-2Frt94KJoNYNLjpuNqKCSRnfOxNFK3lNKxNw-2FiwRn-2BiJjk0QZ3KvPLt-2FiD5Y9HofuM59YFLe-2BhZ46Il5HCqQRQi1-2B-2Fya2s1DCBusf5Bra1ICVUXAGFqnHO5s5GVr-2FVU8u2AVDnCrkujxHhxObzOWLyi34EsD3epdl1SxVRlheA3svjz44WxydF-2BlwQuP081NfIO7WkRI0esOEqUctxv7frXoJhQCAMX5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCDOT STIP web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Projects\n that did not score high enough in the evaluation process to be funded \nat the statewide level rolled over to the regional level for \nconsideration. Projects that were not funded at the regional level could\n still be considered at the division level. This cascading aspect of the\n process helps ensure that input from local officials and residents \nplays an important role in prioritizing projects for funding. More \ninformation about the STIP and how transportation projects are funded is\n available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/email.prnewswire.com\/wf\/click?upn=wY6wRqWSwZ2Suk9epsTEgkJ0lnS8bmlVPvB-2F6Tok8ycwIsLSzXUdwo7ggXcewK8YS40DlV9HJ-2B7KEcd6OhPv-2F8cJS9owkPQJHSsHJorfN0ks1ril0PRxNc3eH-2FAtoFQ1W0quqsojLbFrdygeIMMgjc4xOvv1i1ybqFZ7elBbyjiDk-2BpVA-2FCL7JVgaQNuy27P6A82VrtfGI-2FAyfZov5-2B4gWOuKJJ0KqAZm4HO56oexRtDgZ9ow-2BiTQ1RM6tzq7lF-2F_qMwWmNboE5MQJ00U8Mxua-2FXp-2BmRxVJ3hULudDZZ0aIag-2FoYzBNyFlMTo4d9NClBZYYb8ovBA5seWFc2HRfa6D8E0-2B0LqdeBg6-2Frt94KJoNYNLjpuNqKCSRnfOxNFK3lNKxNw-2FiwRn-2BiJjk0QZ3KvPLt-2FiD5Y9HofuM59YFLe-2BhbpOL-2BzGzqAWab6CqW6b57pHCbmbcuwTAu8PraQpzGU9TMd2bUPdN2tb9NCkWxh1YbvgdkJxi-2BDa8dcrVEpb-2FdRJRRgd6xub-2FzTW78SmZ0OoLpw6SZrU5EC-2BjiBvNIM9psnzLtzOETQda-2B-2BTwAazHji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCDOT website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Division\n 5 will host an in-house week-long public comment opportunity in \nFebruary or March during normal business hours. It will be a chance for \ninterested residents to review maps and handouts about projects, ask \nquestions of local staff, and submit comments. There will also be an \nopportunity for residents to submit comments online, with those details \nbeing announced later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The N.C. 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