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If you have not heard that NCDOT is proposing that Highway 64 be transformed into a Freeway/Expressway, you are not alone.
NCDOT has been conducting the US 64 Corridor Study Phase IIA study. The purpose of the study is how the NCDOT will develop highway between the US1/64 interchange in Cary out through Jordan Lake on into Pittsboro.
Over the 19 mile stretch of roadway approximately 2000 property owners received a series of letters informing them that a series of workshops would be held in May 2008 and again in April 2009.
The study proposes a short term, super street concept be implemented over the next 5 years at a cost of $25-$30 million that would reconfigure and limit median openings and implement “access management” that would reroute traffic through side streets.
The long-term proposal for the corridor would transform 64 it into a freeway with an elevated expressway from Tryon to Laura Duncan, and an estimated price tag of $400-$450 million.
On June 5th NCDOT will no longer hear the publics opinions on this Study/Proposal.
Act now and make your voice heard!
Cover photo of Highway 64 courtesy of Daniel Hendley.
Hosting and design courtesy of AllCary.Com – Cary Real Estate.
http://www.wwaytv3.com/traffic_concerns_driving_people_crazy_leland/08/2009
What’s the latest? Heard Edinburgh and Chalon intersections are too low for Indiana style underpasses.
At the October 22 workshop on Rte 64, we were informed that a plan exists to add/extend the left turn lane between Edinburgh and Gregson. Please see the email from the Cary town traffic planning dept.
“Town Staff is currently working on design drawings for the lane addition.
The requirement from the Traffic Analysis Report is to provide an additional east bound lane to the inside of US 64 from Edinburgh Drive towards Gregson.
A taper of approximately 720′ is to start at Gregson Drive to the full lane addition towards Edinburgh.
Basically, this project extends the US 1 North bound turn lane from its current location near the bridge, and moves it back to start at Gregson.
Tentatively, the project is scheduled to start construction in Spring 2011. ”
At the Rte 64 workshop, one of the key points that was stressed by the neighborhood community was that Rte 64 should keep the “boulevard” appearance and not become another Capital Boulevard. I personally feel that this extension of the left turn lane will be a step in the wrong direction. I believe it is an unecessary project, I believe it will replace grass median with asphalt, and therefore erode the boulevard appearance of Rte 64.
I plan to write an email of protest/complaint to the Cary Traffic Engineering department. If you feel the same way, please write to Laura L. Cove (Traffic Engineering Manager) at laura.cove@townofcary.org and to Eric W. Simpson (Engineer) at eric.simpson@townofcary.org.
Dave, this lane addition is something that folks around here would like to be aware of, I’d think. Would you be willing to post this again, in response to the top article on the blog, that went up this morning?
Also, if you have any info on how the Town of Cary has to interact with DOT on this project, I’m sure folks would like to hear it.
Thanks, workon64
can someone explain what is going to happen to the apex high school students when this action on US 64 takes its’ course?