Comments on: Regional Transportation Alliance Draft Position on US 64 West Corridor

By: Paul Benbow

Paul Benbow — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:16:37 +0000

Why are we spending any money on this project ? A bypass using 540 & US1 adds 3 miles to the journey and is already being built. All the DOT needs to do is add some signage and everyone would be happy. More cars on Hwy 64 just divides the community. Lets save millions tax payers dollars and just put up some “Hwy 64 bypass” signs and let the existing Hwy 64 be “business 64″. It is an easy deal.

One more thing – Capitol Boulevard has nothing in common with Hwy 64. Capitol Boulevard has driveways every few hundred feet, making it a nightmare & an eyesore. Hwy 64 has only street access and lots of trees (not parking lots). Lets keep Hwy 64 a beautiful part of our neighborhood and leave it alone.

By: jmk

jmk — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:55:21 +0000

Now that the new plan has been released, what is the group’s position?

By: Krys

Krys — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:10:52 +0000

While I applaud the fantastic work of this group, I am disappointed that alternative transit strategies are not discussed in the bulleted points. We should be pressuring NCDOT to come to *us* with ideas about busses, trams, bike lanes, or whatever; I don’t know what the most viable alternative transit solution is and no one seems to be engaging open dialogue to figure it out. The only thing DOT wishes to do, or so it appears, is build massive roads, one bigger than the next – this never solves traffic problems, it only creates more capacity for traffic problems.

Given projected population growth and travel growth in the Triangle, if we limit ourselves to discussing car travel alone then we are waging a futile battle. Like the post above by Rick suggests, traffic will surely spill over from 540 and we will be fighting DOT once again. Traffic WILL outgrow the current capacity of hwy 64 (it is already reaching max during certain hours) and we will end up with another concrete monster like US1 in our backyards. To preserve the existing corridor footprint at four lanes we need to become proactive in our resolve or we will be paved over. This has happened in almost every growing community in the nation, are we destined to be next?

By: Rick Mazzetti

Rick Mazzetti — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:32:23 +0000

Thank you for leading this much improved decision by the NCDOT, and the surrounding cities. My concern is that 540 will require motorist to pay a toll, and will big rigs and other commercial vehicles avoid the toll and continue to use HWY 64; thus, having the potential to not lower the traffic once the by-pass is completed. This maybe too soon to ask, but I would welcome the NCDOT to consider not having a toll if you use the 540 by-pass to travel to Apex (Beaver Creek Commons Area) and future Apex commercial/residential developments.