Posts Tagged ‘ncdot’
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
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I previously posted about the Tryon Road, Part C project being included in the City of Raleigh’s 10-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). But there were lots of questions about what that really means. Is there really money set aside or is it just a placeholder? I did some research and got input from all the players involved in the final phase of the Tryon Road project in South West Raleigh: City of Raleigh, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), and North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT).
Tryon Road project, courtesy, Anthony McLeod
One of my biggest concerns is (more…)
Tags: CAMPO, cip, division 5, ncdot, raleigh, renaissance_park, STIP, TIP, transportation_plan, tryon_road, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Renaissance Park, SWCAC, Transportation | No Comments »
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
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I’m sure many people are interested in both the Lake Wheeler Road improvements and the Tryon Road, Part C project. The City of Raleigh recently announced the major road projects that are to be included in their 10-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Both projects made the cut for phase one, which means that funds are being allocated for the projects.
What does that all mean? I’m not sure yet. But I’ve got some research to do, as I’m concerned about the coordination with Tryon Road Part C and the Tryon Road bridge. For now, check out the details for these two projects in our vicinity.
CITY’S ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ALLOCATES FUNDS FOR MAJOR STREET CONSTRUCTION
In its adopted Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), the City of Raleigh continues its commitment to improving the Capital City’s major streets. (more…)
Tags: budget, cip, district D, lake_wheeler_road, ncdot, raleigh, renaissance_park, sidewalks, transportation_plan, tryon_road, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Lineberry Alliance, Raleigh City Council, Raleigh Planning, SWCAC, Transportation | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
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It seems to be dragging on doesn’t it? Getting Avent Ferry Road resurfaced. I jokingly say the road is better now then when it was covered with potholes. And it’s slowing cars down too. But there is hope. And I’m pretty sure, when the asphalt has cooled and the paint has dried, we’ll have a better road. In fact, parts of Avent Ferry are getting a “road diet” as the engineers like to say. The cyclists are popping wheelies!
Avent Ferry Road
I originally contacted some good folks over at the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to see if (more…)
Tags: avent ferry, bike plan, congestion, district D, lake wheeler road, ncdot, raleigh, transportation_plan
Posted in DDNA, NC State, SWCAC, Transportation | No Comments »
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
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High speed rail from Raleigh to D.C.? It could happen. Right now, citizens are able to comment on the Tier II Environmental Impact Statement for the Southeast High Speed Rail Project (SEHSR). See the information below about the upcoming Virginia-North Carolina High Speed Rail Compact meeting on July 12, 2010 from 12:00-2:00 pm.
NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA HIGH SPEED RAIL COMPACT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 12
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) will hold the inaugural meeting of the Virginia-North Carolina High Speed Rail Compact on July 12 from noon to 2 p.m. The meeting will be held in room 150 of the NCDOT headquarters at 1 S. Wilmington St.
At this public meeting the members of the compact will be (more…)
Tags: DRPT, ncdot, rail, transit, transportation_plan, wake county
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
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I got a chance to catch up with Eric Lamb, Manager, Transportation Services Division, City of Raleigh Public Works Department or as I like to call him, guru of all things transit-related. If he doesn’t know the answer to something, he’ll be sure to find out. Eric is probably one of the most outgoing and knowledgeable city staffers I’ve had the pleasure of working with. When I asked him to do a five questions interview for the blog, he was on it. I was curious about a few things from all the chatter about rail in Raleigh to Neighborhood Traffic Management (does this mean speed bumps on your neighborhood streets?). Let’s see what Eric has to say:
Image provided by Eric Lamb
1) There is a lot of talk about rail. Is the City of Raleigh ready for rail? What are the current financing options being discussed?
First, some full disclosure: I love trains. When I travel to other cities, I spend part of my free time exploring their transit systems (and my generous family puts up with me). I recently had the pleasure of exploring the London Underground system, which was both spectacular and overwhelming. (more…)
Tags: avent ferry, bike plan, BPAC, cars, cip, crabtree valley, CTP, curbside, downtown, Eric Lamb, hillsborough_street, LED, ncdot, pedestrians, people, rail, raleigh, road_diet, sehsr, sidewalks, speeding, speed_bumps, traffic_calming, trains, transportation_plan, udo
Posted in DDNA, Raleigh Planning, Transportation | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
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One might think it’s simple to get an old bridge replaced and a road widened, bringing it up to par with the rest of Tryon road just to the west. But nothing is easy in South West Raleigh. Neglected for our brethren to the North and downtown, from goat trails on Lake Wheeler Road to abandoned infrastructure at Renaissance Park, our roadway priorities our toyed with on a long list of projects that are years away from completion. But some of the folks are working diligently in the community to bring awareness about the lack of coordination and funding to complete Tryon Road.
We have this 17 page accident report to share. It tells the story of 56 crashes, 1 fatal, from 06/01/2004 to 06/01/2009. The report is on Tryon Road [State Road (SR) 1370] between Fairway Drive & Junction Blvd. (more…)
Tags: growth, lake_wheeler_road, ncdot, raleigh, renaissance_park, RGA, tryon_road, U-4432, wake county
Posted in Lineberry Alliance, Renaissance Park, SWCAC | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
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UPDATE March 9, 2010
Please see the following update provided by Ed Johnson, CAMPO, in response to No Funding for Tryon Road Bridge, which has some important information not captured in the original post. We want to make sure that you have all the facts and this is vital to making sure we have posted accurate information. Thank you Ed for making sure we have the most complete information that we can about this project.
Your very good report has one factual error. It was NCDOT’s decision not to include subregional tier projects in this first round of prioritizations, not CAMPO’s. This was purportedly due to concerns about data adequacy, but lack of time and resouces probably figured in as well.
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Tags: CAMPO, equity, lake_wheeler_road, ncdot, NEPA, raleigh, renaissance_park, SEPA, tryon_road, U-4432, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Renaissance Park, SWCAC, Transportation | No Comments »
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
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UPDATE: See important follow-up information from CAMPO posted on March 9, 2010.
The Tryon Road project, also known as U-4432, is not funded for construction in the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) current 5-year work program [138 page PDF]. This could spell trouble for the commercial and mixed use part of the Renaissance Park development as well as the widening (Part C) and realignment of Tryon Road from Lake Wheeler Road to South Wilmington Street. Finishing the Tryon Road expansion project from Cary, NC to Garner, NC would complete a major artery between Raleigh, Cary, and Garner and reduce the amount of congestion along this corridor.
Tryon Road project, courtesy, Anthony McLeod
It’s not like we’ll need the estimated $300,000,000.00 to replace the Oregon Inlet bridge (I’m a Dare County boy so I can say that), but we need more than zero. And I think we need it faster than five years from now. Maybe we could borrow a few pylons?
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Tags: CAMPO, deborah_ross, delta_sigma_phi, equity, lake_wheeler_road, ncdot, NEPA, raleigh, renaissance_park, RGA, SEPA, tryon_road, U-4432, wake county
Posted in DDNA, Renaissance Park, SWCAC, Transportation | 9 Comments »
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