Posts Tagged ‘ncdot’

Highway Message Sign Coming to Lake Wheeler Road

Friday, August 21st, 2009

According to an article posted on the City of Raleigh website, N.C. DOT To Begin Widening I-40 And Improving Signing For I-440, a new dynamic messaging sign is coming to our area of I-40 between Lake Wheeler Road and Gorman Street.

Another improvement will be the installation of a dynamic message sign on I-40 westbound between Lake Wheeler Road and Gorman Street, which will display information regarding travel conditions as needed.

There are many other parts to the project, including widening I-40 from the US-1/US-64 interchange to Wade Avenue from 4 to 6 lanes as well as installing new signs for I-40, removing the Inner / Outer Beltine designations “meant to help ease motorist confusion about travel on the Beltline.

I hope the sign isn’t going to interfere with the proposed interchange on the Centennial Campus Master Plan [PDF], which will take traffic from I-40 directly onto NC State’s Centennial Campus.

Dirt Piles Up Frustrations on Trailwood

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Numerous residents have been concerned about the left over dirt piles that line both sides of Trailwood Drive from Avent Ferry Road to the fire station since the North Carolina Department Of Transportation (NCDOT) completed a 2-foot shoulder extension on Trailwood over a month ago. The piles have been there so long that grass has started to grow in most areas. NCDOT officials (via email communications with concerned citizens) site rain delays as the reason they haven’t been able to complete the work. Many residents were concerned about the pedestrian and bicycle traffic which frequently uses the shoulder on Trailwood Drive. According to one citizen observation, some motorists are using the new 2-foot shoulder as part of the travel lane and this has essentially closed the soft shoulder to bike and pedestrian traffic. (more…)

Bike Lanes for Trailwood Drive?

Friday, June 26th, 2009

If you’ve been down Trailwood Drive this week, you’ve noticed that NCDOT (North Carolina Department of Transportation) has been working on the shoulders.  The work being done is not for a bike lane or a multi-purpose path.  Many residents from the Lineberry Alliance have suggested some type of bike & pedestrian connection from our neighborhood to the Greenway on Trailwood Drive.

The shoulder work is only correcting an ongoing maintenance issue.  NCDOT contacts said they were having problems with the low shoulder.  Apparently, vehicles were running off the road and creating a drop off at the edge of the pavement.  (more…)