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TRANSPORTATION UPDATE

Moving Morrisville Forward

Kent Jackson, P.E. – Town Engineer

Major Transportation Projects

• McCrimmon Pkwy – Phase I

• McCrimmon Pkwy – Phase II

• Morrisville Carpenter Road Widening

• Carolina Street Extension

• Crabtree Hatcher Creek (CHC) Greenway

• Sidewalks Projects

• Transit Update

McCrimmon Phase I

McCrimmon Phase II

McCrimmon Phases I & II

Morrisville Carpenter Rd Widening

Carolina Street Extension• Contract awarded in May

2018

• Construction will start in July 2018

• To be completed in early 2019

• New Wake County Library (construction will start in Fall 2018)

Crabtree Hatcher Creek (CHC) Greenway

• Construction started in Feb 2017

• Most of the work will be completed by July 2018

• Work at the RR Bridge will be completed in 2019

Sidewalks Projects

• Town has been investing in Sidewalks over the past several years (Sidewalks Connectivity)

• Two segments on Church Street and one segment on Cary Pkwy– Using Town, State and Federal Funds

• Planning two segments on NC 54– Connects 3 apartment complexes and 2 neighborhoods to

Park West Village

Town’s Transit Update

• Town actively participating in the Wake County Transit Plan Implementation efforts

– Town slated to get 30-min bus service and a stop on Commuter Rail line

• FY2019 Budget includes funding for a Morrisville Transit Study

– Feasibility of local transit service in Town

– Increase in Vehicle Registration Fee (could be used for future transit service)

Plan Adopted April 2018

Transportation/Mobility

GOAL 1: Improved transportation mobility

Enhance transportation options through improved accessibility, connectivity and collaboration

• Obj. 1.1 Manage traffic congestion at targeted locations and targeted times of day

• Obj. 1.2 Leverage resources through partnerships with other government entities and the private sector

• Obj. 1.3 Improve mobility options for non-drivers

Transportation Update: Moving Morrisville Forward

Joey Hopkins, Division Engineer

June 2018

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Agenda

• Three P’s of Transportation Challenges

• Solutions (Project Status Updates)

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I-40

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• Largest Research Park in the US at >7000 Acres

• 250+ Businesses• 50,000+ Employees• 3,000+ Patents Awarded to RTP Businesses

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Railroad

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Area Projects

10 Year Capital Program(2018-2027 STIP)

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Area Projects

Morrisville Area Projects in the 10 Year Capital Program

I-40 Improvements

I-5506 I-40 Improvements – Wake County

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I-40 and Aviation

Parkway

Interchange

• Contract 2/2018

• Coordinate with

Aviation Parkway

Widening Project

• Replace Bridge

• Add Loop in

Northwest Quadrant

Aviation Parkway Improvements

U-5811 Aviation Parkway Widening – Wake County

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Aviation Parkway

• Contract 2023

• Widen to multilanes

from I-40 to NC 54

• 2040 Traffic

Forecast up to

36,000 vpd

I-40 Improvements

I-5700 I-40 Improvements – Wake County

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I-40 and Airport

Boulevard

Interchange

• Contract 9/2019

• Replace Bridge

• DDI is one of the

alternatives being

considered (Add

loop in NW

Quadrant)

Transportatio

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NC 54 Widening

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Project Description

Planned 4-lane median divided facility from Shiloh

Glen Drive to Perimeter Park Drive.

Proposed 10-foot multi-use path along the

northeast side of the roadway

U-5747, the McCrimmon Parkway grade

separation over NC 54 crosses the proposed

project, near Perimeter Park Drive

R/W – 2019

Construction - 2021

Town of Morrisville

Project Begins

Project Ends

U-5750: NC 54 Widening

McCrimmon Parkway Extension

U-5828: McCrimmon Parkway Extension

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Project Description

• Project Length: 1.5 miles

• Limits: Airport Blvd to Aviation Pkwy

• Tie into existing Town Project (Phase I)

Status

• Under Construction

• Barnhill Contracting

• Complete Late 2019

McCrimmon Parkway Improvements

U-5747: McCrimmon Parkway Improvements

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Project Description

• Project Length: 2.0 miles

• Widen from Davis Drive to Church Street

• Four 11’ lanes with a median and 5’ bike lanes

• 5’ sidewalk on south side, 8’ multi-use trail on north side

• Grade separate McCrimmon Parkway over N.C. 54 and

the railroad – connect to N.C. 54 using a new loop

• Close existing railroad crossing of McCrimmon Parkway

Status

• Preliminary design in progress

Project Schedule

• Public Meeting Summer 2018

• Begin ROW Acquisition Fiscal Year 2019

• Begin Construction Fiscal Year 2021

NC 147 Extension

U-5966 NC 147 Extension – Wake County

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Project Description

• 1.5 miles – New multilane roadway from NC 147/NC

540 to McCrimmon Parkway

Project Schedule (STIP)

• R/W - 2021

• Construction - 2023

Status

• Project Scoping

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• Morrisville Chamber UpdateJune 12, 2018

• Key Take-aways

• We’re ordering buses! (They take 12-18 months to arrive)

• Morrisville can expect all-day bus service to arrive in 2019-2021 timeframe

• All-day service in Morrisville will be every 60 minutes at first, with connections to RTP, Wake Tech & Cary

• Service will improve to every 30 minutes in later years

• Wake Transit Plan includes Commuter Rail connecting Morrisville to Garner/Raleigh/Cary/NCSU/RTP/Durham

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More Details:

• www.goforwardnc.org/wake

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