US 64 Corridor Study

1. US 64 Corridor Study Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization May 6 – TCC Meeting May 19 – TAC Meeting

2. WELCOME! This presentation will cover: • Information about the study • Summary of the Study Process • Summary of Community Outreach • Summary of Changes to the Plan

3. STUDY OVERVIEW Project Study Area

4. Project Sponsors: North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) Chatham County Wake County Town of Pittsboro Town of Apex Town of Cary Members of Study Team: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) North Carolina State Parks Service North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) STUDY OVERVIEW

5. STUDY OVERVIEW What is the Purpose of the Study? To Develop a Master Plan for the Corridor: • Upgrade US 64 to a freeway • From US 64 Bypass/US 64 Business Split to west of Jordan Lake • From east of Jordan Lake to NC 540 • Upgrade US 64 to an expressway • Across Jordan Lake • From NC 540 to the US 1/US 64 interchange in Cary Short-term Solution • Goal is to enhance mobility, safety and pedestrian needs at the major intersections along US 64 at a minimal cost Long-term Solution • Goal is to develop a master plan to preserve and enhance mobility and safety along US 64, while balancing community access and interests for the design year 2035.

6. STUDY PROCESS What is the study process – moving forward • US 64 Draft Corridor Study Report • Public Comment Period until June 15, 2010 • Corridor Study Team meets to discuss public comments and make any revisions to plan (June/July 2010) • CAMPO works with local officials to determine if there is support for plan and determine if it will be provided to TAC with a recommendation to take action on the recommendations (August 2010) • Form Council of Planning for US 64 Corridor

7. COMMUNITY OUTREACH • 3 Newsletters – March 2008, May 2008 and April 2009 • Workshop #1 – – May 19-20, 2008 • Workshop #2 – April 27-28, 2009 • Community Meeting – July 16, 2009 • Stakeholder Workshop – October 22, 2009 • Stakeholder Follow-up Meeting – December 16, 2009 • 7 Small Group Meetings • Chatham County Board of Commissioners – April 21, 2008 • Chatham County Board of Commissioners – April 20, 2009 • Regional Transportation Alliance Meeting at Apex Chamber of Commerce – June 10, 2009 • Triangle Rural Planning Organization – Rural Technical Advisory Committee – June 18, 2009 • Save64.org Meeting at NCDOT – June 30, 2009 • Regional Transportation Alliance Meeting at Cary Town Hall – July 1, 2009 • Chatham County Board of Commissioners Meeting – July 20, 2009

8. COMMUNITY OUTREACH • Community Meeting – July 16, 2009 • Held at Green Hope High School with 250 attendees • Comments from Local Officials • Presentation on Study • Presentation on Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions • Question and Answer Session with Study Team Members • Questions/Comments from 28 citizens • Received 63 comments from public

9. COMMUNITY OUTREACH • Stakeholder Workshop – October 22, 2009 • Established working group of 23 individuals representing: • Apex High School • CAMPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Stakeholders Group • Cary Chamber of Commerce • Apex Chamber of Commerce • Save64.org • Abbington • Castlewood • Knollwood • Shepherd’s Vineyard • MacGregor West • MacGregor Downs • Normandie • Lord Corporation • Bradley’s Carpet • Hendrick Automotive Group

10. COMMUNITY OUTREACH • Stakeholder Workshop – October 22, 2009 • Presentation on Study Process • Presentation on Regional and Corridor Perspectives • Educational Primer on Intersection and Interchange Types • Review of Short-term and Long-term Solutions • Included several changes from Community Meeting • Work Session on Corridor Designs • Report out and Group Discussion • Resulted in several changes to the Recommended Solutions

11. COMMUNITY OUTREACH • Stakeholder Follow-up Meeting – December 16, 2009 • Presented Final Draft Recommendations • Question and Answer Session with Stakeholders

12. PLAN CHANGES – SHORT TRM • Consolidated the U-turn movement from Chalon Drive with the Autopark Boulevard movement • Maintains more “green space” in the median BEFORE AFTER

13. PLAN CHANGES – SHORT TRM • Changed design of Lake Pine Drive from Superstreet to Median U-turn Crossover • Allows cross access along Lake Pine Drive • Allows conventional pedestrian crossing BEFORE AFTER

14. BEFORE AFTER PLAN CHANGES – LONG TERM • Eliminated the Elevated Expressway from Lake Pine Drive to US 1 Interchange • Widen Short-term Solution to six through lanes • Maintains boulevard and community feel • No change in existing elevation

15. PLAN CHANGES – LONG TERM • Changed design at Lake Pine Drive to a Modern Roundabout Interchange • US 64 will be lowered under Lake Pine Drive AFTER BEFORE

16. PLAN CHANGES – LONG TERM • Changed design at Laura Duncan Road to a Modern Roundabout Interchange and made it highest priority along corridor • US 64 will be lowered under Laura Duncan Road AFTER BEFORE

17. PLAN CHANGES – LONG-TERM • Changed design to provide access to US 64 from Fern Valley Drive BEFORE AFTER

18. PLAN CHANGES – LONG TERM • Changed design on NC 751/New Hill Road interchange to minimize footprint AFTER BEFORE

19. SUMMARY David, The US64 Corridor Study Team, under your leadership, is to be commended for all your hard work - developing plans, sharing information, holding multiple workshops, receiving and responding to comments, listing to alternative proposals, adopting modifications, providing additional opportunity for community input, etc. Your dedication to this complicated task is truly appreciated. E-mail from Barbara Vaughn 12/17/2009 Hello David Wasserman, THANK YOU for providing this feedback and highlighting the changes in yellow. It illustrates that NCDOT did listen and did respond. You didn't please everyone, but you considered various ideas and adopted some of them. E-mail from Daniel Martin 12/16/2009