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I-95 Widening in North Carolina

Started by sprjus4, April 19, 2020, 11:14:10 AM

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jdunlop

Quote from: architect77 on October 15, 2021, 06:02:29 PM
I wish someone could quickly highlight the sections of I-95 that are being rebuilt on a map and post.

It would be nice to see how much of the route will be 8 lanes and nice by the end of this decade.

Exit 10-40 and 56-81 (I-74 to Bus. 95 south connection, and Bus. 95 north connection to I-40 - hope I remembered the exit numbers correctly.)  All of this will be eight lanes.

From 0-10 and 40-56, feasibility studies have been started to get costs for submittal for prioritization.  Don't think I'll see those sections built, though.


sprjus4

Quote from: architect77 on October 15, 2021, 06:02:29 PM
I wish someone could quickly highlight the sections of I-95 that are being rebuilt on a map and post.


Roughly 53 miles of the 182 miles through the state is currently being widened from 4 to 8 lanes, close to 30% of its entire length.

tolbs17

I saw on some website saying that I-95 between exits 40 and 56 will be widened to 8 lanes. The new bridges just south of Kenly are definitely long enough to accommodate that many lanes.

I was thinking that would be better for the Fayetteville bypass than north of I-40, but it's whatever.

architect77


snowc

We got some good news everyone! :clap:
I-95 has BEGUN working on! Praise the lord!
Trees have been cleared and it looks like from the 50s all over again!
Pics are uploading to KV and will be posted here later.


tolbs17

When looking at this document, it shows that I-95 near Roanoke Rapids will be widened to 8 lanes. I wonder if they are still considering it... I know this is not an I-95 project but if you scroll down and look at the number of lanes, you can see what I'm talking about.

https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/FeasibilityStudiesDocuments/Feasibility-Study_0204F_Report_2010.pdf

tolbs17


D-Dey65

#133
Quote from: jdunlop on August 11, 2021, 11:59:24 PM
I've pushed to install roundabouts at most Rebuilt interchanges on 95 (and other freeways) to simplify the bridge construction (only two lanes on the bridge rather than needing a turn lane, plus more flexibility with alignment) and also to help with wrong-way drivers.  Rural, unlit interchanges are particularly vulnerable; the roundabouts make it very tough to go the wrong way down a ramp.

Benefits like that I can understand. During one road trip with my family, my father made a lot of wrong way turns down off-ramps before my mother and I talked him into turning around.

Quote from: snowc on August 29, 2021, 11:59:56 AM
Also, tomorrow is the day they start construction so HEADS UP for anybody going for labor day.  :pan:
Wikipedia is still claiming 2026 and 2027 for these projects.


tolbs17

Note: If they are planning to widen I-95 in Johnston County (yes north of I-40) to 8 lanes instead of 6 lanes, then these bridges would need to be replaced as they are not wide enough to accommodate 8 through lanes of I-95.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3895468,-78.5192829,766m/data=!3m1!1e3

However, this interchange and the bridge length is fine. It was built in the mid 2000s and can accommodate 8 through lanes of I-95.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4394875,-78.4198812,234m/data=!3m1!1e3

jdunlop

Quote from: tolbs17 on January 04, 2022, 05:17:19 PM
Note: If they are planning to widen I-95 in Johnston County (yes north of I-40) to 8 lanes instead of 6 lanes, then these bridges would need to be replaced as they are not wide enough to accommodate 8 through lanes of I-95.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3895468,-78.5192829,766m/data=!3m1!1e3

However, this interchange and the bridge length is fine. It was built in the mid 2000s and can accommodate 8 through lanes of I-95.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4394875,-78.4198812,234m/data=!3m1!1e3

Well, since I received an email earlier today about a feasibility study meeting coming up on I-95 in Johnston County, thanks for doing some of my work for me, checking these bridges!  (No, I don't know if any decision has been made re: 6 vs. 8.  My guess is we'll price out both.)

tolbs17

#136
Quote from: jdunlop on January 05, 2022, 05:52:22 PM
Quote from: tolbs17 on January 04, 2022, 05:17:19 PM
Note: If they are planning to widen I-95 in Johnston County (yes north of I-40) to 8 lanes instead of 6 lanes, then these bridges would need to be replaced as they are not wide enough to accommodate 8 through lanes of I-95.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3895468,-78.5192829,766m/data=!3m1!1e3

However, this interchange and the bridge length is fine. It was built in the mid 2000s and can accommodate 8 through lanes of I-95.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4394875,-78.4198812,234m/data=!3m1!1e3

Well, since I received an email earlier today about a feasibility study meeting coming up on I-95 in Johnston County, thanks for doing some of my work for me, checking these bridges!  (No, I don't know if any decision has been made re: 6 vs. 8.  My guess is we'll price out both.)
You're welcome! Btw, when is the feasibility study going to be done?

And I feel like they did that on purpose because it could be for a future toll lane but who knows. I-95 in Johnston County (north of I-40) is roughly 41,000 AADT so 6 lanes would be enough.

sprjus4

^ I doubt toll lanes would've been planned back in the 1990s.

jdunlop

Quote from: tolbs17 on January 05, 2022, 06:43:46 PM
Quote from: jdunlop on January 05, 2022, 05:52:22 PM
Quote from: tolbs17 on January 04, 2022, 05:17:19 PM
Note: If they are planning to widen I-95 in Johnston County (yes north of I-40) to 8 lanes instead of 6 lanes, then these bridges would need to be replaced as they are not wide enough to accommodate 8 through lanes of I-95.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3895468,-78.5192829,766m/data=!3m1!1e3

However, this interchange and the bridge length is fine. It was built in the mid 2000s and can accommodate 8 through lanes of I-95.

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4394875,-78.4198812,234m/data=!3m1!1e3

Well, since I received an email earlier today about a feasibility study meeting coming up on I-95 in Johnston County, thanks for doing some of my work for me, checking these bridges!  (No, I don't know if any decision has been made re: 6 vs. 8.  My guess is we'll price out both.)
You're welcome! Btw, when is the feasibility study going to be done?

And I feel like they did that on purpose because it could be for a future toll lane but who knows. I-95 in Johnston County (north of I-40) is roughly 41,000 AADT so 6 lanes would be enough.

It's a kickoff meeting, so no schedule listed yet.  Probably a 3-4 month time frame.  It's primarily to get a cost estimate for prioritization purposes.

A similar effort is underway for the section south of I-74 and the section between the two business 95 connections (MM 40-58 IIRC.)

sprjus4

What are the limits of widening north of I-40?

wriddle082

Quote from: sprjus4 on January 05, 2022, 10:47:15 PM
What are the limits of widening north of I-40?

I would think up to US 301 at Kenly would be a good stopping point for the time being.  That's where the more modern section ends and the roadway pulls away from the more established and developed 301 corridor a little bit.  Personally I've never been caught in heavy traffic along that stretch that wasn't construction-related.

tolbs17

Quote from: wriddle082 on January 05, 2022, 11:23:47 PM
Quote from: sprjus4 on January 05, 2022, 10:47:15 PM
What are the limits of widening north of I-40?

I would think up to US 301 at Kenly would be a good stopping point for the time being.  That's where the more modern section ends and the roadway pulls away from the more established and developed 301 corridor a little bit.  Personally I've never been caught in heavy traffic along that stretch that wasn't construction-related.
Have to agree. I assume it would go to Kenly because it's one of the first sections of the highway built.

jdunlop

Quote from: sprjus4 on January 05, 2022, 10:47:15 PM
What are the limits of widening north of I-40?

Up to 70 bus.  There's already an express design starting there for the 42 interchange.

Avalanchez71

I see no sense in widening I-40 in NC when it doesn't serve the local interest much.

wdcrft63

Quote from: Avalanchez71 on January 06, 2022, 10:15:18 AM
I see no sense in widening I-40 in NC when it doesn't serve the local interest much.
NCDOT clearly prioritized widening I-85 and I-40 for years because those roads do serve local interest more than I-95. But folks in the I-95 corridor (Lumberton, Fayetteville, Wilson, Rocky Mount) certainly think they have a local interest in improvements to I-95. They've had to wait a long time but finally their time is coming.

sprjus4

Quote from: Avalanchez71 on January 06, 2022, 10:15:18 AM
I see no sense in widening I-40 in NC when it doesn't serve the local interest much.
I-40 serves Wilmington, Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Asheville...

so what would you classify as local interest then?

Also this post is in regards to I-95 widening - which is sorely needed - not I-40. You're in the wrong thread.

nerdom

Quote from: Avalanchez71 on January 06, 2022, 10:15:18 AM
I see no sense in widening I-40 in NC when it doesn't serve the local interest much.
Lol. 40 and 85 are the most used by locals for intercity travel. Maybe you meant 95?

architect77

Quote from: wdcrft63 on January 06, 2022, 06:25:21 PM
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on January 06, 2022, 10:15:18 AM
I see no sense in widening I-40 in NC when it doesn't serve the local interest much.
NCDOT clearly prioritized widening I-85 and I-40 for years because those roads do serve local interest more than I-95. But folks in the I-95 corridor (Lumberton, Fayetteville, Wilson, Rocky Mount) certainly think they have a local interest in improvements to I-95. They've had to wait a long time but finally their time is coming.

And we don't want NC to have the worst section of the nation's premiere interstate highway, I-95.

Virginia needs more lanes between Richmond and D.C., but overall it still appears to be a nicer section of I-95 than NC's old, 4-lane relic.

I realize that South of Petersburg it still may be like that in Southern VA, but other than SC's section, NC's is about the the worst along the entirety of the interstate.

I-40 seems to not have much out-of-state traffic unlike I-85, sorta similar to US64 which is so long within the state than there's not much use for it by out-of-staters.

fillup420

Quote from: architect77 on January 07, 2022, 08:02:42 PM
I realize that South of Petersburg it still may be like that in Southern VA, but other than SC's section, NC's is about the the worst along the entirety of the interstate.

The SC section of 95 may be the worst section of interstate I have ever been on. The I-26/I-95 interchange was built and then hasn't been touched since.

wriddle082

Quote from: fillup420 on January 08, 2022, 09:46:48 AM
Quote from: architect77 on January 07, 2022, 08:02:42 PM
I realize that South of Petersburg it still may be like that in Southern VA, but other than SC's section, NC's is about the the worst along the entirety of the interstate.

The SC section of 95 may be the worst section of interstate I have ever been on. The I-26/I-95 interchange was built and then hasn't been touched since.

Design-wise, with the exception of the 26/95 cloverleaf, 95 in SC isn't too terrible, as most of it was built in the 70's.  Maintenance-wise, it is the overall absolute worst interstate in the state, with Hampton and Colleton Counties being exceptionally bad.



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