North Carolina

[LM117]

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-24-jones-county-ten-mile-fork-road.aspx

POLLOCKSVILLE - A Jones County road will close for about 24 hours next week as construction crews continue work to tie into the existing U.S. 17 Bypass.

Ten Mile Fork Road, near U.S. 17, will close between 6 p.m. May 28 and 7 p.m. May 29. The contractor will pour the concrete deck for the bridge over the Pollocksville road.

Traffic will be detoured onto Scott Road, Oak Grove Road, Killis Murphy Road/ Loop Road and U.S. 17. Drivers should anticipate needing extra time for their commute and need to use caution when approaching the work zone.

The overall project is 16.2 miles long, starting south of Belgrade, and tying into the existing U.S. 17 New Bern Bypass. The contract for the project is $143.4 and it is expected to be finished late this year.

[LM117]

Upcoming lane closures on I-40 due to the I-40/I-77 interchange project.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-24-interstate-40-improvements.aspx

[LM117]

https://www.wral.com/first-build-nc-transportation-bonds-cleared-for-market/18405883/

[wdcrft63]

https://www.wral.com/first-build-nc-transportation-bonds-cleared-for-market/18405883/

North Carolina is borrowing $300 million a year for ten years; that's $3 billion for new infrastructure.

[LM117]

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-24-jones-county-ten-mile-fork-road.aspx

POLLOCKSVILLE - A Jones County road will close for about 24 hours next week as construction crews continue work to tie into the existing U.S. 17 Bypass.

Ten Mile Fork Road, near U.S. 17, will close between 6 p.m. May 28 and 7 p.m. May 29. The contractor will pour the concrete deck for the bridge over the Pollocksville road.

Traffic will be detoured onto Scott Road, Oak Grove Road, Killis Murphy Road/ Loop Road and U.S. 17. Drivers should anticipate needing extra time for their commute and need to use caution when approaching the work zone.

The overall project is 16.2 miles long, starting south of Belgrade, and tying into the existing U.S. 17 New Bern Bypass. The contract for the project is $143.4 and it is expected to be finished late this year.

Another upcoming road closure related to this project.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-24-jones-county-goshen-road-closure.aspx

[ARMOURERERIC]

https://www.wral.com/first-build-nc-transportation-bonds-cleared-for-market/18405883/

North Carolina is borrowing $300 million a year for ten years; that's $3 billion for new infrastructure.

Is there a list of potential new projects this borrowing could result in?  I-40 in my area is in a world of hurt.

[LM117]

https://www.wral.com/first-build-nc-transportation-bonds-cleared-for-market/18405883/

North Carolina is borrowing $300 million a year for ten years; that's $3 billion for new infrastructure.

Is there a list of potential new projects this borrowing could result in?  I-40 in my area is in a world of hurt.

I'd like to know that, too.

[froggie]

^ I'd like to know how they plan on paying back that $3+B in bonds.  The article doesn't say.

[sprjus4]

^ I'd like to know how they plan on paying back that $3+B in bonds.  The article doesn't say.

https://www.wral.com/north-carolina-elected-officials-sign-off-on-new-road-debt/18406769/

The bonds will be repaid through dedicated transportation revenues like gasoline taxes and vehicle sales taxes.

[cowboy_wilhelm]

Sadly, that money goes very quickly. For example, the I-26 widening projects south of Asheville being let this year are estimated at $415.6 million, and that's not even the whole project. Half a billion dollars to widen less than 18 miles of interstate. The separate I-26 connector in Asheville is approaching a billion dollars on its own. I guess that's why we're having to borrow money....

[Mapmikey]

https://www.wral.com/first-build-nc-transportation-bonds-cleared-for-market/18405883/

North Carolina is borrowing $300 million a year for ten years; that's $3 billion for new infrastructure.

Is there a list of potential new projects this borrowing could result in?  I-40 in my area is in a world of hurt.

This 2018 article about the law that enables this bond program suggests that there were not specific projects in mind for the $300M max per year authorization...

[froggie]

Sadly, that money goes very quickly. For example, the I-26 widening projects south of Asheville being let this year are estimated at $415.6 million, and that's not even the whole project. Half a billion dollars to widen less than 18 miles of interstate. The separate I-26 connector in Asheville is approaching a billion dollars on its own. I guess that's why we're having to borrow money....

Not just borrowing, but tying up future gas tax revenue in paying off that borrowing.

[ARMOURERERIC]

If a recession we're to occur in the next 18 months, this could be a wise move.

[LM117]

Construction update regarding the US-70 Slocum Gate project in Havelock.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-22-craven-county-bridge-girders-havelock.aspx

[LM117]

Construction update regarding the US-70 Slocum Gate project in Havelock.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-22-craven-county-bridge-girders-havelock.aspx

More to this.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-29-craven-county-bridge-girders-overnight.aspx

[froggie]

Going back to the discussion of the proposed interchange layout at 440 and Wade, I got email confirmation from NCDOT last week that they are indeed planning a traffic signal where the off-ramp from EB(NB?) 440 meets westbound Wade.

[LM117]

A contract to rehab I-85 in Rowan County was awarded.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-30-rowan-county-i-85-road-rehab.aspx

[jcarte29]

A contract to rehab I-85 in Rowan County was awarded.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-30-rowan-county-i-85-road-rehab.aspx

I swear they just can't let that highway be cone/construction free even for a day, lol, now this as they finish up on the widening up to the US 29 exit.

[LM117]

The deadline for choosing a preferred alternative for the Cape Fear Crossing has been pushed back to December.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-30-cape-fear-crossing-deadline-delayed.aspx

[planxtymcgillicuddy]

A contract to rehab I-85 in Rowan County was awarded.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-30-rowan-county-i-85-road-rehab.aspx

I swear they just can't let that highway be cone/construction free even for a day, lol, now this as they finish up on the widening up to the US 29 exit.

Still not as bad as 77. 77's been under construction since the day it opened lol. Of course, it could be worse. It could be Atlanta.....

[Roadsguy]

The deadline for choosing a preferred alternative for the Cape Fear Crossing has been pushed back to December.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-30-cape-fear-crossing-deadline-delayed.aspx

I hope they don't end up going with alternatives B T or Q. There should ultimately be a freeway connection from the bridge to the rest of the system (be it via I-140 or an eventually-upgraded US 74/76).

I know none of the alternatives for this project include a freeway upgrade for US 17 between I-140 and US 74/76, but is such an upgrade planned eventually?

[jcarte29]

A contract to rehab I-85 in Rowan County was awarded.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-30-rowan-county-i-85-road-rehab.aspx

I swear they just can't let that highway be cone/construction free even for a day, lol, now this as they finish up on the widening up to the US 29 exit.

Still not as bad as 77. 77's been under construction since the day it opened lol. Of course, it could be worse. It could be Atlanta.....

That is very true. I live on I-77 smack dab in the middle of the Express Lanes project, whichhhhh btw, an unofficial whisper is that the Northern Segment *might* open by Monday AM 06/03. Also, I was at the customer service center this morning in Charlotte, and they confirmed a suspicion of mine, that the 6 month probationary period of "fixed pricing" will only be for the first segment opening. In other words, using 6/3 as our example, on 12/3 it will be variable pricing on the entire project, not just segment by segment.

[sprjus4]

I hope they don't end up going with alternatives B or Q. There should ultimately be a freeway connection from the bridge to the rest of the system (be it via I-140 or an eventually-upgraded US 74/76).

I would actually support Alternative B. If you figure the future plans to upgrade US-17 to interstate standards south of I-140, you'd have one continous north-south freeway, then you'd have a 3-way interchange with the Cape Fear Crossing, and maintained continuity on US-17 / I-140.

[LM117]

Two intersections in Raleigh will be getting traffic lights: US-401/Fox Road and Litchford Road/Hunting Ridge Road.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-05-31-raleigh-intersections-traffic-lights.aspx

[Roadsguy]

I hope they don't end up going with alternatives B or Q. There should ultimately be a freeway connection from the bridge to the rest of the system (be it via I-140 or an eventually-upgraded US 74/76).

I would actually support Alternative B. If you figure the future plans to upgrade US-17 to interstate standards south of I-140, you'd have one continous north-south freeway, then you'd have a 3-way interchange with the Cape Fear Crossing, and maintained continuity on US-17 / I-140.

I meant T, not B, for the reason I stated in my first post. T and Q both have the new freeway end at US 17 between 140 and 74/76 without upgrading 17 to a freeway.

I'm surprised NCDOT hasn't said anything (that I've seen, at least) about the proposed designation for the crossing. Presumably it would be a rerouted US 421 for alternative V-AW and an extended US 117 for the other alternatives.