US 70 Corridor Snapshot

    Existing Conditions (I-40 to Port of Morehead City)

        60 existing/proposed signals
        264 median openings
        Speed limit range:  45 – 70 mph
        AADT range: 9,500 - 54,000 vpd
 
    Crash data (2004-2007)

        4,047 crashes

            - 27 fatality crashes with 28 fatalities (0.7%)

            - 1,619 injury crashes with 2,456 injuries (40.0%)

            - 157 DUI crashes (3.9%)
 

        Corridor crash rate: 127.92 crashes/100MVM

        Property damage costs: $19.1 million

        The top five crash types are:
        1)  rear end (1614 total, 39.9%)
        2)  single vehicle (1045 total, 25.8%)
        3)  angle (764 total, 18.9%)
        4)  sideswipe (394 total, 9.7%)
        5)  left turn (350 total, 8.6%)
 

        For individual county crash statistics, click on the selected county: 
        Johnston  Wayne  Lenoir  Craven  Carteret

 

 

Facility Types and Control of Access

 

    What's the difference between a freeway, expressway, boulevard, and thoroughfare?

        -    Short report with illustrations

        -    Comparison Table

    How is limited control of access different from partial control of access?  Click here

 
 

Money, money, money, mooooney...

    What are the typical costs of highway improvements (not including right-of-way)?

        -    Project Costs
    What are some estimated costs for improving US 70?
        Current estimated costs for US 70 bypasses (85 miles): $840.2 million
        Upgrade the entire corridor to a freeway (includes bypasses): $ 1,119.7 million
        Upgrade the entire corridor to an interstate (includes bypasses): $ 1,308.7 million
        Build a parallel toll/freeway facility (with bypasses): $1,720.2 million