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		US 70 PILOT PROJECT UPDATES The US 70 Corridor Commission has identified three (3) pilot projects for the consideration of funding by the NCDOT. The pilot projects are intended to be small projects in area (i.e., independent interchanges) that are cost-effective and have recognizable benefits in the near-term as stand-alone projects and the long-term as steps to creating a future US 70 freeway corridor. Division 2 The US 70 Corridor Commission has been working with local officials and NCDOT Division 2 staff to develop preferred alternatives for the two pilot projects be studied for the US 70/NC 11/55 Skinners Bypass intersection in Kinston and US 70 corridor in James City. Input from all the stakeholders and the citizens who attended the public meetings have helped improve the designs. NC 11/55 Skinners Bypass Interchange, Kinston: The final design will include a bridge spanning over US 70 with square loop ramps in all four quadrants. Businesses inside the loops will have multiple entry points from the loops and signals at the intersections with NC 11/55 Old Pink Hill Road. Auxiliary lanes will provide adequate space for accelerating onto and decelerating from US 70 freeway traffic. Sidewalks are also included on the bridge to allow pedestrian access over US 70 to the adjacent businesses, dog park, and athletic fields. View or download the study documents here: Feasibility Report Conceptual Design Williams Rd. and Airport Rd. Interchanges, James City: The final design will include two ramp-over bridge carrying US 70 over Williams and Airport Roads, with on- and off-ramps between US 70 and the service roads. Coordinated signals will handle traffic operations at the service roads intersections beneath the bridges. Other improvements include widening Williams and Airport Roads to 4 lanes from Old Cherry Point Road to the railroad tracks, repaving Old Cherry Point Road, new connector streets, and improvements on Terminal Drive at Coastal Carolina Regional Airport. View or download the study documents here: Feasibility Report Conceptual Design Division 4 Peedin Street Interchange, Smithfield/ Selma - The NCDOT planning study is in progress and NCDOT will host a public work session this summer. The project is scheduled for construction in 2012 with Hazard Elimination funding.


			NCDOT US 70 BYPASS PROJECTS For information on the major Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Projects along US 70, click here.


			. NCDOT Contacts for US 70 Projects: Goldsboro Bypass (R-2554) Section A: Ms. Cathy Houser, PE, Roadway Design Engineer (919) 250-4016 chouser@ncdot.gov Sections BA/BB/C: Mr. Davidian Byrd, Roadway Design Engineer (919) 250-4016 dbyrd@ncdot.gov Kinston Bypass (R-2553) Mr. Brian Yamamoto, PE, PDEA Eastern Consultant Engineer Unit Head (919) 733-7844 x265 byamamoto@ncdot.gov Havelock Bypass (R-1015) Mr. Mark Pierce, PE, PDEA Eastern Consultant Engineer (919) 733-7844 x214 mspierce@ncdot.gov North Carteret Bypass (R-4431) Mr. Derrick Lewis, PE, Feasibility Studies Unit Head (919) 733-3690 x350 dlewis@ncdot.gov Gallants Channel Bridge/Beaufort Bypass (R-3307) Mr. Charles Cox, Eastern Project Development Group Manager (919) 733-7844 x301 ccox@ncdot.gov
			NCDOT RELEASES FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR NORTH CARTERET BYPASS NCDOT completed their feasibility study for the North Carteret Bypass in late July. The study highlights the following important information regarding a future bypass: Length: Approximately 23.5 miles Termini: From the east end of the proposed Havelock Bypass just east of Havelock to the east end of the proposed Beaufort Bypass/Gallants Channel Bridge near Michael J Smith Airfield in Beaufort. Alternatives Alignment on Sections 1, 3, 4, and 5 (see map) Cost: $390.1 million 2030 AADT Traffic: 60,000 - 169,000 vpd Relocations: 160 residences, 17 businesses Alignment on Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 (see map) Cost: $383.3 million 2030 AADT Traffic: 60,000 - 169,000 vpd Relocations: 141 residences, 13 businesses Alignment on Sections 7, 3, 4, and 5 (see map) Cost: $372.4 million 2030 AADT Traffic: 93,000 - 202,000 vpd Relocations: 139 residences, 11 businesses Merrimon Expressway Option Upgrades Merrimon Rd. (Section 5) to expressway, not freeway From US 70 Split to proposed Beaufort Bypass Reduces costs by $100.1 million Eliminates 88 residential and 4 business impacts for all alternatives Download the feasibility study or the study map for review