 |
|||||||||
          |
 |
||||||||
US 70 PILOT PROJECT STUDIES UNDERWAY Three (3) pilot project feasibility studies along US 70 are underway as of September 2008. The pilot projects located in Pine Level, Kinston, and James City are intended to be small localized projects (i.e., independent interchanges) that are cost-effective and have recognizable benefits as stand-alone projects. In the long-term, these projects will help creating a future US 70 freeway corridor by extending freeway segments and providing models for retrofitting other portions of the highway. As the studies progress, the NCDOT and their consultants will be holding public meetings and asking area stakeholders to take part in the planning process with project engineers and planners to identify issues and concerns, generate additional alternatives, refine the designs, and develop recommendations. The following schematics reflect the project concepts.
UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS
|
|||||||||
|
US
70
CLAYTON BYPASS OPEN FOR TRAFFIC Clayton, Johnston County, and state Department of Transportation officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony the morning of June 9th to open the US 70 bypass of Clayton officially. The 10.7-mile stretch of highway runs from Interstate 40 in Wake County to the U.S. 70 Business-US 70 split just east of Clayton. Officials hope the $123 million project will relieve congestion on existing US 70 through Clayton. The project includes several
environmentally friendly measures, such as a wildlife underpass, and
“dynamic message signs,” said N.C. Transportation Secretary Lyndo
Tippett. “The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
complimented the environmental stewardship of efforts during the
construction,” he said. “This is a model of how things should be done.” See
other articles on the new Bypass: |
|||||||||
| NCDOT
US 70 BYPASS PROJECTS For information on the major Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Projects along US 70, click here. Mouse over the projects on the map below for information about each bypass project. |
|||||||||
|
|||||||||
|
|
North Carteret Bypass: The Carteret Co. Board of Commissioners votes to support a NCDOT feasibility study of a newly identified northern Carteret County U.S. 70 bypass route: Article Resolution Presentation. NCDOT is currently working on that feasibility study and presented initial corridor alternatives at the Carteret County Public Work Session on November 15, 2007. Click here for corridor alternatives map. Updates on TIP Project Status Update: Click here for a downloadable PDF detailing progress on US 70 NCDOT TIP projects. Click on the following
links for the NCDOT Draft 2009-2015 State Transportation Improvement
Program for Division 2
& 4. Goldsboro Bypass
(R-2554) Sections BA/BB/C:
Mr. Davidian Byrd, Roadway Design Engineer Kinston Bypass
(R-2553) Havelock Bypass
(R-1015) North Carteret
Bypass (R-4431) Gallants Channel
Bridge/Beaufort Bypass (R-3307) |
||||||||
