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	CORRIDOR STATISTICS AND RESOURCES Corridor Statistics 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: Rear end (1614 total, 39.9%) Single vehicle (1045 total, 25.8%) Angle (764 total, 18.9%) Sideswipe (394 total, 9.7%) 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? Report with illustrations Facility Types Table How is limited control of access different from partial control of access? Click here Financial Data 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 Other Resources Agency Websites NCDOT Transportation Planning Branch, Southeast Planning Group Transportation Improvement Program Strategic Highway Corridor Initiative NC Turnpike Authority Eastern Carolina Council of Governments NC State Data Center NC State Ports Authority North Carolina's Eastern Region Innovative Financing Resources AASHTO FHWA White paper on GARVEE bonds Public Commissions/Coalitions Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (CA) Red Rock Corridor Commission (MN) I-494 Corridor Commission (MN) Public/Private Partnerships - "Where has this been done before?" I-95 Corridor Coalition Highway 55 Corridor Coalition (MN) US Route 422 Corridor Coalition (PA) GCM ITS Corridor Coalition (WI, IN, IL) Greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council (TX) US 501 Regional Coalition (VA) US Route 30 Master Plan (PA) Private, Grassroots, and Other Groups SC I-73 Association Route 50 Corridor Coalition (VA) US 58 Corridor Coalition (VA) Access Management for Freeways Costs and Benefits of Strategic Acquisition of Limited Access Right-of-Way at Freeway Interchange Areas, Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), University of South Florida (USF), November 2004 Economic Impacts of Access Management Model Land Development Regulations That Support Access Management, CUTR, USF, January 1996 NCDOT Policy on Street and Driveway Access to North Carolina Highways (NCDOT Driveway Manual) North Carolina Median Crossover Guidelines Corridor Preservation Model Ordinance Model Comprehensive Plan Amendment Managing Corridor Development: A Municipal Handbook, CUTR, USF, October 2006 Alternative Intersection/Interchange Designs The diverging diamond interchange is a relatively new concept in freeway interchange design. The Missouri Department of Transportation recently reconfigured the interchange at Route 13 and I-44, replacing a diamond interchange with the diverging diamond configuration. This type of ramp system prioritizes entering and existing traffic by making those movements free flow. The through movements “cross-over” at the overpass, and the entire system is handled by a two-phase traffic signal that dictates the flow of the through movements. Proposed “Freedom Roads” Trail To commemorate routes used by freedom seeking African Americans from the antebellum period to the end of the Civil War “Freedom Roads” will recognize roads, rivers, and ports along North Carolina’s Scenic Byways* that were critical to the efforts of enslaved African Americans seeking access to freedom, and those who supported these freedom seekers. “Freedom Roads” will specifically highlight freedom seeking via the Underground Railroad as well as avenues of liberation created during the Civil War. Freedom Roads Info Freedom Roads Map

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