Major Congestion-Reducing Highway Projects (PDF format)

Appendix . Major Congestion-Reducing Highway Projects Urban Areas with Populations > 50,000. 12/4/2006
Cost per
Added
Lane Mile,
K
Plan
Lane-
Existing Future Lanes Miles Proj
Est Fut
Traffic ADT Est Fut DVMT
Est
DVHT
Type Work Type Key Route/City From To Description Lanes Lanes Added Added Length Est. Cost, K
Affected Affected Saved
Hickory
TIP 4-Frwy U-2532 Southern Loop I-40 at SR 1124 US 321 in Multi-lanes on new 0 4 4 42.40 10.60 68,500 1,616 1 65,923 698,783 1,165
Widening
Newton location
TIP
Widen to six lanes 4 6 2 14.60 7.30 62,542 4,284 3 19,520 142,495 244
5-Urb Art
Widening
U-4700
(part 1)
TIP 2-New Arterial U-2307
(part 2)
McDonald
Parkway
TIP 2-New Arterial U-2531 Hickory North
Crosstown Loop
US 321 US 70 in Hickory Through
map
selection
US 70-321 NC 127 Multi-lanes on new
location
NC 127 NC 16 Multi-lanes on new
location
Funct
Class
1=Int
2=OFE
3=PAMA
4=LOC
Coll
0 4 4 9.76 2.44 53,081 5,439 3 19,520 47,629 38
0 4 4 30.80 7.70 51,850 1,683 3 19,520 150,303 121
TIP
5-Urb Art
Widening
U-2404 NC 16 Newton-
Conover Loop
NC 16 South of
Newton
NC 16 North
of Conover
Widen to four lane
divided
2 4 2 11.60 5.80 47,345 4,081 3 19,520 113,215 566
TIP
6-Rural Art
Widening
R-3100 NC 16 Tower Road (SR
1895)
TIP 5-Urb Art
Widening
U-2307
(part 1)
McDonald
Parkway
TIP 2-New Arterial U-3614 US 321 - NC 127
Connector
Blacksmith
Rd. (SR
1800)
Southeast
of Newton
Widen to multilanes
2 4 2 18.20 9.10 46,498 2,555 3 19,520 177,631 197
US 70-321 NC 127 Multi-lanes 2 4 2 8.12 4.06 34,935 4,302 3 19,520 79,251 396
US 321 NC 127 Two lanes on four
lane right of way,
some new location
0 2 2 7.40 3.70 21,800 2,946 4 5,000 18,500 41
TIP
6-Rural Art
Widening
R-3603
(part 1)
NC 127
Cloninger Mill Rd. US 64-NC
(SR 1400)-SR 90 in
1351 (1st St. NW) Alexander
in Catawba
Upgrade two lanes
and provide some
multi-lane curb and
gutter (through
map selection)
2 4 2 8.04 4.02 16,782 2,087 3 19,520 78,470 87
TIP
5-Urb Art
Widening
U-2528
(part 1)
TIP 2-New Arterial U-2529
(part 3)
TIP 2-New Arterial U-2529
(part 2)
Northwest Loop
Fairgrove Church
Road Extension
Fairgrove Church
Road Extension
33rd Street at I 40 Airport Road
at US 321
NC 10 Southwest
of Newton
Fairgrove Church
Road
Fairgrove
Church
Road
Section
House Road
(SR 1491)
Multi-lane
improvements,
connector on new
location
Multi-lane
connector on new
location.
Multi-lane
connector on new
location.
2 4 2 7.60 3.80 13,475 1,773 3 19,520 74,176 371
0 4 4 5.84 1.46 12,360 2,116 3 19,520 28,499 23
0 4 4 15.28 3.82 10,193 667 3 19,520 74,566 60
TIP
3-New
Exit/Ramp
U-2528
(part 2)
Northwest Loop SR 1124 I 40 New interchange I-
40
4 4 0 0.00 0.50 10,000 5,000 3 19,520 9,760 20
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