Transportation Plan - Town of Garner

White Oak Road
Currently a two‐lane roadway, White Oak
will still experience volumes in excess of
80% of its future capacity as a four‐lane
road in 2035, according to traffic forecasts.
The road provides a convenient
circumvention of Interstate 40 and US
Highway 70, and provides direct access to
the White Oak Shopping Center. The
recommendation for White Oak Road is to
continue the four‐lane cross‐section with a
landscaped median such has been
constructed at its north end. While not
providing for Level‐of‐Service “D” conditions, right‐of‐way and cost
constraints will play a discouraging factor in additional widening. The
narrow, two‐lange bridge over Interstate 40 is particularly noteworthy as
a constraint to widening the roadway; hence, prioritizing the section
between the southern terminus of the existing four‐lane, median‐divided
section and Hebron Church Road is also recommended.
NC 50 (Benson Road)
Providing an important north‐south relief
route between Interstate 40 to the east and
Old Stage Road to the west, Benson Road is
currently a two‐lane road. The completion
of the Southern Wake Freeway would
increase this road’s importance and traffic
burden; it is projected to experience
volumes in excess of 80% of its capacity in
2035 even as a four‐lane, divided facility.
Recommendations for Benson Road are (1)
employ stricter access management and
driveway spacing guidelines now to preserve
limited roadway capacity; (2) construct to a median‐divided, four‐lane
roadway; and (3) redesign the multi‐leg intersection of New Rand Road
and Timber Drive to reduce the queuing conflicts that currently occur.
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