Design & Construction Specifications - Town of Kernersville

the Public Works Department, and all items of construction have beensatisfactorily completed.B. Half/Partial-StreetsHalf/Partial Streets, i.e. right-of-way of one-half of the standard or requiredwidth of a street or a portion thereof, shall not be designed except whereessential to the reasonable development of the subdivision and adjacent land.The right-of-way for Half/Partial Street shall be dedicated to facilitate a futurestreet and so noted on the final plat. The Developer shall post a cash bondwith the Town, sufficient to construct one-half the cost of the street for thatportion which is situated within the subject development.ROADWAY DESIGN:At a minimum all streets shall be designed and constructed to Town of KernersvilleStandard Specifications and Detailed Drawings contained in this manual. NCDOTstandards shall be used on all existing state roads, extensions of existing state roads,roads to be maintained by NCDOT, or any item of construction that is not covered in thismanual.A. Street Classifications and Classification CriteriaThe Public Works Director shall make final determination of the classification ofstreets in a proposed development.Primary Design Concerns:Residential Street and Residential Cul-de-SacThe primary design concerns are directed toward fostering a safeenvironment to the residential community and convenience to the motoringpublic. Emphasis is placed on providing adequate stopping site distance atintersections, driveway accesses and horizontal and vertical curves.The maximum length of an individual cul-de-sac street allowed is 1200 feetmeasured from the intersecting centerline from another street to the centerof the turnaround. Circular turnarounds are recommended as permanentturnarounds; however, permanent “T” turnarounds may be considered whenthe existing topography prohibits construction of a circular turnaround.Bulb-turns and eye-brows are not recommended; however, they may beallowed on cul-de-sac streets and short internal residential streets whichbegin at a Residential Collector or Sub-collector and terminate on the sameor adjoining street forming a short loop less than 1200 feet long, measuredfrom intersecting centerlines.