Comprehensive Transportation Plan - March 2019

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Railroads The North Carolina Railroad (NCRR) Corridor runs through Morrisville along the west side of NC 54. Operated by Norfolk Southern, the NCRR Corridor connects Charlotte to Morehead City with several other cities in between including Durham and Raleigh. Passenger rail service also runs along this rail line, connecting Charlotte and Raleigh via the Piedmont and Charlotte, Raleigh, and New York City via the Carolinian. The United States Department of Transportation estimates that 12 trains travel through Morrisville between 6 AM and 6 PM and 4 trains travel through Morrisville between 6 PM and 6 AM on an average day. Six passenger trains travel through Morrisville on a typical day. Detailed in Table 2-5 of the Crash Statistics section, the most recent motor vehicle-train collision occurred in November 2015 at Morrisville-Carpenter Road near NC 54. There are six rail crossing locations in Morrisville, shown in Figure 2-24 and Table 2-8 . Three are grade-separated and three are at-grade (two public and one private). The at-grade crossing on McCrimmon Parkway has been funded as part of the STIP and is anticipated to

become grade-separated in 7 to 10 years. Table 2-8: Rail Crossing Locations Location

Type

Crossing ID

McCrimmon Pkwy near NC 54

At-grade

734750N

Morrisville-Carpenter Rd near NC 54 734753J Morrisville Pkwy EB east of Crabtree Crossing Pkwy Grade-separated 946853A Morrisville Pkwy WB east of Crabtree Crossing Pkwy Grade-separated 904436A NC 540 EB between Church St and NC 54 Grade-separated 946850E NC 540 WB between Church St and NC 54 Grade-separated 929899U NW Cary Pkwy NB west of Village Market Place Grade-separated 946854G NW Cary Pkwy SB west of Village Market Place Grade-separated 929902A Truss Builders Driveway (Private Crossing) At-grade N/A At-grade

McCrimmon Parkway near NC 54

Morrisville-Carpenter Road near NC 54

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