Comprehensive Transportation Plan - March 2019

ROADWAYS

Street Design Guide As recommendations are identified for the roadway network, it is important to consider their future design and function. The Town of Morrisville Comprehensive Transportation Plan does this by developing a series of standardized cross-sections consistent with those being used by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and NCDOT. Table 3-2 presents a context-based guide for the application of these standardized cross-sections in the Town of Morrisville. This table offers a greater understanding of how street design can complement the land use context of a given area, which in turn offers an expression of consistency with stated NCDOT policy for design elements as well as complete street objectives outlined in the NCDOT Complete Streets Planning and Design Guidelines . The table is organized around the Town of Morrisville’s street hierarchy, shown in Figure 3- . While there are always exceptions, establishing these standardized cross-sections and their appropriate context will be beneficial as future improvements or growth is considered in the Town. The illustrative cross-sections matching the street hierarchy columns can be found in Appendix B . Table 3-2: Street Design Guide ID BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN POSTED SPEED STREET HIERARCHY MAJOR THOROUGHFARE MINOR THOROUGHFARE COLLECTOR STREET LOCAL STREET 2A 5’ Sidewalk 35 or less ଼ Ń 2B 5' Bike Lane, 5' Sidewalk 25-45 Ń ଼ 2C Parking Both Sides, 5' Sidewalk 35 or less Ń ଼ 2D Parking One Side, 5' Sidewalk 35 or less Ń ଼ 2E Median, 5' Bike Lane, 5' Sidewalk 25-45 Ń ଼ 3A Share the Road, 5' Sidewalk 25-45 ଼ Ń 4A Median, Wide Outside Lanes, 5' Sidewalks 35-45 ଼ Ń 4B Median, 5' Sidewalk, Sidepath 35-45 Ń Ń 4C Median, Wide Outside Lanes, Sidepaths 35-55 Ń ଼ 5A Wide Outside Lanes, 5' Sidewalks 35-45 ଼ 6A Median, Dedicated Bus Lanes, 10’ Sidepaths 35-55 Ń ଼ Ń Primary Cross-Section ଼ Secondary Cross-Section RECOMMENDED THOROUGHFARE IMPROVEMENTS Recommendations along thoroughfares are grouped into three categories: The recommendations in this section are intended to alleviate future congestion concerns by adding capacity through roadway widening or new location facilities and easing traffic flow through access management strategies. Table 3-3 lists improvements to the thoroughfare network, while Figure 3-4 displays recommended projects along with previously committed projects. More information on the recommendations can be found on individual project sheets in the Appendix C . Table 3-3: Recommended Thoroughfare Improvements CORRIDOR FROM TO IMPROVEMENT LENGTH Airport Boulevard Factory Shops Rd Slater Rd Access Management 0.25 mi Airport Boulevard Slater Rd NC 54 Access Management 1.44 mi Airport Boulevard Extension Phase 1 NC 54 Church St New Location 0.43 mi Airport Boulevard Extension Phase 2 Church St Current Terminus near Garden Square Lane New Location 0.34 mi Davis Drive Development Dr Morrisville-Carpenter Rd Widening 3.88 mi Louis Stephens Drive Poplar Pike Ln McCrimmon Pkwy Widening 0.89 mi NC 54 Northern Town Limits near Shiloh Glenn Dr NC 540 Widening 0.46 mi NC 54 Perimeter Park Dr Weston Pkwy Widening 2.39 mi NC 54 Weston Pkwy NW Cary Pkwy Widening 0.62 mi NC 54 NW Cary Pkwy Wilson Rd Widening 0.30 mi x Roadway Widening x Access Management x New Alignment

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