Comprehensive Transportation Plan - March 2019

ACTION PLAN

GUIDING PRINCIPLES ADDRESSED

CORRIDOR

EXTENTS

IMPROVEMENT

Mid-Term Recommendations (15 to 24 years) Airport Boulevard

Factory Shops Road to Slater Road

Access Management

Airport Boulevard

Slater Road to NC 54

Access Management

Aviation Parkway to Weston Parkway

Widening

Evans Road

Poplar Pike Lane to McCrimmon Parkway

Louis Stephens Drive

Widening

Ferntree Court to Town Hall Drive Extension

New Location

Mason Farm Road Connection

Northern Town Limits near Shiloh Glenn Drive to NC 540 Widening

NC 54

NC 54 & Morrisville Parkway

Intersection Improvements

NC 54 & NW Cary Parkway

Intersection Improvements

Ferntree Court to McCrimmon Parkway

New Location

Town Hall Drive Extension

Long-Term Recommendations (greater than 25 years) International Drive

Southport Drive to Current Terminus Current Terminus to Morrisville East Connector (proposed) Current Terminus near Sorrell Grove Church Road to Watkins Road McCrimmon Parkway to Airport Boulevard Current Terminus near Trans Air Drive to McCrimmon Parkway Current Terminus near Southcenter Court to McCrimmon Parkway Stockton Gorge Road to Town Hall Drive Extension (proposed)

Widening

International Drive Extension

New Location

Marcom Drive Extension

New Location

Morrisville-Carpenter Road & NC 54 2

Grade Separation

New Location

Morrisville-East Connector

Odyssey Drive Extension

New Location

Southport Drive Extension

New Location

Stockton Gorge Road Extension

New Location

GUIDING PRINCIPLES LEGEND

Culture & Environment Enhance the Town’s quality of life by preserving and promoting its valued places and natural assets. Growth & Development Make travel more efficient by coordinating transportation investments with land use decisions. Safety & Security Promote a safe and secure transportation system by reducing crashes and improving emergency response.

Economic Vitality Support the local economy by making it easier to move people and freight around and through the Town. Mobility & Accessibility Provide a balanced transportation system that makes it easier to walk, ride a bike, and take transit. System Preservation Improve the transportation system’s longevity by emphasizing maintenance and operational efficiency.

2 Project design of the Morrisville-Carpenter Road and NC 54 grade separation project must include consideration of impacts to historic structures, existing residences, and government facilities/parks.

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