U-6021: Fayetteville Road
U-6021: Fayetteville Road
The N.C. Department of Transportation and the City of Durham are proposing to widen Fayetteville Road (S.R. 1118) from a 2-lane road to a 4-lane road with a median from Woodcroft Parkway to Barbee Road (S.R. 1106) in Durham. A 5-foot sidewalk on the west side and a 10-foot multi-use path are proposed on Fayetteville Road, pending a cost share agreement between NCDOT and the City of Durham. This proposed design was developed in coordination with the City of Durham and based on input from the public.
Fayetteville Road is used heavily as a commuter corridor and provides access to Southpoint Mall and I-40. The purposes of the project are:
Address congestion through the design year of 2040. Traffic is expected to increase on this road from about 15,000 vehicles per day today to about 22,000 vehicles per day in 2040.
Improve safety. The crash rate for the study corridor during the past five years was notably higher than the average for similar roads in the state (570.02 vs 255.33 crashes per million vehicle miles traveled).
This project will also improve mobility. For drivers, it will connect the existing 4-lane section south of Woodcroft Parkway with the City’s proposed project (ST-264) to widen Fayetteville Road to four lanes north of Barbee Road. For bicyclists and pedestrians, it will provide continuous multi-modal facilities connecting with the American Tobacco Trail, existing bus stops, and other destinations.
This project will be reprioritized for funding in the next State Transportation Improvement Program. A schedule for right of way, utilities and/or construction has not been finalized at this time. However, preliminary engineering activities (design, planning, studies) needed for project development are underway.
Vicinity Map
Project Highlights
The proposed typical section for this project includes four 11-foot lanes with a 23-foot median from Woodcroft Parkway to Barbee Road (S.R. 1106), a 5-foot sidewalk on the west side and a 10-foot multi-use path on the east side of Fayetteville Road.
Project History
According to the Durham Comprehensive Plan (2017), the proposed project is in an area that is expected to accommodate a large proportion of Durham’s growth through greenfield development, infill, and redevelopment and consists of land for low- to medium-density residential development, employment centers, and commercial and industrial activity. To accommodate this future growth and subsequent increased traffic volumes, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan (2017) recommended widening Fayetteville Road to a four-lane divided road with sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and bus facilities. This is consistent with the Connect 2045 and The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (2018) as well. Traffic along the corridor also experiences higher-than-average crash rates. Therefore, this corridor was identified in the 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) as an area needing improvements.
Public Involvement
NCDOT began the planning and design of Project U-6021 in 2018. An open-house public meeting was held on December 6, 2018 to present background information and an initial concept design for this project.
Based on comments received following the public meeting, the NCDOT project team, in cooperation with the City of Durham, proposes to make the following changes to the project:
The design at the unsignalized intersections (Obie Drive, Hemmingwood Drive, Ebon Road, and Pearson Drive/Wortley Drive) is now proposed to restrict left turns out of the side streets. Left-turns from these unsignalized side streets onto Fayetteville Road will be accommodated with a U-turn at the adjacent signalized intersection.
The Hemmingwood Drive, Obie Drive, and Ebon Road intersections also have been modified to accommodate passenger vehicle U-turns, and the Ebon Road U-turn bulb will be large enough to accommodate delivery trucks.
The project now proposes a 5-foot sidewalk on the west side of Fayetteville Road and a 10-foot multi-use path on the east side of Fayetteville Road rather than the sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides as previously proposed at the public meeting.
Sidewalk and bike lane accommodations are proposed on Pearson Drive, Juliette Drive, and Cook Road to connect the existing American Tobacco Trail with the proposed improvements on Fayetteville Road.
Bus curbside pull-outs and stop improvements are being considered in coordination with GoDurham.
Proposed Typical Section
Project Timeline
Milestone | Date* |
Public Meeting #1 | December 2018 |
Public Meeting #2 | Spring 2020 |
Environmental Document | March 2031 |
Right-of-Way Acquisition Begins | October 2032 |
Construction Begins | Spring 2040 |
* Future dates are preliminary and subject to change
Project Funding
This project is listed as Project U-6021 in the N.C. Department of Transportation’s State Transportation Improvement Program and is funded for $20 million.
| Estimated Amount* |
Project Development & Design | $500,000 |
Right of Way Acquisition | $4,158,000 |
Construction | $15,200,000 |
Total Cost | $19,858,000 |
* Estimated costs are subject to change
Comments/Questions
Any additional comments may be submitted via:
phone or U.S. Mail to the Project Manager listed at the bottom of this page
email to fayettevilleroad@PublicInput.com
or at any meeting
All comments received carry equal weight, regardless of submission method.
All comments will be reviewed and suggestions/recommendations incorporated into designs where feasible.
Project Contact Information
Robert Boot
NCDOT Project Contact
(919) 431-5276
1616 East Millbrook Road, Suite 160
Raleigh, NC 27609-6899
RESOURCES FOR PROPERTY OWNERS
Although the N.C. Department of Transportation works to minimize the number of homes and businesses displaced by a road project, it is inevitable, in many cases, that a certain amount of private property is needed. The following information explains right of way acquisition and answers questions about the process.
Right-of-Way Brochure Single Page Layout Folleto del Proceso de Adquisición de Bienes Raíces
Right-of-Way Frequently Asked Questions
Right of way Acquisition Process Videos