Preferred Alternative Selected

State Transportation Improvement Program Project No. U-5753

Wayside Road Widening Between Plank Road and U.S. 401

The N.C. Department of Transportation has selected the preferred alternative for State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Project No. U-5753 along Wayside Road (S.R. 1305) in Hoke County. 

The proposed project will improve traffic safety and reduce congestion in the area south of Fort Bragg as part of a series of roadway improvements between Fort Bragg and the community of Rockfish.

Concept 1 has been selected as the preferred alternative. 

Concept 1 will widen Wayside Road to a 4-lane median divided boulevard with shoulders, and includes: 

Realignment of Wayside Road to the east of its current location to meet Plank Road as a “T” intersection
Realignment of Wayside Road at U.S. 401 to meet Lindsay Road as a grade separated interchange over U.S. 401.

Concept 1 was selected after careful review of the environmental impacts associated with each of the project options under consideration, as well as comments received from citizens during the public comment period. 

The N.C. Department of Transportation expects to issue an environmental document for the project in Fall 2019.  The document combines the U-5753 project with STIP Project U-5858 (Lindsay Road).

The currently adopted STIP provides funding for right-of-way acquisition in 2020 and construction in 2022.  These schedules are part of the department’s 10-Year Program and Resource Plan, which is subject to change.

For additional project information, contact April Annis, NCDOT Project Manager at 1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC. 27669-1548, via telephone at (919) 707-6011 or by email at [email protected]

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

The project is following a study process outlined by the National Environmental Policy Act, a law that requires NCDOT to study and document the environmental effects of the proposed project.  Two design concepts with options have been developed for public review and comment. 

Design Concept 1 would widen Wayside Road to a median divided boulevard with shoulders

Wayside Road would be realigned at U.S. 401 to meet Lindsay Road as a grade separated interchange over U.S. 401 

Design Concept 2 would widen Wayside Road to a median divided boulevard with curb and gutter 

Wayside Road would be realigned at U.S. 401 to meet Lindsay Road as a grade separated interchange over U.S. 401   

Design Concept 1

• would widen Wayside Road to a median divided boulevard with curb and gutter 
• Wayside Road would be realigned at U.S. 401 to meet Lindsay Road as a grade separated interchange over U.S. 401 

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Design Concept 2

• would widen Wayside Road to a median divided boulevard with curb and gutter
• Wayside Road would be realigned at U.S. 401 to meet Lindsay Road as a grade separated interchange over U.S. 401 

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Public Involvement

Public Meeting

A public meeting was held on April 23, 2019 in Rockfish to obtain stakeholder and public input regarding the project's design.  

Public Meeting Maps:

Project Funding

 This project is listed as Project U-5753 in the N.C. Department of Transportation’s State Transportation Improvement Program  (STIP) and is funded for $14.6 million.

* Estimated costs are subject to change. Based on NCDOT STIP.

* Future dates are preliminary and subject to change

* Environmental Document - Categorical Exclusion 

(combined with U-5858)

COMMENTS/QUESTIONS

Comments may be submitted below, via phone, email ([email protected]), or U.S. Mail to the Project Manager listed above, 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 

Jennifer Hernandez 

Project Manager

NCDOT - Project Management Unit

1595 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC  27699-1595

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.  

Relocation Assistance Brochure                            Asistencia para Reubicación      
Right-of-Way Acquisition Process Brochure                 Folleto del Proceso de Adquisición de Bienes Raíces
Right-of-Way Frequently Asked Questions

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