U-5707 Gillis Hill Road Extension
U-5707 Gillis Hill Road Extension
Preliminary Engineering Activities for this project
have resumed
UPDATE:
This project has been combined with project U-5857
Information for the combined project can be found on the U-5857 project website
Vicinity Map:
Purpose and Need:
The Gillis Hill Road Extension would provide a new route and allow traffic to avoid the existing at-grade crossing of the Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad line at Lindsay, Rockfish, and Phillipi Church Roads. This unsignalized intersection is difficult to navigate safely during peak travel times, and traffic delays are common for the heavy left turning movements from Phillipi Church Road and Lindsay Road onto Rockfish Road. The proposed new alignment roadway is anticipated to carry between 15,500 and 22,500 vehicles per day, alleviating future congestion on adjacent facilities.
Options Considered
Two options were initially evaluated for managing future traffic in the Gillis Hill Road Extension corridor.
• Building a two-lane roadway with stop controls (signalized and unsignalized) at key intersections
• Building to a four-lane, median-divided roadway with traffic signals and turn lanes in key locations
A traffic forecast was completed (Year 2040 traffic volumes) and an operations analysis was conducted to compare the two concepts in regard to maintaining acceptable levels of service.
The analysis indicated that the four-lane concept will be the most effective option for managing the 2040 projected traffic volumes. The proposed design recommendations for projects U-5798 and U-5857 will widen both Gillis Hill Road and Rockfish Road to four-lane, median-divided facilities as well.
Following the traffic operations analysis and the selection of the four-lane Concept as recommended, NCDOT decided to evaluate two four-lane design Concepts for U-5707.
Concept 1:
- Four-lane divided facility on new location, west of the central Rockfish community, beginning on Rockfish Road in the vicinity of Westfield Drive/Eastfield Drive and ending on Gillis Hill Road south of Celtic Drive
- Includes a grade-separated rail crossing and interchange with Phillipi Church Road near School Drive
- School Drive would be closed at the existing at-grade rail crossing
- Rockfish Road would remain open at the existing at-grade rail crossing Lindsay Road
Concept 2:
- Four-lane divided facility on new location aligning Rockfish Road and Lindsay Road
- Includes a grade-separated rail crossing
- School Drive would remain open at the existing at-grade rail crossing
- Rockfish Road would be closed at the existing at-grade rail crossing
- Lindsay Road would end in a cul-de-sac north of the rail line
- Two new connections from the new alignment roadway to Rockfish Road would be provided, one on each side of the rail line
Public Involvement
Public Meetings
A public meeting was held on April 23, 2019 in Rockfish to obtain stakeholder and public input regarding the project's design.
Date | April 23, 2019 |
Location | Tabernacle Baptist Church 3219 Lindsay Road Rockfish |
End Time | 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. |
Public Meeting Maps:
Project Funding
This project is listed as Project U-5707 in the N.C. Department of Transportation’s State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and is funded for $6.5 million.
| Estimated Amount* |
| Property Acquisition | $ 867,000 |
| Construction | $ 5,677,000 |
| Total Cost | $ 6,544,000 |
* Estimated costs are subject to change. Based on NCDOT STIP.
Project Timeline
Milestone | Date* |
Public Meeting | April 2019 |
| Environmental Document | December 2019 |
| Right of Way Acquisition | March 2027 |
| Construction Begins | September 2028 |
* Future dates are preliminary and subject to change
PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION
Jennifer Hernandez
Project Manager
NCDOT Project Management Unit
1582 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1582
919-707-7135
COMMENTS/QUESTIONS
Comments may be submitted below, via phone, email (Gillis-Hill-Extension@publicinput.com), 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.
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