U-5974: N.C. 68 - HighPoint
U-5974: N.C. 68 - HighPoint
Preliminary Engineering Activities for this project
have resumed.
Commment deadline extended to December 14, 2020
The N.C. Department of Transportation is proposing to improve N.C. 68 (Eastchester Drive) from Hickswood Road (S.R. 1523) to Gallimore Dairy Road (S.R. 1556) in High Point.
The purpose of this project is to address existing and projected congestion and to improve mobility and traffic flow on this critical facility in northern High Point. Proposed improvements would include capacity and non-traditional intersection designs.
Vicinity Map:
Interactive Study Area Map
Proposed Highlights
Proposed improvements to N.C. 68 (Eastchester Drive) include adding one additional travel lane in each direction as well as intersection improvements. Two build alternatives are currently being studied which include traditional intersection, Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI), and Reduced Conflict Intersection (RCI) designs.
Two build alternatives for the U-5974 project are currently being studied:
Alternative 1 (6-Lane Widening with Reduced Conflict Intersection (RCI) Design):
- An additional lane in each direction of N.C. 68
- A Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) at N.C. 68 and W. Wendover Avenue/Skeet Club Road
- Conversion of N.C. 68 intersections to Reduced Conflict Intersection (RCI) designs at the following locations: Penny Road (SR 1536), Samet Drive, Premier Drive, Willard Dairy Road (SR 1836)/Mendenhall Oaks Parkway, Clinard Farms Road (SR 1837)/Piedmont Parkway, Regency Drive, and Gallimore Dairy Road.
- The intersection of N.C. 68 and Hickswood Road/Meadowlark Road would remain a conventional intersection.
Alternative 2 (6-Lane Widening with Conventional Intersection Design):
- An additional lane in each direction of N.C. 68
- A Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) at N.C. 68 and W. Wendover Avenue/Skeet Club Road
- All other N.C. 68 intersections would remain conventional signals and turn lanes, with additional lane storage added where needed
Public Involvement
Public information about proposed project
Information will be provided to the public in a virtual format on this website beginning October 28, 2020. The public is encouraged to provide comments or share their thoughts regarding the proposed alternatives concepts below.
Comments are due by November 23, 2020
Project Introduction Video
Project Alternatives Video
A video explaining how to read a public hearing or meeting map can be viewed below.
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Project Traffic Analysis and Safety Video
Reduced-Conflict Intersections (RCI)
Continous Flow Intersection (CFI)
Project History:
The High Point Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (HPMPO) identified the N.C. 68 (Eastchester Drive) corridor between Penny Road and Gallimore Dairy Road as a Boulevard needing improvement in its 2010 Comprehensive Transportation Plan. HPMPO is currently developing the 2020 Comprehensive Transportation Plan. The draft Plan (dated March 17, 2020) recommends congestion/mobility improvements along the N.C. 68 (Eastchester Drive) corridor between I-74/US 311 and Gallimore Dairy Road.
North Carolina General Statute 136-6.2 requires each municipality or Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), with the cooperation of NCDOT, to develop a Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) serving present and anticipated travel demand in and around the municipality or MPO. The CTP includes community consensus on future transportation needs required to support anticipated growth and development. It is a multi-modal plan that identifies the future transportation system needs and includes highways, public transportation, rail, and bicycle facilities needed to serve the anticipated travel demand. It strengthens the connections between the area’s transportation plan, adopted local land development plan, and community vision.
The U-5974 project is included in the HPMPO Draft 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) as a 2035 Horizon Year project. The MTP is the official multi-modal transportation plan that addresses a 25-year planning horizon that is developed, adopted, and updated by the MPO through the metropolitan transportation planning process.
Project Funding:
This project is listed as Project No. U-5974 in the N.C. Department of Transportation's State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and is funded for $69.1 million.
Activity | Estimated Amount* |
| Project Development $ Design** | $ 1,675,000 |
| Right-of-Way | $ 19,333,000 |
| Construction Costs | $48,100,000 |
| Total Cost | $69,108,000 |
* Estimated costs are subject to change.
**Prior year cost.
Project Timeline:
Milestone | Date* |
Public Meeting | Fall 2020 |
Environmental Document | 2024 |
Right-of-Way | 2026 |
Construction | 2028 |
* Future dates are preliminary and subject to change
Comments
NCDOT accepts comments thoughout the planning, design and construction phases of projects.
Comments related to the current phase of development will be accepted until December 14,2020.
All comments will be taken into consideration as the project progresses.