FORTIFY……… ……………..I-40 / I-440 NC DOT Project
August 2012 New I-40/440 rebuild project dubbed 'Crawleigh' by NC DOT October 2013 New I-40/440 rebuild project renamed “Fortify” by NC DOT November 2013 Night-Time Construction Begins December 2013 Day-Time Construction Begins
I‐40 FREEVAL Analysis Route for this Project (MP 312 through 284) FREEVAL Results 4
AM Peak Travel Time Estimate ‐ I‐40 Westbound Estimated Benefits of Traffic Diversion for Trip from MP312‐MP284 FREEVAL Results No Diversion 20% Diversion 8 T r a v e l Time (Minu t es) Reduced to Two LanesReduced to Three Lanes mph line (83 minute Travel Time) 40 mph line (42 minute Travel Time) Free Flow Travel Time (24 minute Travel Time) 100% Base 100%95%90%80%70%60%50% Percent of Traffic Remaining on the Facility
PM Peak Travel Time Estimate ‐ I‐40 Eastbound Estimated Benefits of Traffic Diversion for Trip from MP284‐MP312 No Diversion 20% Diversion 11 FREEVAL Results %60%70% 40 mph line (41 minute Travel Time) 100%95%90%80% 100% Base T r a v e l TIme Minu t e s (minI) Percent of Traffic Remaining on the Facility Reduce to Two LanesReduce to Three Lanes 10 mph line (165 minute Travel Time) 20 mph line (82.5 minute Travel Time)
AM Peak – Three‐Lane Pattern 18 Estimated Travel Time Impact on Other Routes DTALite Results Results include Triangle Expressway Toll Road 7 RouteRouteFromToToEB/NBWB/SB I‐44040/440 SplitWade Ave ‐> 14.8 min.24.7 ‐> 18.7 min. I‐540I‐40US ‐> 23.8 min.28.2 ‐> 30.3 min. Wade AvenueI‐440I‐ ‐> 2.9 min.2.7 ‐> 2.7 min. US70White OakI‐ ‐> 15 min.7.8 ‐> 8 min. US64NC55US1 7.1 ‐> 4.7 min.4.8 ‐> 5.1 min. US1US64Wade Ave ‐> 10.2 min.7.9 ‐> 8.4 min. NC50NC210US ‐> 21.2 min.14.9 ‐> 15.1 min. NC55I‐40US ‐> 14.1 min.13.6 ‐> 13.5 min. Hammond RoadUS70MLK Blvd. 9.1 ‐> 14 min.4.6 ‐> 5.6 min. Tryon RoadUS70US ‐> 16.6 min.15.9 ‐> 17.3 min. Rock Quarry RoadJones SausageMLK Blvd. 5.8 ‐> 5.9 min.7.2 ‐> 9.5 min. Ten‐Ten RoadUS401US ‐> 10.8 min.25.2 ‐> 21.8 min. Timber DriveNC50US ‐> 6.1 min.4.9 ‐> 4.7 min. Davis DriveI‐40US ‐> 14.9 min.16.3 ‐> 14.1 min.
PM Peak – Three‐Lane Pattern 20 Estimated Travel Time Impact on Other Routes DTALite Results Results include Triangle Expressway Toll Road 20 RouteRouteFromToToEB/NBWB/SB I‐44040/440 SplitWade Ave ‐> 16.2 min.18.8 ‐> 17.3 min. I‐540I‐40US ‐> 35.6 min.28.2 ‐> 25 min. Wade AvenueI‐440I‐ ‐> 4.7 min.2.7 ‐> 3.3 min. US70White OakI‐ ‐> 10.8 min.14.6 ‐> 10.6 min. US64NC55US1 4.6 ‐> 4.8 min.4.7 ‐> 6.2 min. US1US64Wade Ave ‐> 10.7 min.8.5 ‐> 9.2 min. NC50NC210US ‐> 17.6 min.19.2 ‐> 17 min. NC55I‐40US ‐> 14.4 min.18 ‐> 17.6 min. Hammond RoadUS70MLK Blvd. 8.2 ‐> 7 min.12.5 ‐> 7.3 min. Tryon RoadUS70US ‐> 32 min.40 ‐> 25.4 min. Rock Quarry RoadJones SausageMLK Blvd. 6.7 ‐> 7.2 min.7.4 ‐> 6.4 min. Ten‐Ten RoadUS401US ‐> 28.1 min.17.9 ‐> 13.5 min. Timber DriveNC50US ‐> 5.8 min.5 ‐> 5 min. Davis DriveI‐40US ‐> 16 min.17 ‐> 18.7 min.
AM Peak – Three‐Lane Pattern 22 Estimated Volume Difference on Other Routes DTALite Results Results include Triangle Expressway Toll Road 9 RouteRouteFromToToEB/NB (WZ‐BASE)WB/SB (WZ‐BASE) I‐44040/440 SplitWade Ave.‐ I‐540I‐40US64‐7‐118 Wade AvenueI‐440I‐40‐56601 US70White OakI‐ US64NC55US US1US64Wade Ave NC50NC210US7061‐5 NC55I‐40US Hammond RoadUS70MLK Blvd.3316 Tryon RoadUS70US1‐30‐11 Rock Quarry RoadJones SausageMLK Blvd Ten‐Ten RoadUS401US1‐ Timber DriveNC50US70‐109‐132 Davis DriveI‐40US64‐1‐70
PM Peak – Three‐Lane Pattern 24 Estimated Volume Difference on Other Routes DTALite Results Results do not include Triangle Expressway Toll Road 10 RouteRouteFromToToEB/NB (WZ‐BASE)WB/SB (WZ‐BASE) I‐44040/440 SplitWade Ave.166‐458 I‐540I‐40US64‐105‐973 Wade AvenueI‐440I‐ US70White OakI‐ US64NC55US US1US64Wade Ave NC50NC210US70‐66‐26 NC55I‐40US Hammond RoadUS70MLK Blvd.‐40370 Tryon RoadUS70US Rock Quarry RoadJones SausageMLK Blvd.5‐23 Ten‐Ten RoadUS401US1‐4428 Timber DriveNC50US Davis DriveI‐40US64‐14336
Summary of Interim Findings – AM Peak With three‐lane work zone pattern, 10‐20% diversion will keep average travel speed over 40mph With optimum diversion (equilibrium), network model estimates I‐40 westbound travel time to increase through work zone from 8.6 to 12.7 minutes for three‐lane pattern Model estimates 33% diversion for three‐lane pattern Model estimates volume increases over 500vph for Wade Avenue, US64, US1, and NC55 Diversion from I‐40 estimated to result in travel time increases over 30% for I‐440 EB, US70 northbound, Hammond Rd. northbound, and Rock Quarry Road westbound 25
Summary of Interim Findings – PM Peak With three‐lane work zone pattern, 40mph average travel speed can be maintained with approximately 30‐40% diversion. With optimum diversion (equilibrium), network model estimates I‐40 eastbound travel time to increase through work zone from 8.6 to 13.9 minutes for three‐lane pattern Model estimates 36% diversion for three‐lane pattern Model estimates volume increases over 500vph for US70, and over 1,000 vph for US64, US1, and NC55 Diversion from I‐40 estimated to result in travel time increases over 30% for Wade Ave. EB and Davis Drive SB 26
WCPSS Impacts Employees Commuting Employees Driving for Work Yellow Bus Transportation Special Needs Contract Transportation Parents driving students to / from school Students driving to / from school CTE High School
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