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In the same vein as the thread Greenville Area Developments, I thought it would be good to keep up with the the larger Public Works projects in the East. So any large highway development etc, outside of Greenville.
Something has to be done. But I still don't understand the widening of I-95 to eight lanes from St. Pauls to I-40. Nor do I see the benefit of six lanes for most of it. I can understand six lanes from US 64 to/through Fayetteville. That would hit the major cities and towns near I-95, to allow for additional local traffic. But eight lanes to St. Pauls is crazy.
What I'm seeing is something that will greatly increase the cost because of something that none of us expected. It has been mentioned in articles in The Daily Reflector but we (or at least I) didn't put too much thought into it.
The new Federal standard for bridges and overpasses is 17.5 feet. I'd be willing to bet that few to none of the overpasses on US 264 is 17.5 feet. I'm thinking that most, if not all, of them were built to 15 feet.
From the newspaper article "Oversize trucks sometimes strike the undersides of low bridges around Dunn with clearances of 15 feet or less. These bridges will be rebuilt to meet the current federal clearance standard, 17.5 feet."
Given this information, I'm not real optimistic that US 264 will be turned into an Interstate in the next few decades.
What I'm seeing is something that will greatly increase the cost because of something that none of us expected. It has been mentioned in articles in The Daily Reflector but we (or at least I) didn't put too much thought into it.
The new Federal standard for bridges and overpasses is 17.5 feet. I'd be willing to bet that few to none of the overpasses on US 264 is 17.5 feet. I'm thinking that most, if not all, of them were built to 15 feet.
From the newspaper article "Oversize trucks sometimes strike the undersides of low bridges around Dunn with clearances of 15 feet or less. These bridges will be rebuilt to meet the current federal clearance standard, 17.5 feet."
Given this information, I'm not real optimistic that US 264 will be turned into an Interstate in the next few decades.
That is disappointing, if the difference is correct. Having to rebuild satisfactory bridged 3ft higher is a no-go. There are five bridges on 795/64, and I don't recall them being modified. There are 15 bridges between 301 and the 264 overpass.
One would think building it originally to interstate standards (at least for bridges) wouldn't have been THAT much more. Dang lack of vision.
TOne would think building it originally to interstate standards (at least for bridges) wouldn't have been THAT much more. Dang lack of vision.
It may have been built to Interstate standards as they existed at the time. It has been a while since the road was built. It's my understanding that US 264 was designed in the late 80s and most of it completed by 1993.
The bypass around Wilson was finished early 2000s and the bypass around Knightdale was finished 2005-ish
264 otherwise was pretty much done as you said in the early 90s. The last part to be completed was between Farmville and Greenville.
The exit at 111/222 was added later - it was actually a crossroads until the early-mid 2000s. The completion of that was what allowed the speed limit to be increased.
AASHTO is very strict with their standards when it comes to highways being designated as interstates. Since replacing bridges is the most expensive part of building interstates, I wouldn't expect 264 to become one anytime in the next 10years. I haven't been on 795 in a while so I'm note sure how high those bridges are but I'm guessing that if a highway is already designated as an interstate then it doesn't have to comply with standards that were changed after it was built.
Glad to see something being done about 95 but yeah I too only expected 8 lanes around the Fayetteville area. I'm not one to have a problem with them building out 8 lanes in a lengthier segment though. It helps to futureproof the highway even further as NC continues to grow rapidly.
here in wilmington they are about to build a somewhat controversial 4-lane highway through a neighborhood. The "military cutoff extension". Extends Military Cutoff from the Market Street intersection , north to I-140. will post maps if i find time.
about these toll roads -- sound complicated, i don't really understand how they will work, yet. but i do support the general idea of charging northerners for the use of I-95, the same way those states are already charging people who drive north.
here in wilmington they are about to build a somewhat controversial 4-lane highway through a neighborhood. The "military cutoff extension". Extends Military Cutoff from the Market Street intersection , north to I-140. will post maps if i find time.
about these toll roads -- sound complicated, i don't really understand how they will work, yet. but i do support the general idea of charging northerners for the use of I-95, the same way those states are already charging people who drive north.
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