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Bartley Park Phase I (Penny Road Park) - 4,400, 000
Sports Turf Fields - 2,000,000
Fire
Architectural Services - Land Acquisition and Construction - Fire Station #2 - 6,450,000
What do you all think of this?
One of the biggest items is streetscape improvements to Academy and Dry, which is a downtown project which might be controversial with some, but personally I strongly support Cary's efforts at downtown improvements.
Completing the White Oak Creek Greenway is extremely welcome. I ride that trail every day as a part of my commute and filling in the gap between Macarthur and Davis will save me a great deal of time.
I can think of at least one important transportation project I would put as a higher priority that didn't make the cut: NC54 from NW Maynard to Cary Parkway. Although, that's technically supposed to be a NCDOT street.
That downtown park will be great, especially with them building in farmers market support. Where they have the downtown farmers market now is way too small. And I agree that area around Academy and Dry needs help.
No one really likes a tax increase, but I think I'll be in favor of this one. Capital project budgets have been slashed to nil the past few years, and we need to keep things moving forward. With Cary being as large as it is, obviously some of the projects on the list are more appealing to me than others given where I live and frequent, but it seems like a good mix.
I'm undoubtedly biased by my proximity to downtown, but even if I wasn't so close I'd still support the revitalization efforts there. There's so much potential to turn that into a great place to be. Great strides have been made with the arts center and now work on the theater underway, but there's so much more in the works and I'd love to see it come to fruition.
I'm surprised by the costs of some of the things in relation to others. For instance, why does the Carpenter Fire Station bridge cost $17,000,000? and if they're talking about the bridge over 540, wouldn't that be funded by the NCDOT?
Selfishly, I'd like to see the Morrisville Parkway extension on there (from Hwy 55 to Green Level Church Rd.).
I'm surprised by the costs of some of the things in relation to others. For instance, why does the Carpenter Fire Station bridge cost $17,000,000? and if they're talking about the bridge over 540, wouldn't that be funded by the NCDOT?
Selfishly, I'd like to see the Morrisville Parkway extension on there (from Hwy 55 to Green Level Church Rd.).
The CFS bridge is the one over the railroad just east of Highway 55. That whole area with CFS, Morrisville Carpenter, and Indian Trail is a mess. Cary wants to connect Morrisville Carpenter straight through to CFS as a four-lane road with median. However, railroads basically get to set the terms for what crosses their tracks. So in order to convince CSX to allow them to build the new crossing at Morrisville Parkway and also a future crossing at Little Drive / O'Kelly Chapel Road, Cary agreed to close the railroad crossings at Carpenter Fire Station and Morrisville Carpenter and replace them with a bridge over the railroad.
One thing I'm not clear about is whether the bridge will go over highway 55 as well, or just over the railroad.
FYI an extension of Morrisville Parkway to Green Level Church (at a cost of $13 million) and its interchange at 540 was considered, along with a host of other widening projects such as:
Green Level Church from McCrimmon to O'Kelly Chapel (including fixing the jog) - $7 million
Cary Parkway from Evans to Harrison - $15 million
Two segments of NC54 that combine to stretch from Cary Parkway to Reedy Creek - $35 million
Ten Ten Road from Kildaire Farm to Holly Springs - $17 million
Penny Road from Kildare Farm to Loch Highlands - $2 million
Morrisville Carpenter from NC55 to Davis - $9 million
In any case I'm mostly excited about the greenway. The town's presentation materials say that for the "gap" between Macarthur and Davis, they will have to build tunnels under both the CSX railroad and Davis Drive. This means that I will have a complete dedicated trail for my commute. I won't have to ride on streets or stop my bike for stoplights anymore!
I'm surprised by the costs of some of the things in relation to others. For instance, why does the Carpenter Fire Station bridge cost $17,000,000? and if they're talking about the bridge over 540, wouldn't that be funded by the NCDOT?
Selfishly, I'd like to see the Morrisville Parkway extension on there (from Hwy 55 to Green Level Church Rd.).
Carpenter Fire Station Bridge and Intersection Improvements (No Widening)
Description Project creates a new road segment aligning Carpenter Fire Station Road at the NC55 intersection with Morrisville Carpenter Road connecting in the vicinity of the Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Improvements to the intersection with NC 55 and Carpenter Fire Station Road are anticipated. A bridge crossing the railroad is included. The Town has received a grant from CAMPO which requires Town match for the preliminary engineering and design of this project. The CAMPO grant is for $720,000 with a $180,000 local match. As a part of the municipal agreement, the Town must construct the facility within ten years. Justification This project will improve safety and capacity of NC 55 and Carpenter Fire Station Road and provide a grade-separated crossing of the CSX railroad tracks. The intersection of NC 55 and CFS is particularly congested and is frequent topic of citizen complaints. In addition, improvements to East-West roads are needed as development continues in the western part of Cary.
[*]Two segments of NC54 that combine to stretch from Cary Parkway to Reedy Creek - $35 million[*]Ten Ten Road from Kildaire Farm to Holly Springs - $17 million
I would have thought that these roads were state maintained. Perhaps this is just part of the cost?
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Penny Road from Kildare Farm to Loch Highlands - $2 million
So I guess it costs 2 million for a half mile of road? Wow!
I would have thought that these roads were state maintained. Perhaps this is just part of the cost?
From what I've seen over the years it seems like the state and whatever town the state roads run through kind of share responsibility for upkeep and expansion of said roads. Essentially if the town wants a road expanded that's owned by the state, they're better off just using their own cash and getting state approval than holding their breath on the state funding the project.
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So I guess it costs 2 million for a half mile of road? Wow!
I'm guessing it's that expensive because of eminent domain issues. Which is also probably why the idea has been tabled for now.
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