Contract awarded for NC-540/Morrisville Pkwy interchange (Winston-Salem, Hillsborough: install, place)

[DPK]

Originally Posted by Sherifftruman

Ah, I didn’t realize they were pushing forward with the full four lane. Explains the cost a bit. On the other hand, even more money wasted as the bridge crews were right there and could have built a second bridge way less expensively than what it will cost now. And given this road was paid by tolling, instead of the regular pot, it even makes less sense IMO as I certainly feel like they could have justified this to the people underwriting the bonds. It is good to go ahead with the full four lane though as that would have been a waste of money in its own right, coming back. I know they are darned if they do and darned if they don’t, but lots of little things like this drive the costs up on every project. People are so concerned about right this second, they lose sight of long term.

Yeah, in retrospect it would have made more sense to build both bridges back when NC-540 was plowing through there. However if they had stuck to their phasing timeline of 2 lanes and later 4 lanes w/ a second bridge it probably would have panned out better.

I agree with you though, people around here need to start adapting a bit better to long term planning rather than what's here right this second.

[K4GPB]

Morrisville has way too many roads that dead-end. Incredible

[Sherifftruman]

Originally Posted by K4GPB

Morrisville has way too many roads that dead-end. Incredible

The Morrisvlle Parkway dead ends and gaps are all in Cary.

[DPK]

Originally Posted by Sherifftruman

The Morrisvlle Parkway dead ends and gaps are all in Cary.

[K4GPB]

OK, let's call them stub roads or road stubs!
Look at a map!

Who cares if Cary or Morrisville. It's a mess.

[cowboy_wilhelm]

The roadway plans for the project shows them keeping the two-lane bridge, and using two roundabouts instead of signals.

NCDOT STIP Project U-5315 A & B Roadway Plans Sheet 4
NCDOT STIP Project U-5315 A & B Complete Roadway Plans

[DPK]

Originally Posted by cowboy_wilhelm

The roadway plans for the project shows them keeping the two-lane bridge, and using two roundabouts instead of signals.

NCDOT STIP Project U-5315 A & B Roadway Plans Sheet 4
NCDOT STIP Project U-5315 A & B Complete Roadway Plans

The news release says 4 lanes though? The bridge would only support 2 lane traffic. Something seems off tilt somewhere.

[Sherifftruman]

Originally Posted by K4GPB

OK, let's call them stub roads or road stubs!
Look at a map!

Who cares if Cary or Morrisville. It's a mess.

That’s what happens when farmland is gradually sold and turned into subdivisions. They do have a plan though and they will eventually connect.

[Slay The Great]

I guess is gonna be this first.

http://www.townofcary.org/home/showdocument?id=8129

And then turn into this.

http://nclandlawyer.com/pdfs/U-5315-...ane-Design.pdf

Or maybe it may be built like this instead!

http://www.townofcary.org/home/showdocument?id=8135


Google Earth has new images.


This map is February 8, 2018



This one is May 1st, 2017
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[bingocat1000]

I drove by the future interchange the other day on 540 and it looks like construction is underway. A bunch of trees have been cleared for the new lanes and terrain work for the news lanes is in progress.