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Title: Case Study: North Carolina US-64: Development of Asheboro Bypass and Application of Merger Process
Accession Number: 01333837
Record Type: Monograph
Availability: Transportation Research Board Strategic Highway Research Program 2, 500 Fifth Street, NW Abstract: This case study discusses the project development phase for the intended improvement of the existing US-64 corridor near the city of Asheboro, North Carolina, in the center of the triangle created by Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro. Designed to bypass Asheboro, the new 14-mi roadway includes construction of seven interchanges. The roadway will be a four-lane, median-divided facility with full access control. The opposite directions of travel will be separated by a landscaped median about 70 ft wide. Total right-of-way along the new bypass will average about 300 ft, with additional right-of-way needed at interchange locations to account for the ramps. The project will also provide improved access to the North Carolina Zoological Park (NC Zoo). The proposed connection to the NC Zoo is a 2-mi, two-lane parkway with full access control between US-64 and the NC Zoo's entrance, plus a bridge taking NC-159 over the NC Zoo connector. An interchange would connect the NC Zoo connector to the proposed Asheboro Bypass west of NC-159. The bridge and landscaping along the parkway are being designed to provide an aesthetically pleasing entrance to the NC Zoo. The cost estimate for the bypass and the NC Zoo connector is approximately $320 million. This case study is discussed under the following headings: Background; Major Project Issues; Institutional Framework for Decision Making; Transportation Decision-Making Process and Key Decisions; and Lessons Learned.
Supplemental Notes: Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board Strategic Highway Research Program 2, 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: 20p
Publication Date: 2011
Media Type: Print
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Mar 21 2011 1:41PM
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