[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Public Meeting for Proposed Realignment of Fayetteville St. at Buxton Dr. & Riddle Rd.

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov

 

For Immediate Release:  March 3, 2010

 

 

Durham Presents Proposed Design for the Realignment of Fayetteville
Street at the 

Buxton Drive/Riddle Road Intersection

 

What:           Public Meeting Regarding the Realignment of Fayetteville
Street at the Buxton Drive/Riddle Road Intersection

 

Who:            City of Durham Departments of Public Works and
Transportation 

 

When:          Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

 

Where:         Hillside High School Cafeteria

                     3727 Fayetteville Road

                     Durham, N.C. 27707

 

Fast Facts:

*         The City's Departments of Public Works and Transportation are
ready to present the proposed right-of-way plans for the realignment of
Riddle Road and the widening of Fayetteville Street at Buxton Drive.
According to City staff, the existing roadway configuration at the
intersection of Fayetteville Street, Buxton Drive, and Riddle Road does
not operate efficiently under current traffic volumes and will only
worsen as traffic increases in the coming years.  

 

*         In order to address this issue, the departments have been
working with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. on a traffic study as well
as design plans for the project.  The project will include roadway
construction and signal upgrades at the Fayetteville Street, Buxton
Drive, and Riddle Road intersection as well as at the crossing of the
American Tobacco Trail at Riddle Road.

 

*         The right-of-way plans propose to realign Riddle Road to the
north to create a traditional four-way intersection.  Additional through
and turn lanes will be added to Fayetteville Street, Buxton Drive, and
Riddle Road to accommodate increased traffic through 2030.

 

*         City staff will be on hand to discuss the project, the impact
to property owners within the project corridor, the project timeline,
and answer any additional questions.

 

*         Additional information, including project maps of the proposed
construction, is available on the City's Web site at 
http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/works/fay_buxton_riddle_realignment.
cfm. 

 

*         For additional information, contact Tim Jackson, project
manager with the City's Department of Public Works, at (919) 560-4326,
ext. 30255 or via e-mail at Tim.Jackson at durhamnc.gov. 

 

*         The City will provide auxiliary aids and services under the
Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to
participate in this meeting.  Anyone requiring special services should
contact Jackson as early as possible so that arrangements can be made
accordingly.

 

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