[Durham INC] Durham Invites Carver St. Extension Input

[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: September 30, 2011

 

 

Durham Invites Input on Carver Street Extension Project

Third Public Meeting to Present Roadway Designs for the Project and
Receive Comments

 

What:              Carver Street Extension Project Public Meeting 

 

Who:               City of Durham Public Works Department

 

When:             Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 6 p.m. 

 

Where:            Durham City Hall

Committee Room, Second Floor 

101 City Hall Plaza 

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts:

*         The City's Public Works Department is ready to present designs
of the new roadway showing the location and characteristics of the
proposed improvements for Carver Street from Danube Lane to the
intersection of Old Oxford Highway and Hamlin Road.  

 

*         Due to the volume of traffic in this area, this project is
necessary to increase both the street capacity and make intersection
improvements.  The proposed project will construct a one mile extension
of Carver Street from its current intersection with Danube Lane to the
intersection of Old Oxford Highway and Hamlin Road.  

 

*         Currently, it is anticipated that a three-lane typical
cross-section with bike lanes and sidewalks will be constructed, which
will provide one lane through traffic in each direction and a left-turn
lane for existing and future cross streets and driveways. Intersection
improvements at Danube Lane and Old Oxford Highway will also be
included. 

 

*         Horvath Associates of Durham is the lead consultant on this
roadway project, which is currently in the design phase. Construction is
scheduled to begin in Spring 2012.

 

*         While a formal presentation is not planned, City staff will be
on hand at the October 11 public meeting to discuss the project, answer
questions, and take comments and concerns at this phase in the project.
This is the third public meeting on this project.  

 

*         Additional information, including a project map of the area to
be affected by the extension, is available on the City's website at 
www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/Works/Project_Carver_St_Ext.cfm. 

 

*         For additional information or to submit comments on the
designs, contact Byron Brady, project manager with the City's Public
Works Department, at (919) 560-4326, ext. 30296 or by e-mail at 
Byron.Brady at DurhamNC.gov. 

 

*         The City of Durham will provide auxiliary aids and services
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for disabled persons who
wish to participate in this public information meeting. Anyone requiring
special services should contact the City's ADA coordinator at (919)
560-4197, ext. 21254, TTY at (919) 560-1200; or via e-mail at 
ADA at DurhamNC.gov, as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours before
the scheduled meeting.

 

About the Public Works Department

The City of Durham Public Works Department provides a wide range of
services, including street maintenance, engineering design, development
review and stormwater quality and infrastructure maintenance. The
department also oversees street resurfacing and sidewalk projects as
well as plans and executes the City's winter weather and natural
disaster plans. For more information, visit 
www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/Works.

 

###

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://rtpnet.org/pipermail/inc-list/attachments/20110930/4e9e4375/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 2630 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
URL: <http://rtpnet.org/pipermail/inc-list/attachments/20110930/4e9e4375/attachment.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image002.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 1013 bytes
Desc: image002.jpg
URL: <http://rtpnet.org/pipermail/inc-list/attachments/20110930/4e9e4375/attachment-0001.jpg>