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<span style="font-size:50.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#00467F">News Release</span><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#00467F">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#EF3D42">For Immediate Release: January 5, 2024</span><span style="color:#D3372A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">City of Durham & NCDOT to Upgrade Multiple Roadways in Durham</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_0" id="-822358030"><i><span style="color:black">Project Open Houses Begin
</span></i></w:Sdt><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_1" id="21141458"><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_2" id="-384559193"></w:Sdt><i><span style="color:black">in Early 2024; Construction Scheduled to Start this Spring</span></i></w:Sdt></span><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">DURHAM, N.C. – Pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers who travel 11 roadways in Durham will soon have better connections and improved safety thanks to a roadway resurfacing and restriping project that is now underway.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%">Beginning this spring, the City of Durham and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will resurface and then upgrade<a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/5099/Roadway-Resurfacing-Projects-in-2024"><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_11" id="-1364585137">
pavement marking designs on </w:Sdt>11 roadways</a> within the city limits. <o:p>
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11 roadways will be resurfaced within the city limits.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
Residents and stakeholders invited to meet with City staff at public events <span style="color:windowtext">
<w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_30" id="1215774934"><span style="color:black">and to provide input for pavement marking designs.</span></w:Sdt></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="color:windowtext">Intermittent lane closures will occur in Spring/Summer 2024. Electronic message boards will be posted, at construction sites, one week prior to closures.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The City’s Transportation and Public Works Departments, along with the NCDOT, will manage the road improvements project. Roads will receive updated pavement designs based on current conditions and community input. The City will manage the
resurfacing of the following five City-owned roadways and the NCDOT will manage resurfacing six State-owned roads.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_45" id="-1092928612">City-owned Road<w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_43" id="-1888018687">ways:
</w:Sdt><w:Sdt ShowingPlcHdr="t" SdtTag="goog_rdk_44" id="-1304688062"> </w:Sdt></w:Sdt><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Stadium Drive (Horton Street to Carver Street)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Oak Grove Parkway (Wake Forest Highway to Stallings Road)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Woodcroft Parkway (Fayetteville Road to Hope Valley Road)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Crown Parkway (Page Road to Chin Page Road)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
Elizabeth Street (Holloway Street to Dowd Street)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>State-owned Roadways</b><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_38" id="-491101144"><b>:
</b></w:Sdt><w:Sdt ShowingPlcHdr="t" SdtTag="goog_rdk_39" id="-1706009324"> </w:Sdt><o:p></o:p></p>
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Roxboro Street (Markham Avenue to Lakewood Avenue)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
Mangum Street (Markham Avenue to Lakewood Avenue)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
Liberty Street (Roxboro Street to Dillard Street)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
Dillard Street (East Main Street to Holloway Street) <w:Sdt ShowingPlcHdr="t" SdtTag="goog_rdk_41" id="-1622765233">
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University Drive (Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard to East Forest Hills Boulevard)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
Main Street (Ninth Street to N. Buchanan Boulevard)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Beginning in late January, City staff will host public open houses and pop-up
<w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_63" id="-835760916">events</w:Sdt><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_64" id="1442109764">
</w:Sdt>to discuss pavement marking changes for each roadway. <w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_66" id="580569511">
Planners and engineers will attend these events to explain the work, gather feedback</w:Sdt><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_67" id="1233666854"><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_68" id="-2054916554">,</w:Sdt></w:Sdt><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_69" id="1339196580"> and answer questions.</w:Sdt><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A public engagement schedule is now posted on the City’s <a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/5099/Roadway-Resurfacing-Projects-in-2024">
Roadway Resurfacing Projects</a> webpage. Staff will communicate expected changes to both English and Spanish speakers through public events, the project webpage, mail notices,
<a href="https://waytogodurham.com/newsletters/"><span style="color:blue">Way to Go Durham newsletters</span></a><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_73" id="1199204241"><u><span style="color:blue">,</span></u></w:Sdt> and through City of Durham Transportation Department
social media channels.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An engineering team for the State-owned roadways <span style="color:black;background:white">
began data collection in November 2023, and currently are in the traffic analysis and engagement phase</span>. A separate engineering team will begin their field investigation and traffic analysis for City-owned roadways in early 2024. All construction is anticipated
to be <w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_79" id="-764544196">completed</w:Sdt><w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_80" id="-1413844370">
</w:Sdt>by November 2024. This project is City-funded through the Capital Improvements Program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Visit the <a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/5099/Roadway-Resurfacing-Projects-in-2024">
project webpage</a> for more information including staff contacts, project schedule, status updates, and upcoming community engagement meetings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">About the City of Durham Transportation Department</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/1002/Transportation"><span style="color:blue">Transportation Department</span></a> is responsible for a broad range of transportation services, which include traffic signs and signals, transportation
planning, transportation demand management, parking operations, street lighting, taxicab administration, and bicycle and pedestrian planning. The department works to increase transportation choices as well as local and regional connectivity by planning and
securing funds for highways, public transportation, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b>About the City of Durham Public Works Department
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">The </span>
<a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/506/Public-Works">Public Works Department</a><span style="color:black"> provides a wide range of services, including street maintenance, engineering design, development review, and stormwater quality and infrastructure maintenance.
The department plans and executes the City’s winter weather and natural disaster plans. The department ensures that the street infrastructure is safe and well maintained, which supports quality of life and serves as a foundation of a healthy economy.
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