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NCDOT Design Alternatives
| Alternatives
Description |
| After much coordination
with the City of Winston-Salem and taking into consideration all
comments from the public, NCDOT has refined the initial design
ideas into three alternatives for the Business 40 Improvement
Project. These three alternatives are described and shown here.
NCDOT will continue to refine the alternatives over the next
year as traffic data is analyzed, impacts to environmental and
historical resources are identified and other project data is
reviewed. This process is part of the Environmental Assessment
(EA) required for the project. The fi nal outcome of the process
will be the selection of a preferred alternative, which is what
NCDOT will advance into final design and construction. Prior to
this selection, the public will have several opportunities to
comment on the alternatives. |
Below are the
different design alternatives. Click on the maps to view a larger
image of that map.
Design
Alternative 1- Peters Creek Parkway Interchange Improvements
All alternatives will
include a new or rehabilitated 4th Street Bridge, with improved
sidewalks and bridge rails, and a wider Peters Creek Parkway
Bridge with a new interchange. Other improvements or options
include:
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• Cul-de-sac both Apple Street and Gregory
Street.
• Keep the eastbound off -ramp to Peters Creek Parkway ONLY if
warranted by future traffic volumes.
• Analyze the need for possible intersection improvements at
Peters Creek Parkway and First Street. |
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Design Alternative 2- Cherry Street / Marshall Street Alternative
This alternative would
keep the one-way pair
system on Cherry Street/Marshall Street. Other improvements or
options include:
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• Replace Green
Street Bridge with a pedestrian/utility bridge.
• Remove Broad Street on- and off -ramps.
• Remove a section of High Street between Brookstown Avenue and Spruce
Street.
• Remove Spruce Street Bridge.
• Keep westbound on-ramp (modified) and remove eastbound on-ramp from
Marshall Street. Build new westbound off -ramp from Cherry Street.
• Do NOT provide a frontage road connecting Poplar Street, Spruce Street
and Marshall Street.
• Remove eastbound off -ramps to Liberty Street and Main Street and
westbound on-ramps from Liberty Street and Main Street.
• Potentially keep both westbound on- and off-ramp and eastbound on-ramp
from Main Street. One way pair system on Main Street and Liberty Street
will remain.
• Provide other pedestrian improvements, as needed.
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Design
Alternative 3- Liberty
Street / Main Street Alternative
This alternative will keep the one-way pair
system of Liberty Street/Main Street, which will become the
primary access into downtown. Other improvements or options
include:
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• Replace Green
Street Bridge with a pedestrian/utility bridge.
• Replace Broad Street on- and off -ramps with a modified version.
• Remove High Street off -ramp.
• Remove Spruce Street Bridge.
• Cherry Street and Marshall Street may be redesigned for two way
operation.
• Do NOT construct pedestrian tunnel under Liberty Street Bridge.
• Replace Liberty Street Bridge with two short bridges that extend over
the strollway; provide “fill” between the two bridges.
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• Replace Liberty Street Bridge with one short bridge and relocate
strollway closer to Liberty Street and modify eastbound off -ramps to
Liberty Street and Main Street and eastbound on-ramp from Main Street.
• Keep westbound off -ramp to Main Street and westbound onramp from
Liberty Street.
• Analyze the need to widen MLK, Jr. Drive from Trade Street to
Cherry/Marshall Streets and redesign the Cherry/Marshall
Street intersection if the access to Business 40 is limited at
Cherry/Marshall Streets. |
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