state and local road project updates: part 2

2011 Charlotte Regional Transportation Summit

April 8, 2011

Division 10 Project Updates

MUMPO Orientation

State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

Schedule:

Draft STIP will cover the 12-18 Fiscal Years

Anticipated Draft TIP should be adopted in July 2011

State Transportation Improvement Program

Facts:

Statewide Equity Budget is Projected to be $9.21 Billion.

Does not include Loop Program Dollars

Does not include Public Transportation Dollars

Or Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality Dollars

State Transportation Improvement Program

Division 10:

Our 10 Year Work Plan Proposes to Bring $2,659,500,960 into our Region.

Also we are currently working on a new Loop Prioritization process as well as the Mobility Fund Prioritization.

This could bring additional dollars to the region.

Up Coming Projects

R-2248E

The last roadway section of I-485 and in conjunction with R-2123CE will complete the 485 loop.

Contract to be let to bid May 28, 2010.

$185 Million

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Interchange of I-485 and I-85. The other project to complete the loop. High speed design interchanging freeway to freeway.

Contract to be let to bid September 2, 2010.

$155 Million

I-3803B

Widening of I-85 from interchange with I-485 to the interchange with NC 73. Project is 5.5 miles long and will widen to an 8 lane section.

Contract to be let to bid August 5, 2010.

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R-2248H

Complete interchange at Garrison Rd and will serve both CLT Airport and Norfolk Southern Inter-modal facility current under construction. Good example to partnership with both the Airport and Railroad. Will be completed before Inter-modal facility opens.

Contract to be let to bid July 2010.

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Converting Independence Blvd. to Expressway from Albemarle Rd. to Conference Drive. Will provide for center lanes for future transit and/or managed lanes.

Contract to be let to bid July 2012 with R/W beginning May of this year.

$170 Million

R-4902

Widen I-485 from existing 4 lanes to 6 lanes with auxiliary lanes between Johnston Road and NC 51. 6.6 Miles

Current Let Date is scheduled for FY 2014. With an Anticipated Cost of $70 Million.

Let Date Moved to February 2012

I-4733

Reconstruction of Catawba Ave. interchange with I-77. Originally proposed as new interchange at a cost of $35 million. Has a federal earmark of $5 million.

Looking at the use of a Diverging Diamond design which will reduce cost to $6 million and will use the existing bridge.

Monroe Bypass

The Monroe Bypass; this will be a Design Build contract administered by the Turnpike Authority.

RFQ Advertisement April 15, 2010

Bid Opening October 22, 2010

Approx. Cost $750 million

Rail Projects

Two rail projects will be let to contract within next two years as part of the $545 million NC received through competitive ARRA grants.

12 Double track as part of high speed rail.

Norfolk Southern/CSX grade separation

$250 million

I-5405

I-277 (BROOKSHIRE FREEWAY) TO WESTCATAWBA AVENUE (EXIT 28).

CONSTRUCT HIGH OCCUPANCY TOLL(HOT) LANES AND CONVERT EXISTING

HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANESTO HIGH OCCUPANCY TOLL (HOT)

Estimated Cost $64 Million

I-3802A

Widening of I-85 for the existing 4 lanes to 8 lanes from NC 73 to Rowan County Line.

New Let Date January 2013 from last TIP of 2017.

Estimated Cost $120 Million.