20220880 Ver 1_I-3306A_Project_Data_Sheet_1_23_13_20130130

PROJECT DATA SHEET
Date: 3/30/12
Rev.:1 /23/13
TIP No.: 1 -3306A
County: Orange
Federal -aid No.: IMS- 040 - 4(148)259
WBS No.: 34178.1.3
NCDOT Division: 7
Internal Scoping Meeting: October 11, 2012
Project Description:
• Length: 11.4 miles
• Termini (US Hwy / SR): 1 -40 from 1 -85 to the Durham County Line
• MPO / RPO: Durham - Chapel Hill- Carrboro MPO
• NEPA / 404 Merger Candidate? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® Unknown
• General Description of Project:
Widening project on 1 -40 runs east /west in Orange County. It joins 1 -85 just west of
Hillsborough, intersects Old NC 86, NC 86 and ends just west of US 15 -501 at the
Orange /Durham County line. The existing roadway is a 4 -lane grass median divided freeway
throughout this section.
Design Data (Existing Conditions)
• Functional Classification: Interstate
• Strategic Highway Corridor: Yes
• CTP Designation (Facility Type): Freeway
• Type of Access Control: Full
• Typical Section: 4 -lane divided with approximately 40 foot grass median
• Right of Way: Varies between 245 to 330 feet total
• Posted Speed: 65 mph
• Structure Inventory (Bridges, RCBC, Walls, etc):
From the bridge maintenance maps, there are 13 structures along the project: 4 bridges
that carry 1 -40 over roads (Bridges 267, 268 , 270 and 271), 2 bridges that carry 1 -40 over a
railroad line (Bridges 264 and 265), 1 culvert that carry 1 -85 over a creek: Culvert 263 at
New Hope Creek (Quadruple 13 ft. x 12 ft. RCBC) and 6 bridges that carry secondary
roads over 1 -40 (Bridges 79, 262, 260, 266, 259, and 258).
Other TIP Projects in the Area
TIP 1 -0305, Widen 1 -85 and reconstruct interchanges and structures— Let Date 10/2019
TIP 1 -5312, Pavement Rehab, 1 -85 from east of 1 -40 to the Durham County Line
Let Date 10/2013

• Railroad Involvement:
Two Bridges (structures 264 and 265) carry 1 -40 over SR 1725 and Norfolk Southern
Railroad. These bridges may need to be widened.
Long Range Plan History:
• DCHC MPO Long Range Transportation Plan was completed in 2009. This project
included as two separate projects: 1 -40 from US 15 -501 to NC 86 and 1 -40 from NC 86 to
1 -85. Both are widening from four to six lanes.
• Comprehensive Transportation Plan will be completed possibly by end of 2013.
• Air Quality Status: Project is in "Maintenance" area.
• Horizon Compliance Year (Long Range Transportation Plan): 2035
• Typical Section in Compliance with Conformity Determination? Yes
Traffic Data (AADT):
Roadway
1 -40
Current Year
2010
56,000 VPD (western terminus) to
70,000 VPD eastern terminus
Source of Traffic Data: AADT Maps
Crash Data for 1 -40 from 1 -85 to Durham Countv Line:
Rate
Crashes
Crashes /100 MVM
Statewide Rate'
Critical Rate
Total
487
58.76
63.05
67.65
Fatal
4
0.48
0.43
0.87
Non-Fatal Injury
79
9.53
16.73
19.13
Night
170
20.51
19.81
22.41
Wet
1 77
9.29
16.06
18.41
' 2008 -2010 statewide crash rate for Rural Interstates
2 Based on the statewide crash rate (95% level of confidence)
Cost Estimates:
Construction Right -of -Way Total
TIP Estimate $73,300,000 ($100,000)* $73,300,000
*2014 -2022 Year Draft STIP includes small amount as a contingency item
Project Schedule:
Environmental Document*
CE
I FY 2015
2012 -2020 Year STIP Right -of -Way
None'
2012 -2020 Year STIP Letting
FY 2019
*Based on 2012 -2020 Year STIP
'In proposed 2014 -2022 Year Draft STIP FY 2016
2 I proposed 2014 -2022 Year Draft STIP FY 2017

Initial Comments:
PDEA Draft Purpose and Need Statement:
The proposed project is to improve traffic capacity, mobility and connectivity along this
section of 1 -40.