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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
April 16, 2010
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Eugene Conti
FROM: Drew Joyner, P.E. V
Unit Head Human Environment Unit
EUGENE A. CONTI, JR.
SECRETARY
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RE: Notice of a Second Design Public Hearing for the East End Connector from the
Durham Freeway ( N.C. 147) to North of Holloway Street (N.C. 98)
Durham County
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
U-0071 This project proposes to provide a direct freeway connection between the Durham
Freeway and U.S. 70 in Durham County.
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cc: Mr. Chuck Watts, Board of Transportation Member - Division 5
Ms. Nina S. Szolsberg, At-Large, Board of Transportation Member - Division 5
Mr. Jon Nance, P.E.
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C. W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Terry Gibson, P.E.
Mr. Greg Thorpe, Ph.D.
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Eric Midkiff, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J. Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone] PROJECT DEVELOPMENT&
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS BRANCH -
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITC W NCDOT.ORG ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTER
RALEIGH NC, 27699-1598 4701-116 ATLANTIC AVENUE
RALEIGH NC, 27604
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff. P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Mark Hellman, Right of Way Agent - Division 5
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NOTICE OF A SECOND DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE EAST END
CONNECTOR FROM THE DURHAM FREEWAY (N.C. 147) TO NORTH OF
HOLLOWAY STREET (N.C. 98) IN DURHAM
TIP Project No. U-0071
Durham County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) held a Design
Public Hearing for the above-referenced project in March 2010. Due to a delay in the
newsletter delivery, some citizens did not receive timely notification. Therefore, NCDOT
will host a second informal, drop-in style Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
NCDOT representatives will be available to discuss the project in an informal
setting between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Holton
Career and Resource Center, located at 401 N. Driver Street in Durham. Parking and
entrance to the Center is behind the building, between Taylor and Southgate Streets.
Note: there will be no formal presentation. Comments and suggestions received before,
during and after the public hearing will be considered as project plans are refined.
Written comments will be accepted until May 14, 2010.
NCDOT proposes the East End Connector project to provide a direct freeway
connection between the Durham Freeway (N.C. 147) and U.S. 70 in Durham County.
The 3.6 mile project will begin on the Durham Freeway near Glover Road and end on
U.S. 70 just south of Cheek Road. The Connector will be designed to interstate
standards. It also will provide a freeway-to-freeway connection between U.S. 70 and the
Durham Freeway.
The proposed project will upgrade U.S. 70 to a freeway from Holloway Street
(N.C. 98) to Pleasant Drive. U.S. 70 has already been upgraded to a freeway north of
Holloway Street.
The initial phase of the Connector includes two continuous through lanes in each
direction divided by a 50-foot median, plus merge lanes as needed. A future phase of
the Connector would include adding an additional continuous through lane in each
direction that would be constructed in the median.
The purpose of the proposed project is to improve traffic capacity by relieving
future congestion on the Durham Freeway through downtown Durham. It will provide
direct access to Interstate 40 to the south and Interstate 85 to the north. It will divert
traffic from local streets such as Roxboro, Mangum, Gregson and Duke streets in
downtown Durham.
Previously, right-of-way acquisition was scheduled to begin in 2010, with
construction to begin in 2013. However, NCDOT is reevaluating this schedule as part of
the upcoming State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and will announce a
new schedule this summer. NCDOT currently is in the process of prioritizing for the draft
STIP, which will show the projects NCDOT can afford to fund from 2015-2020. To learn
more, visit www.ncdot.gov.
Maps displaying the location and design of the project and a copy of the
environmental document, the Environmental Assessment (EA), are available for public
review at: The City of Durham - Transportation Division, located at 101 City Hall Plaza
(4tn floor), and at the NCDOT Highway Division 5 Office, located at 2612 N. Duke Street,
in Durham. The EA and the hearing map are available online at:
www.ncdot.gov/protects/eastendconnector/. The EA also can be viewed at:
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/works/pdf/EECEEA10 2009 pdf
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Drew Joyner, P.E., NCDOT-
Human Environment Unit, at 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1598, phone
[phone], or e-mail: diovner ,ncdot.gov.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids' and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this hearing. Anyone
requiring special services should contact Mr. Joyner as early as possible so that
arrangements can be made.