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April 2, 2018
RE: S`fIP U-6093 Start of Shidy
SR 2452 (Rock Quarry Road) from Olde Birch Drive to SR 2544 (Sumlybrook Road)
City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
T'o All Interested Par6es:
The City of Raleigh (City) and the [�Iarth Carolina Deparhnent of Transportarion
(NCDOT) has retained HDR Engineering, Inc. of fl1e Carolinas (HDR) to begin studying
alternatives for widening SR 2542 (Rock Quarry Road) from Olde Birch Drive to SR 2544
(Sunnybrook Road) in Raleigh, NC. Figures 1 and 2 show the project vicinity and d1e
project area. This proposed projectis identified in the 2018-2027 State TransportaHon
Improvement Program (STIP) as U-6093 (March 2018). Right of way acquisition and
conshuction are both scheduled to begin in Fiscal Year 2018.
Purpose and Need
The purpose of flte proposed project is to widen Rock Quany Road to a five-lane facility
with sidewalks and a inu1H-use path on one side. The proposed project is needed to relieve
congestion and provide a safer travel way for all users including motorists, pedestrians,
and bicyclists throughout the corridor.
Existing Condition
Tl1e project is approximately 0.8 miles long and extends from Olde Birch Drive to
Sumlybrook Road. Rock Quarry Road is classified as a major thoroughfare on tlie City of
RaleigKs Thoroughfare Plan. The exisHng roadway consists of two-lanes wifll
interinittent wider sections along the souH1 side at Sumlybrook Road and the north side
at Olde Birch Drive.
Alternatives
A focus for this sriidy is to begin idenHfying constraints along the corridor for
consideration as the project progresses. Specific details regarding altemaHves and site
design are not available at this stage and will be evaluated in the future.
Please identify any potential facrors that should be considered and included in plaiuting
for this project. If applicable, identify any permits or approvals which may be required by
OI`FICH OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
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your agency. Your comments will be used in the preparaHon of a Federally-funded
Categorical Exclusion. This document wIll be prepared in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It is desirable that your agency respond by May 2, 2018
so that your comments can be used in the preparation of this document. Please include
the STIP Project Number in all correspondence.
Thank you in advance for your assistance. If you have any questions or require additional
informarion after your review of the enclosed information, please contact me at (919) 996-
2166 or iason.myers�raleighnc.gov. We look forward to your comments and will evaluate
and include all responses.
Sincerely,
Jason S. Myers, AICP
Senior Transportation Planner
Attachments
Figure 1: Vicinity (Aerial)
Figure 2: Project Area (USGS Topography)
Cc: Bob Deaton, NCDOT
Jeff Dayton, HDR