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PROJECT BACKGROUND
TheCityofArchdaleincooperationwiththeHighPointUrbanArea
Metropolitan Planning Organization (HPMPO) and the North
CarolinaDepartmentofTransportation(NCDOT)commissionedthe
creation of a corridor study for the Hwy 62 corridor. The project
limitsincludedthesectionofroadfromFairfieldRoadeasttotheUS
Hwy311Bypass.Theprimaryemphasisofthestudywastodevelop
an interim and longterm transportation strategy that responds to
changing conditions along the corridor. The study considered
safety, traffic operations, access management, land use,
environment and multimodal accommodations. The study
included a robust public outreach process including Steering
Committee meetings, stakeholder interviews, design charrette,
workshop,andcouncilpresentation.Theoutcomeoftheplanning
processwasaseriesofdeliverablesincluding:
PerspectivefromtheHwy62CorridorStudy
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WORKBOOK
This workbook serves as a summary of the Weant Road Feasibility
Study and includes information regarding the study process,
transportation design, environment, and implementation. The
components of the workbook are described in the following
subsections.
ProjectProcess
Theworkbookoffersabriefoverviewoftheplanningprocessused
to identify issues, create alternatives, develop evaluation criteria,
andultimatelyformulaterecommendations.
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ConceptDevelopment
Appendix
Theworkbookprovidesasummaryofalternativesgeneratedduring
the study. The expressed intent was to evaluate a set of options.
Each option included a common characteristic, the realignment of
WeantRoaddirectlyoppositeModlinGroveRoad.
TheAppendixprovidesdocumentationofthetrafficandairquality
analysis,concepts,resourcemapping,andfunctionaldesignplansas
wellasthedatautilizedintheirdevelopment.
ConceptEvaluation
A systematic evaluation of traffic operations and safety was
developedtoassessthecurrentconditionswithinthestudyareaas
wellastheprojectedhorizonyear(2035)conditions.Thisanalysis
of capacity and safety deficiencies became the cornerstone in the
evaluationofthepreferredalignment.
Aviewtotheeast
alongHwy62
PreferredAlternative
The roadway realignment concepts were all intended to improve
safety, address projected capacity deficiencies, and minimize
environmental (human and natural) impacts. The preferred
alternative therefore represents the option that best responds to
these criteria. In effect, it was the responsibility of project
participantstoidentifyanalternativethatrespondstothedefined
project needs, was consistent with the established design
parameters,andcomplementedthecorridorcontext.
ActionPlan
The project process was developed with implementation in mind.
The Action Plan is intended to provide guidance on next steps,
potentialfunding,andastrategyforimplementation.
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PROJECT PROCESS
ALIGNMENT ALTERNATIVES
WeantRoadisatwolaneregionallysignificantcorridorthatserves
the growing suburban residential population in Archdale providing
connectionstoUS311Bus(MainStreet),USHwy311/FutureI74
and I85. With land development trends and traffic growth
anticipated to increase over time, local officials will face growing
pressure to address operational and safety concerns at the
intersectionofNC62andWeantRoad.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Asapartofthisfeasibilitystudyapreliminaryenvironmentalreview
was prepared for the study area. The environmental review
represents a reasonable attempt to identify potential sources of
contamination, significant natural features, and areas where
avoidance should be exercised. Both natural and human features
were considered. Avoiding the built environment included
minimizingimpactstoexistingstructuresandlimitingtheamountof
rightofwayrequiredforconstruction.
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FUNCTIONAL DESIGN
Upon the selection of a preferred alternative, functional design
plans were prepared utilizing available topographical and aerial
data. While this information is less detailed than survey data, it
represents an affordable means to establish a relative
understanding of the potential impacts to environmental features,
thebuiltenvironment,andprobableconstructioncost.
Functional design plans were developed based on best practices
including current NCDOT and AASHTO (American Association of
State Highway Transportation Officials) roadway design guidelines.
Horizontal and vertical functional design plans were prepared to
determinepotentialimpactsandconstructability.
signalspacingaswellastheabilitytominimizetheinterruptionof
trafficprogressionalongNC62.
WhilethenewterminusofWeantRoadwasidentifiedintheNC62
corridorstudy,thealignmentoftherealignmentrequiredadditional
study. For this reason, the feasibility study explored three
alternativealignments.
ALIGNMENT ALTERNATIVES
CONCEPT OVERVIEW
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TypicalsectionoftheWeantRoadrealignment
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ALTERNATIVE1
Alternative1(ALT1)followsthealignmenthighlightedintheNC
62CorridorStudy.ALT1departsfromtheexistingWeantRoad
alignment just north of the Guilford/Randolph County line in a
northeasterly direction before turning to a more northerly
direction just east of the residential homes located along
BluewoodCourt.
ALT1providesadirectrealignmentofexistingWeantRoadtothe
new proposed intersection with NC 62 and Modlin Grove Road.
For northbound motorists on Weant Road this provides for a
seamlesstrafficmovement.
ALT 1 utilizes a 50 mph design speed which allows for a posted
speedlimitof45mphwhichisconsistentwiththecurrentposted
speed limit along Weant Road. Under ALT 1 the remaining
portionofexistingWeantRoadontheoriginalalignmentnorthof
the point of divergence, is realigned to a new intersection with
therealignedWeantRoad.
Alternative1Alignment
DesignSpeed:50mph
Length:2,300feet
RightofWay:3.2acres
Consistentcorridorspeed
limit
PotentialimpactstoRandolph
County
IncreasedPropertyimpacts
andrightofway
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Seamlesstrafficmovement
Creates18.2acreparcel
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Alternative1:
ConceptDesign
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ALTERNATIVE2
Alternative2(ALT2)maintainstheterminuspointwithNC62and
parallels Woods Lake adjacent to the residential homes. ALT 2
departs from a similar alignment with ALT 1 as it passes south of
the residential homes. At this point, ALT 2 follows a westerly
directiontoanewintersectionwithexistingWeantRoad.
AllowingtheALT2alignmenttoterminateatexistingWeantRoad
improvesaccesstotheundevelopedpropertiesonthewestsideof
existing Weant Road as well as those that the alignment passes
through. Drivers with destinations such as I85 or points west
wouldmakearightturnatthenewintersection.Driversheading
eastonNC62havetheoptiontocontinueonexistingWeantRoad
orturnrightandutilizerealignedWeantRoad.
DesignSpeed:40mph
Length:1,650feet
RightofWay:2.3acres
Alternative2Alignment
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Fewerpropertyimpacts
Nondirectrealignment
Providesdirectaccessto
undevelopedpropertywestof
existingWeantRoad
Creates16.2acreparcel
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Alternative2:
ConceptDesign
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ALTERNATIVE3
Alternative3(ALT3)maintainstheterminuspointwithNC62and
parallelsWoodsLakeadjacenttotheresidentialhomes(likeALTs
1 and 2). ALT 3 takes the form of ALT 1 but utilizes tighter radii
and smaller tangent (straight) sections to compress the layout.
The compression of the layout avoids any encroachment into
Randolph County as well as minimizes the number of impacted
landparcels.
Toachievethecompressedconfiguration,ALT3utilizesa40mph
designspeed.Thereduceddesignspeedallowstheutilizationof
tighter radii. This creates the need for a change in the posted
speedlimitalongWeantRoadfrom45mphto35mph.
LikeALT1,ALT3realignsWeantRoadontoanewlocationwhich
requires a realignment of the northern section of existing Weant
Road.Underthisconfiguration,driversalongWeantRoadhavea
seamless transition to utilize the new intersection with NC 62
unlikeALT2.
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Alternative3Alignment
DesignSpeed:40mph
Length:1,900feet
RightofWay:2.6acres
Fewerpropertyimpacts
Seamlessconnectiontonew
intersectionwithNC62
Providesindirectaccessto
undevelopedpropertywestof
existingWeantRoad
Creates16.0acreparcel
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Alternative3:
ConceptDesign
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Thegeneralstudyareaassociatedwiththeprojectincludesthearea
bounded by existing Weant Road to the west, the
Guilford/RandolphCountylinetothesouth,NC62tothenorthand
along Woods Lake to the east. The study area includes some
residentialusesincludingtheneighborhoodlocatedsouthofNC62
along Bluefield Court. The remainder of the study area is
undevelopedforestandagriculturallands.
Twopolemountedtransformersarelocatedwithinthestudyarea.
One is centrally located on Bluewood Court with the other being
located on Woods Lake Farm Road in the eastern portion of the
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*From2006studyperformedbyKimleyHornandAssociatesaspartofa
separateandunrelatedproject.Thestreamsandwetlandshavebeen
reviewedbytheUSArmyCorpsofEngineersandNCDivisionofWater
Quality.
**FromSection309b.ArchdaleDevelopmentRegulations
Section401NCDivisionofWaterQuality
Project Parcels
ALIGNMENTS
Section401USArmyCorpofEngineers
Option 1
Option 2
BufferImpacts
Option 3
Potential Streams*
Potential Wetlands*
Potential Wetland Impact
Buffers**
Theimagetotherighthighlightsfeaturesfrom
the field investigation, the Zone 1 and Zone 2
buffer requirements and the Archdale buffer
requirements(Zone1,Zone2,andZone3).
Zone 1 - 30 Feet
Zone 2 - 50 Feet
Zone 3 - 100 Feet
POTENTIAL BUFFER IMPACTS
Zone 1
Zone 2
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Waterflowintheephemeralstream
(January2011)
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Table1.IntersectionLevelofServiceSummary(Existing)
PeakHourLOS(Delay)
Intersection
NC62andWeantRoad
AM
PM
38.9(E)
41.3(E)
Unsignalized intersections indicated in italics and LOS and delay represent that of the most
delayedminorstreetapproach.
Asapartofthefeasibilitystudy,intersectionlevelcapacityanalysis
waspreparedfortheintersectionofWeantRoadandModlinGrove
RoadwithNC62.
AM and PM turning movement counts were collected for the
intersectionofNC62andWeantRoadonSeptember9,2010.Table
1highlightstheresultsofthetrafficcapacityanalysis.Theresultsof
the analysis indicate that the intersection operates at Level of
Service(LOS)EduringboththeAMandPMpeakhours.
2010 AM/PM TURNING
MOVEMENT VOLUMES
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Sinceeachofthealternativesdevelopedutilizethe sameterminus
location with NC 62 and Modlin Grove Road, intersection level
capacityanalysiswaspreparedforthehorizonyearBuild,withthe
realignmentandNoBuild,withouttheimprovement.
Basedonconversationswithmembersofthesteeringcommitteeit
was determined that the new intersection of Modlin Grove
Road/Weant Road and NC 62, under the build conditions, should
includeleftturnlanesonNC62andfuturesignalization.
The results of the 2015 Build analysis indicate that the realigned
WeantRoadintersectionwilloperateatanacceptableLOS.TheNo
Build condition for 2015 shows further degradation of the
intersectiontounacceptablelevels.
Table2.IntersectionLevelofServiceSummary2015
Table2outlinestheresultsoftheanalysisunderbothBuildandNo
Buildconditionsforthe2015Horizonyear.
Intersection
PeakHourLOS(Delay)
AM
PM
NC62andWeantRoad
10.0(A)
B(13.2)
NC62andModlinGrove/WeantRoad
16.9(B)
10.9(B)
468.4(F)
90.8(F)
2015BuildConditions
2015NoBuildConditions
NC62andWeantRoad
Unsignalized intersections indicated in italics and LOS and delay represent that of the most
delayedminorstreetapproach.
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PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
Using the information collected in the environmental review, the
conceptualdesigns,andthetrafficcapacityandsafetyanalysis,the
projectsteeringcommitteedeterminedthatAlternative2bestmet
theneedsbothshorttermandlongtermforWeantRoad.
Alternative2waschosenbasedonthepremisethatitbalancedthe
needs of the commuting traffic utilizing Weant Road and potential
futurelanddevelopmentneedsinthearea.Whereas,Alternatives
1 and 3 accomplished each of these needs, it gave priority to the
commutingtrafficneedsoverlanddevelopment.
Proposedroundabout
atWeantRoadand
thenewWeantRoad
Connector
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reductioninthenecessarywidthforimplementationofthedesired
elements(sidewalkandguardrail).
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removingtheturnlanewillbegiven.
ImprovementstotheexistingModlinGroveRoadwereconsidered
inthepreferredconcept.Itshouldbenotedthatimprovementsto
existing Modlin Grove Road are not required to achieve an
acceptableLOSorfortheintersectiontofunctionproperly.During
the development of construction drawings, further review is
recommended.
Examplesofdecorative
guardrailtreatments
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PreferredAlternative:
FunctionalDesignConcept
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Pavementtypeandthickness
Curbandgutter
Erosioncontrol
Trafficcontrol
Markingsandstriping
TheOPCCfortheWeantRoadconnecter,forthedesignasdepicted
onthepreviouspage:
WeantRoadConnector
$740,000
CurbandgutteradjacenttoWoodsLake
$44,000
ImprovementstoNC62
$439,000
Roundabout
$320,000
Total: $1,543,000
VOC:(5.427g/mi)*(2.5mi/hr)*(1kg/1000g)=0.014kg/vehhr
AsapartoftheevaluationoftheWeantRoadConnector,airquality
analysis was prepared to evaluate the impacts the proposed
connectoranditssignalizationwillhaveonairqualityforthestudy
area.
NOX:(2.077g/mi)*(2.5mi/hr)*(1kg/1000g)=0.005kg/vehhr
Theincreaseinemissionswasthencalculatedintermsofdailyand
annualvalues.Theannualestimationsarebasedon250weekdays
inayear.Thecalculationsareasfollows:
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Daily:
CO:(0.077kg/vehhr)*(13.74vehhrs/day)=1.058kg/day
VOC:(0.014kg/vehhr)*(13.74vehhrs/day)=0.192kg/day
NOX:(0.005kg/vehhr)*(13.74vehhrs/day)=0.069kg/day
EstimatedIncreaseinDailyEmissions=1.319kg/day
Annual:
CO:(1.058kg/day)*(250days/year)=264.5kg/year
VOC:(0.192kg/day)*(250days/year)=48.1kg/year
NOX:(0.069kg/day)*(250days/year)=17.2kg/year
Thisspaceintentionallyleftblank.
EstimatedIncreaseinDailyEmissions=329.8kg/year
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ACTION PLAN
The momentum and support gained from the NC 62 Corridor
Study as well as the Weant Road Feasibility Study should be
capitalized upon. The following action items are intended to
provide guidance for the successful implementation of the
Weant Road project. While not an exhaustive inventory of
actionitems,theActionPlandoeshighlightmajormilestones
requiredforfunding,designandconstruction.
The timeframe for implementation can be influenced by
severalfactorsincluding:
Fundingavailabilitysource
Permitting
Developmentactivities
Rightofwayacquisition
Withthisinmind,alloftheimprovementsarenotlikelytobe
made at one time. However, it is imperative that NC 62 be
improvedtoaccommodatethisanticipatedincreaseintraffic.
Currently, the NCDOT Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP)doesnotincludeimprovementstothissectionofNC62.
InadditiontothewideningofNC62,theconnectorstreetplan
must also be coordinated and implemented to fully reap the
benefitsimprovingNC62.
GeneralActionItems
Timeframe
ResponsibleParty
AdoptthefindingsoftheWeantRoadFeasibility
Study
2011
CityofArchdale
2011
HPMPO
DevelopconstructiondesignplansforWeantRoad
realignment
2011
ArchdaleNCDOT
PerformnecessarypermittingwithNCDOT,
NCDENRandCityofArchdale
2011
ArchdaleNCDOT
WorkcollaborativelywithNCDOTtosecure
fundingandinitiateimplementation
Ongoing
CityofArchdale/
HPMPO/NCDOT
Incrementally
CityPlanning/
EngineeringStaff/
NCDOT
Incrementally
CityPlanning/
Development
Community
Table3:SummaryActionItems
Integratethefindingsandrecommendationofthis
studyintotheHPMPOLongRangeTransportation
Plan.
WorkwithNCDOT(siteplandevelopment
process)toconstructaccessmanagement
improvementsincludingintersectionredesign,
drivewayconsolidation,crossaccessbetween
properties,etc.
Requiretheimplementationoftheconnector
streetplanincrementallyasdevelopmentoccurs.
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SecondaryRoadsProgram:Thisprogramwasestablishedprimaryto
fund to paving of secondary dirt, gravel, and sand roads. Recent
changes permit the use of these funds for the construction of
improvementstoexistingroads.Thisprogramismanagedbyeach
Divisionwithprojectendorsementoccurringatthecountylevel.
Discretionary Funds (Statewide/Division): A limited amount of
funding is allocated annually for discretionary use to make
improvements on any project at the discretion of the Division and
BoardofTransportation.Moreinformationaboutthisprogramcan
befoundatthefollowing:
http://www.ncdot.gov/doh/preconstruct/traffic/teppl/MOM/MN
10.pdf
NCDOTDivisionFunds
CONCLUSION
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