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Project Fast Facts
- Status: Projects Under Development
- County: Durham
- Type of Project: New Roadway
- STIP Number: U-0071
- Estimated Cost: $90 million
- Property Acquisition Start: Fiscal Year 2010
Description
The N.C. Department of Transportation is proposing to construct the East End Connector in Durham. The proposed project would provide a direct connection between the Durham Freeway (NC 147) and US 70 (Miami Boulevard), as well as make improvements to US 70 from Pleasant Drive to north of Holloway Street (NC 98).
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Project Overview and Purpose
In an effort to meet the current and future needs of the community and the region, the NCDOT, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization, the City of Durham and Durham County have identified the East End Connector project as a priority.
Why is this action needed?
Because there is no direct connection between the two major east-west highways in the City of Durham (Durham Freeway and US 70), motorists and truckers use other streets to access the highway system. Over the next 25 years, traffic volumes are estimated to increase significantly and without these changes additional cut-through traffic may affect local streets and communities in the area. The East End Connector would provide a link among four major transportation routes(I-85, US 70, NC 147, and I-40) and facilitate better traffic flow.
Project Highlights
This project will address the following transportation issues:
- Inefficient movement of people and goods from the north and east side of the community to major employment and retail centers located on the south side of the county.
- Limited accessibility to existing industrial property within the study area as well as land that is anticipated to be developed for industrial uses in the future.
- Forecast traffic and travel delays on local arterials due to "cut-through" traffic from the north and east accessing the Durham Freeway.
- Increased accident rates on local arterials within the study area.
Contact Information
For more information about this project, Call our Project Line: 1-800-734-7062 or contact one of the persons below.
Leza Mundt, AICP
Consultant Engineer, NCDOT
- Email: Contact Us
- Phone: (919) 733-7844 Ext. 244
- Address: 1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1548
Chad Critcher, PE - Consultant Project Manager
Jan Anderson, PE - RS&H, Architects, Engineers, Planners, Inc.
Resources for Local Property Owners
In many cases, it is inevitable that a certain amount of private property must be acquired. The displacement of homes and businesses is minimized to the extent practicable. The following brochures will answer questions about this process.