DRAFT Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update: February 23, 2018 version

ROADWAYS

Street Design Guide As recommendations are identified for the roadway network, it is important to consider their future design and function. The Town of

Morrisville Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update does this by developing a series of standardized cross-sections consistent

with those being used by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and NCDOT. Table 3-2 presents a context-based

guide for the application of these standardized cross-sections in the Town of Morrisville. This table offers a greater understanding of how

street design can complement the land use context of a given area, which in turn offers an expression of consistency with stated NCDOT

policy for design elements as well as Complete Street objectives. The table is organized around the Town of Morrisville’s street hierarchy,

shown in Figure 3-2 . While there are always exceptions, establishing these standardized cross-sections and their appropriate context will

be beneficial as future improvements or growth is considered in the Town.

The illustrative cross-sections matching the street hierarchy columns can be found in the Appendix B .

Table 3-2: Street Design Guide

STREET HIERARCHY

POSTED SPEED

ID

BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN

MAJOR THOROUGHFARE

MINOR THOROUGHFARE

COLLECTOR STREET

LOCAL STREET

●

2A 5’ Sidewalk

35 or less

○

● ● ● ● ●

2B 5' Bike Lane, 5' Sidewalk

25-45

○

2C Parking Both Sides, 5' Sidewalk

35 or less

○

2D Parking One Side, 5' Sidewalk

35 or less

○

2E Median, 5' Bike Lane, 5' Sidewalk

25-45

○

3A Share the Road, 5' Sidewalk

25-45

○

Median, Wide Outside Lanes, 5' Sidewalks

●

4A

35-45

○

●

●

4B Median, 5' Sidewalk, Sidepath

35-45

Median, Wide Outside Lanes, Sidepaths

●

4C

35-55

○

5A Wide Outside Lanes, 5' Sidewalks

35-45

○

Median, Dedicated Bus Lanes, 10’ Sidepaths

●

6A

35-55

○

● Primary Cross-Section ○ Secondary Cross-Section

RECOMMENDED THOROUGHFARE IMPROVEMENTS

Recommendations along thoroughfares are grouped into three categories:

Roadway Widening



Access Management



New Alignment



The recommendations in this section are intended to alleviate future congestion concerns by adding capacity through roadway widening or

new location facilities and easing traffic flow through access management strategies. Table 3-3 lists improvements to the thoroughfare

network, while Figure 3-3 displays recommended projects along with previously committed projects. More information on the

recommendations can be found on individual project sheets in the Appendix C .

Table 3-3: Recommended Thoroughfare Improvements

CORRIDOR

TO

FROM

IMPROVEMENT

LENGTH

Airport Boulevard

Slater Rd

Factory Shops Rd

Access Management

0.25 mi

Airport Boulevard

Slater Rd

McCrimmon Pkwy

Access Management

0.74 mi

Airport Boulevard Extension

NC 54

Current Terminus

New Location

0.77 mi

Davis Drive

Wake Co Northern Limits

Morrisville-Carpenter Rd Widening

3.87 mi

Louis Stephens Drive

Poplar Pike Ln

McCrimmon Pkwy

Widening

1.23 mi

NC 54

NW Cary Pkwy

Weston Pkwy

Widening

0.62 mi

NC 54

Morrisville Town Limits

NW Cary Pkwy

Widening

0.30 mi

NC 54

Weston Pkwy

Perimeter Park Dr

Widening

2.39 mi

NC 54

NC 540

Northern Town Limits

Widening

0.35 mi

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