DAVIS DRIVE WIDENING PROJECT UPDATE

(May 15, 2000)

  1. The design project is proceeding according to recommendations approved by Town Council as included in the minutes from the April 27th meeting. The minutes from this meeting can be accessed via the Town’s web page. (www.townofcary.org / Agenda/Minutes / Minutes of 2000 meetings / April 27th, 2000 / Old/New Business).
  2. The construction costs included in the comparisons from the earlier TranSystems report were based on a general CAMPO project estimator and were NOT specific estimates for this project. Those numbers are based on a generic 4.5 mi. corridor being constructed to each of the alternative cross sections. The only project-specific cost estimate for the Davis Drive project was made for the Bond Referendum and that estimate was $4.5M. Staff report DS00-191 indicates that the 16’ median adds approximately $1.4M (for a total preliminary estimate of $5.9M).
  3. Improvements to the High House Rd. intersection with Davis Drive will likely include some re-alignment to eliminate the need for a split-phase signal. Plans are preliminary and we are still working with alternative alignments to minimize impacts. It is likely that either the southeast or northwest quadrant of the intersection will be impacted by any intersection re-alignment solution.

We are continuing work on the preliminary plans and plan to have a second Public Workshop near the middle of June. At this workshop, we will be able to discuss impacts to specific properties along the corridor, and begin to discuss ways to mitigate these impacts.

Davis Drive Staff Report

Davis Drive Progress Report

Davis Drive Public Workshop Comments