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Public Hearing for Wake Bus Rapid Transit: Western Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative
Bret Martin, MPO Staff
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Building upon the identification and initial refinement of bus rapid transit (BRT) alternatives studied under the Wake Transit Fixed Guideway Corridors Major Investment Study (MIS), the City of Raleigh is in the process of developing a BRT project linking downtown Raleigh and downtown Cary. The MIS generated a single alignment option for the corridor between downtown Raleigh and Jones Franklin Road. This alignment would use a combination of Wilmington, Salisbury, Blount, South, and Morgan Streets in downtown Raleigh and the existing alignment of Western Boulevard from downtown Raleigh to Jones Franklin Road. The MIS and further subsequent alternatives analysis carried out by the City of Raleigh and Town of Cary generated four (4) alignment options for the corridor between Jones Franklin Road and downtown Cary, which include:
1) Chapel Hill Road (NC 54): The Chapel Hill Road/NC 54 alternative would use Hillsborough Street and Chapel Hill Road between the intersection of Western Boulevard/Hillsborough Street and downtown Cary. This segment is approximately 4.1 miles in length.
2) Chatham Street: The Chatham Street alternative would use Hillsborough Street and Chatham Street between the intersection of Hillsborough Street/Western Boulevard/Jones Franklin Road and downtown Cary. This segment is approximately 3.1 miles in length.
3) Cary Towne Boulevard/Walnut Street: The Cary Towne Boulevard/Walnut Street alternative would use an extension of Western Boulevard on new location, Cary Towne Boulevard, and Walnut Street between the Western Boulevard/Jones Franklin Road intersection and downtown Cary. This segment is approximately 3.9 miles in length.
4) Cary Towne Boulevard/Maynard Road/East Chatham Street: The Cary Towne Boulevard/Maynard Road alternative would use an extension of Western Boulevard on new location, Cary Towne Boulevard, Mayna...
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