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Locally Preferred Alternative for Wake BRT: Southern Corridor
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 Purser Drive in the Town of Garner. The MIS generated multiple alignment options for the corridor between downtown Raleigh and Purser Drive in Garner.
These alignments are best explained by splitting the corridor into two (2) sections: Northern Section and Southern Section. The alignments within the Northern Section would use a combination of Wilmington, Salisbury, Blount, South, and Morgan Streets in downtown Raleigh and either S. Wilmington Street, S. McDowell Street or S. Saunders Street from downtown Raleigh to the convergence of S. Saunders Street and S. Wilmington Street at US 70. The alignments within the Southern Section would use either Fayetteville Road (US 70/US 401) or S. Wilmington Street Extension (proposed new roadway) and Garner Station Boulevard to connect to Purser Drive in Garner. The MIS and further subsequent alternatives analysis carried out by the City of Raleigh and Town of Garner generated six (6) total alignment options for the corridor:
1) S. Saunders Street to Wilmington Extension - utilizes South Street to exit and enter Downtown Raleigh, then continues along S. Saunders Street towards Garner. At the convergence of S. Saunders Street and S. Wilmington Street at US 70, this alternative would then utilize the Wilmington Extension until reaching the southern terminus. This alternative is 5.06 miles.
2) S. Saunders Street to Fayetteville Road - utilizes South Street to exit and enter Downtown Raleigh, then continues along S. Saunders Street towards Garner. At the convergence of S. Saunders Street and S. Wilmington Street at US 70, this alternative would then utilize...
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