Buck Jones Road Widening Project
- Planning
- Design
- Construction
- Completed
- Street Improvement Project
- $8,165,000
- Roadway Design and Construction (Lead)
- URS Corporation North Carolina (Project Design Consultant)
- Carolina Sunrock, LLC (Construction Contractor)
Current Activity
Posted Monday, May 24
On May 1, the City’s contractor, Carolina Sunrock, put a new traffic pattern in place at the intersection of Bashford Road and Buck Jones Road. The new traffic pattern allows the contractor to construct the new roundabout in the center of the roadway while traffic flows on either side. Bashford Road remains closed to traffic at the intersection while construction activity continues. The intersection is scheduled to reopen to traffic on June 15.
Lane closures are ongoing between Wilmot Drive and Xebec Way while crews complete the grading operations in preparation for the installation of new curb and gutter and sidewalks along this section of the roadway.
The spring-like weather has permitted the planting of the new street trees along the corridor, and between S. Valley Ct. and Norman Place one can get the feel of what the new roadway will be like once the project is completed.
Summary
The widening of Buck Jones Road will begin near Farm Gate Road and extend to Xebec Way. Street improvements will include:
- Two proposed roundabouts at Farm Gate Road and Bashford Road;
- A center turn lane for adequate turning traffic storage at the remaining intersections along the corridor;
- Marked bicycle lanes;
- Curbs and gutters;
- Culvert replacement near Bashford Road;
- New streetlights;
- Sidewalks on both sides of Buck Jones Road from Farm Gate Road to Xebec Way;
- Transit stops will be upgraded to include marked crosswalks and pedestrian refuge islands at mid-block crossings; and,
- A sidewalk installed on the west side of Buck Jones from Farm Gate to the existing bridge overpass of I-40.
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Schedule
| Date | Description |
| November 2, 2010 | Corridor Public Meeting - 25% Design Plans |
| January 1, 2014 | Design Public Meeting - 65% Design Plans |
| June - 2013 | Design Public Meeting - 90% Design Plans |
| October 1, 2013 | Design Public Meeting - 90% Design Plans |
| December 2015 | Complete Right of Way and Easement Acquisition |
| May 2016 | Advertise for Construction Contract |
| August 2016 | Award Construction Contract |
| Late Summer 2018 | Project Completion |
History
The Buck Jones Road widening project is part of the 2005 Road Bond approved by voters of the City of Raleigh. Initial design funding for the project was authorized by the Raleigh City Council as part of the 2008-09 Capital Improvement Program. Construction funding was a combination of annual allocations through the CIP program, plus an additional $4 million through the 2013 transportation bond.
This road is classified as a minor thoroughfare in the City's 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The existing roadway is primarily a two-lane roadway with inadequate turn lane accommodations at some intersections.
Existing Traffic Volume: 10,400 vehicles per day
Projected Traffic Forecast: 12,800 vehicles per day (2035)
