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 Friday, April 13
Starting on Monday, April 16, Bashford Road at Buck Jones Road will be closed. During the road closure traffic will be detoured to Old Farm Road.
While this section of Bashford Road is closed the City’s contractor (Carolina Sunrock) will complete the installation of storm drains and construct the roundabout at the intersection of Bashford Road and Buck Jones Road. Bashford Road is scheduled to reopen to traffic in the new roundabout pattern in mid-June.
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)
