GDOT Annual Report 2019

T R A N S P O R T A T I O N

Major Projects Under Development Throughout Greensboro

Downtown Greensboro Streetscape Masterplan In 2016, Greensboro voters approved $25 million dollars for downtown streetscape improvements. In order to identify opportunities and priorities for improvements, GDOT is developing a master plan for streetscapes in the central core of downtown Greensboro that will determine opportunities and constraints. This plan will serve as the design guidelines for the development of construction documents to implement improved sidewalks, landscaping, and lighting. Design guidelines will be prepared with recommendations for sidewalk widths, parking and loading zones, transit facilities, bicycle facilities, trees, and furnishings. The masterplan is complete. The following projects will be funded by the bonds: • Bellmeade Street and Eugene Street streetscape • Davie Street streetscape – currently under design • Elm Street streetscape • Wayfnding signage – currently under design • Greene Street streetscape and two-way conversion – currently under design Old Battleground and Cotswold Terrace With the closure of portions of Old Battleground and Cotswold Terrace, trafc patterns in the area have changed and there is a need to implement permanent changes to address the trafc concerns. A public meeting was held in December 2017 where four alternatives were presented to reestablish the Old Battleground and Cotswold Terrace connection. A majority of respondents favored a roundabout. Based on public input and trafc, safety, and emergency

response considerations, GDOT picked a design that includes a full access roundabout. GDOT held two additional public meetings in March 2018 to get comments on the proposed project. Comments received validated that the selected design alternative was preferred and provided valuable perspectives into trafc and transportation concerns, issues, and needs in the area. The project is currently under construction and is scheduled to be complete in fall 2019. Vandalia Road Vandalia Road is proposed to be widened between South Elm-Eugene Street and Pleasant Garden Road. The scope of the project consists of widening from a two-lane shoulder section to a three-lane section with a center turn lane, curb and gutter, sidewalks, and bike lanes. The project is currently in the design phase with construction plans anticipated to be completed at the end of the year. Right-of-way purchasing is expected to begin in late fall 2019. Construction is expected to begin in 2021. Alamance Church Road Alamance Church Road will be widened between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and the city limits. The improvements include widening from a two-lane shoulder section to a three-lane section with a center turn lane, adding curb and gutter, sidewalks, bus shelters and bike lanes, and realigning Bristol Road. Right-of-way purchasing is expected to begin in fall 2019. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2020.

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