2014 Avery County Comprehensive Transportation Plan

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1 2014 Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

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5 Table of Cotets Executive Summary...i Chapter 1: Aalysis of the Existig ad Future Trasportatio System 1.1 Aalysis Methodology ad Data Requiremets a) Roadway System Aalysis i. Traffic Crash Assessmet ii. Bridge Deficiecy Assessmet b) Public Trasportatio ad Rail i. Public Trasportatio ii. Rail c) Bicycles ad Pedestrias d) Lad Use Cosideratio of the Natural ad Huma Eviromet Public Ivolvemet Chapter 2: Recommedatios 2.1 Uaddressed Deficiecies Implemetatio Problem Statemets a) Highway b) Public Trasportatio ad Rail c) Bicycle d) Pedestria Appedices Appedix A: Resources ad Cotacts...A-1 Appedix B: Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Defiitios...B-1 Appedix C: CTP Ivetory ad Recommedatios...C-1 Appedix D: Typical Cross-Sectios...D-1 Appedix E: Level of Service Defiitios...E-1 Appedix F: Bridge Deficiecy Assessmet...F-1 Appedix G: Socio-Ecoomic Data Forecastig Methodology...G-1 Appedix H: Public Ivolvemet...H-1 Appedix I: Alteratives & Scearios Studied...I-1 Appedix J: 2013 Seasoal Traffic Couts...J-1

6 List of Figures Figure 1: Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla...iii Figure 2: 2012 Volumes ad Capacity Deficiecies Figure 3: 2040 Volumes ad Capacity Deficiecies Figure 4: High Frequecy Crash Locatios Figure 5: Deficiet Bridges Figure 6: Evirometal Features Figure 7: Typical Cross Sectios...D-2 Figure 8: Level of Service Illustratios...E-2 Figure 9: Future Populatio Projectio Scearios...G-2 Figure 10: Avery Couty Future Lad Use Map...G-5 Figure 11: NC 184 New Facility Alteratives...I-5 Figure 12: NC 194 New Facility Alteratives...I-9 Figure 13: 2013 Seasoal Cout Locatios...J-2 Figure 14: NC 105 Mothly 2013 Cout Capacities...J-13 Figure 15: NC 105 Mothly 2040 Cout Capacities...J-15 List of Tables Table 1: Evirometal Features Table 2: Avery Couty CTP Adoptio Meetigs Table 3: NC 184 Characteristics & Traffic Volumes Table 4: NC 194 Characteristics & Traffic Volumes Table 5: CTP Ivetory ad Recommedatios...C-3 Table 6: Deficiet Bridges...F-2 Table 7: Populatio/Employmet Data Adoptio Meetigs...G-1 Table 8: Cesus Populatio...G-1 Table 9: Future Populatio Projectio Scearios...G-2 Table 10: Couty Populatio Growth Compariso...G-3 Table 11: Employmet Data...G-4 Table 12: Populatio/Employmet Summary...G-4 Table 13: Avery Couty CTP Adoptio Meetigs...H-14 Table 14: 2013 Seasoal Couty Locatios...J-1 Table 15: February 2013 Seasoal Traffic Couts...J-4 Table 16: April 2013 Seasoal Traffic Couts...J-5 Table 17: Jue 2013 Seasoal Traffic Couts...J-6 Table 18: August 2013 Seasoal Traffic Couts...J-7 Table 19: October 2013 Seasoal Traffic Couts...J-8 Table 20: 2013 Mothly Seasoal Cout Compariso...J-9 Table 21: 2013 Mothly Seasoal Cout Capacities...J-10 Table 22: NC 105 Mothly 2013 Cout Capacities...J-11 Table 23: NC 105 Mothly 2040 Cout Capacities...J-11

7 Executive Summary I November of 2012, the Trasportatio Plaig Brach of the North Carolia Departmet of Trasportatio (NCDOT) ad Avery Couty iitiated a study to cooperatively develop the Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla (CTP), which icludes Baer Elk, Beech Moutai, Crossore, Elk Park, Newlad, Seve Devils, ad Sugar Moutai. This is a log rage multi-modal trasportatio pla that covers trasportatio eeds through the year Modes of trasportatio evaluated as part of this pla iclude: highway, public trasportatio ad rail, bicycle, ad pedestria. This pla does ot cover routie maiteace or mior operatios issues. Refer to Appedix A for cotact iformatio o these types of issues. Fidigs of this CTP study were based o a aalysis of the trasportatio system, evirometal screeig, ad public iput, which are detailed i Chapter 1. Figure 1 shows the CTP maps, which were mutually adopted by NCDOT i Descriptive iformatio ad defiitios for desigatios depicted o the CTP maps ca be foud i Appedix B. Implemetatio of the pla is the resposibility of Avery Couty, its muicipalities, ad NCDOT. Refer to Chapter 2 for iformatio o the implemetatio process. This report documets the recommedatios for improvemets that are icluded i the Avery Couty CTP. The major recommedatios for improvemets are listed below. More detailed iformatio about these ad other recommedatios ca be foud i Chapter 2. HIGHWAY US 19E/NC 194, TIP No. R-2520: Wide to a multi-lae boulevard with bicycle accommodatios from Mitchell Couty to US 221 (Liville Falls Highway). US 221, TIP No. R-2595/R-2596 & AVER0003-H: Wide to a multi-lae boulevard with bicycle accommodatios from Burke Couty to NC 105 i Liville. US 321, TIP No. R-5016: Wide to a multi-lae expressway with bicycle accommodatios from Watauga Couty to Teessee. NC 105, TIP No. R-2566: Wide to a multi-lae facility with bicycle accommodatios from US 221 to Watauga Couty. NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway), TIP Project R-2811: Wide to a four lae boulevard with bicycle ad pedestria accommodatios from NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341). NC 184, AVER0001-H: Costruct a two lae major thoroughfare with 12 foot laes ad bicycle accommodatios o ew locatio from NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway), i

8 ear Baer Creek Road (SR 1341), to the itersectio of NC 194 (Baer Elk Highway) ad Elkview Place. NC 194 Alterate, AVER0002-H: Costruct a two lae major thoroughfare with 12 foot laes ad bicycle accommodatios, partially o ew locatio i wester Newlad, from NC 194 at Old Craberry Street to NC 194 at Old Public Road. BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN New State Bike Routes: The NCDOT 2013 WalkBikeNC Pla recommeds the ew NC Bike Route 11 (the Moutai Route ) ad ew Teessee Coector Route i Avery Couty. The pla also recommeds the reroutig of NC Bike Route 2. The recommedatios from the pla are route desigatios that have already bee implemeted, though sigage is ot yet o the routes. Refer to Figure 1 Sheet 4 to see exact locatios. ii

9 Edorsed by: Adopted by: Avery Couty Date: October 6, 2014 High Coutry RPO Date: December 17, Tow of Baer Elk Date: October 13, 2014 Recommeded by: Trasportatio Plaig Brach Date: December 15, 2014 Tow of Beech Moutai Date: October 14, 2014 Tow of Crossore Date: December 9, 2014 Notes: Beech Moutai There are o existig public trasportatio (fixed route) or rail features withi the couty, ad the CTP does ot iclude ay recommeded improvemets for these modes. Tow of Elk Park Date: October 6, 2014 sse e Te e Elk River E Elk River (Mill Pod) Elk Park 184 ve r Craberry Creek To e r ive ga au Ri r ve Gradfather Moutai Gradfather Village r oa g i 221 C re ek e Riv 221 Livi ll er E y 194 W ils o 221 Cr ee k Pisgah Natioal Forest Leged Roads Sheet 1 Adoptio Sheet Sheet 2 Highway Map Sheet 3 Public Trasportatio ad Rail Map Sheet 4 Bicycle Map Couty Boudary Pedestria Map Lees-McRae College Rivers ad Streams o Co u ty Harper Creek M c Co Dow u el ty l Blue Rid ge Parkwa y 19E h To e o R i ver or t Livi ll Bu rk e e Riv er ell 181 Co u ty Pa dg e Ri Gill State Forest N Bl ue North Toe Rive r ty ou ll C Crossore Ca ldw che Mit wa R 221 Newlad No r th at W To er Seve Devils Sugar Moutai Ri 19E Sheet 5 Burleso Bald Baer Elk o Roa Moutai 194 No r th NCDOT Date: Jauary 8, 2015 y t ou Village of Sugar Moutai Date: October 28, 2014 Yellow Moutai rk Tow of Seve Devils Date: November 12, 2014 Beech Moutai ac ug ata W Tow of Newlad Date: October 7, 2014 Schools Airport Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Miles 3 Sheet 1 of 5 Base map date: October 26, 2012 Refer to CTP documet for more details Adoptio Sheet Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 25, 2014 Figure 1

10 321 Buckeye Rd SR 1312/SR 1314 Beech Moutai SR Be 13 e ch 08 M /S o u R 13 tai 10 /S R d R C ga au at W y t ou Beech Moutai INSET A E INSET B 184 Elk Park 194 Baer Elk o or y SR Nu 13 t G 42 ap R d 184 Roa Moutai Roari 19E g Cre Sugar Moutai H ic k 194 INSET D North Toe River ek Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 at W ee k Harper Creek Liville Falls. M c Co Dow u el ty l Blue Ridg e Parkway Mulli H ill Rd SR E North Toe R o Pisgah Natioal Forest. Co u ty 221 Cr Bu rk e 194 y Three Mile wa 181 W ils o ell Crossore Liville ve ille A Liv 1545 SR Ca ldw ty ou ll C INSET C i v Li r rk 194 ve Ri Mitchell Ave Pa lle 221 Ri che Mit Lick Lo g Rd SR d k R 53 O a 11 h R is /S a 17 Sp 11 R S. Bl ue Big Plumtree Creek Rd SR 1114 Gradfather Moutai E 105 dg e Yellow Moutai r ve tp SR leas 11 at 43 Rd Ri Gradfather Village Newlad M ga au 105 Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/1138 Seve Devils Craberry Co u ty Te Elk Rive r ess d kr ee Cr 2 ye 31 ke R 1 S ee c Bu Elk River Falls iver Freeways Other Major Thoroughfares Existig Existig Expressways Recommeded Mior Thoroughfares Existig Existig Needs Improvemet Needs Improvemet Recommeded Boulevards Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Miles 3 Needs Improvemet Needs Improvemet Recommeded 0 Recommeded.. ( ( ( ( Existig Iterchage Proposed Iterchage Iterchage Needs Improvemet Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Sheet 2 of 5 Base map date: October 26, 2012 Refer to CTP documet for more details Highway Map Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 25, 2014 Figure 1

11 Johso L Walt Clark Rd SR 1149 Teessee 19E Little Elk Rd SR 1173 Roa Moutai INSET A Witers St Old Mill Rd SR 1303 Chambers St Elk Park Maple St SR 1170 Brooks Shell Rd SR 1171 Miles Elk River Rd SR 1305 Davis St SR 1170 Dark Hollow Rd Craberry Iro Mie 19E INSET C 19E 194 Craberry Creek Craberry Elk River 194 Blevis Creek Rd SR Elkview Pl 194 Old Turpike Rd Wildcat Lake Mill Pod Rd Lees-McRae College Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Mai St 184 Cetral Way St Beech Moutai Pkwy Shaweehaw Ave 194 Baer Elk Elk River (Mill Pod) Baer Creek Rd SR 1341 Sugar Moutai Barey Rd SR 1344 INSET B Dobbis Rd SR 1337 Orchard L Tyecastle Hwy INSET D Balm Hwy 184 Sugar Moutai Dr Castle Rock Dr 105 Miles Arett Rd SR 1338 Skiview Rd SR 1374 Watauga Couty Seve Devils Watauga River Gradfather Moutai 105 Mt Pleasat Rd SR Elk Park Hwy Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Blue Ridge Coservacy Easemet North Toe River Befield Rd Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 Rd Old Public Craberry St Elk St SR 1342 Crossore SR 1148 Delliger Rd Crossore Dr SR 1143 North Toe River Old Craberry St Pieola St Ash St Newlad Liville St Railroad St Nelso Rd SR Freeways Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Expressways Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Boulevards Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Gill State Forest Liville River Miles Other Major Thoroughfares Existig Mior Thoroughfares.. Needs Improvemet Recommeded Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Spaish Oak Rd SR Sweetwater Brach Rd SR 1179 Base map date: October 26, 2012 Refer to CTP documet for more details Millers Gap Hwy Avery Couty High School Rd SR 1370 Newlad Hwy 181 Miles Highway Map Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 25, 2014 ( Iterchage Needs Improvemet Sheet 2A of 5 Figure 1 ( ( Existig Iterchage Proposed Iterchage Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio

12 321 Fl at S SR pri 13 gs 16 R d Buckeye Rd SR 1312/SR 1314 Beech Moutai SR Be 13 e ch 08 M /S R o u 13 tai 10 /S R R d ee ess Elk R ive SR 1 r Rd 305 y t ou Elk River Te C ga au at W Elk River Falls Beech Moutai INSET A 11 19E Sugar Moutai H ic k 194 Roari g Cre INSET D ek Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 l ï Seve Devils or y SR Nu 13 t G 42 ap R d 11 19E 184 l ï 11 Baer Elk Craberry 194 Roa Moutai l ï Elk Park ï l l ïo 19E INSET B 194 r ve 105 Gradfather Moutai Gradfather Village 221 Newlad Yellow Moutai Ri 105 North Toe River at W ga au 181 Crossore l ï 181 y wa rk Pa dg e Pisgah Natioal Forest 221 Ca ldw E ï ï 2 11 North Toe R l ïo l ï l ï 2 Harper Creek Liville Falls M c Co Dow u el ty l 2 11 Mulli H ill Rd SR 1106 ï l ïl l ï Blue Ridg e Parkway 194 Co u ty Three Mile Bu rk e ee k ell 19E Cr Ri 11 W ils o Co u ty 221 Bl ue er INSET C 194 e Riv Lick Lo g Rd SR Rd ty ou ll C Big Plumtree Creek Rd SR w ol l o s e H 01 Goo SR Rd at leas M t P R 1143 S che Mit l ï d k R 53 O a 11 h R is /S a 17 Sp 11 R S Livi ll 19E Liville Old NC 181 SR 1544 Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/1138 iver Multi-Use Paths O-road Existig Existig Needs Improvemet Needs Improvemet Recommeded Recommeded Off-road Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded ( ( Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Miles 3 Sheet 4 of 5 Base map date: October 26, 2012 Refer to CTP documet for more details Bicycle Map Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 25, 2014 Figure 1

13 Johso L INSET A INSET B Old Mill Rd SR E Elk River Rd SR 1305 ïl Old Turpike Rd Mill Pod Rd 184 Baer Elk Mai St Cetral Way St Beech Moutai Pkwy ïl11 Crooked Creek L Shaweehaw Heights Balm Hwy ïl11 Watauga Couty 194 Witers St Chambers St Old Mill Rd SR 1303 Parlier St Davis St SR 1303 Geter Oaks St SR 1378 Elk Park Maple St SR 1170 Dark Hollow Rd Davis St SR E Elkview Pl Wildcat Lake Lees-McRae College Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Shaweehaw Ave Elk River (Mill Pod) Baer Creek Rd SR 1341 Dobbis Rd SR 1337 Orchard L Tyecastle Hwy 184 Arett Rd SR 1338 Skiview Rd SR 1374 Seve Devils Brooks Shell Rd SR 1171 Sugar Moutai Dr Miles Mt Pleasat Rd SR 1143 INSET C Craberry Iro Mie Sugar Moutai Miles Elk Park Hwy Barey Rd SR 1344 INSET D Watauga River Gradfather Moutai Befield Rd Walt Clark Rd SR 1149 Craberry Creek 194 Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR Blue Ridge Coservacy Easemet North Toe River Crossore Crossore Dr SR 1143 Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 Rd Old Public Craberry St Elk St SR 1342 SR 1148 Delliger Rd North Toe River Old Craberry St Pieola St Ash St Newlad Liville St Railroad St Nelso Rd SR Gill State Forest Liville River Miles Spaish Oak Rd SR Sweetwater Brach Rd SR 1179 Millers Gap Hwy Avery Couty High School Rd SR 1370 SR 1544 Old NC Miles Newlad Hwy O-road Multi-Use Paths Bicycle Map Existig Needs Improvemet Existig Needs Improvemet Avery Couty Off-road Recommeded Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded ( ( Recommeded Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Sheet 4A of 5 Base map date: October 26, 2012 Refer to CTP documet for more details Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 25, 2014 Figure 1

14 ty a Cou Wataug INSET A e Be M ch 321 ou ta P i y kw y Skiwa y Wa Buckeye Rd SR 1312/SR 1314 Beech Moutai c Bu Piacle I Rd Elk River Falls INSET A Beech Moutai 184 Elk Park E Roari Rd ew 4 ivi 137 k S R S Seve Devils 184 or y SR Nu 13 t G 42 ap R d Craberry Arett Rd SR 1338 Sugar Moutai H ic k Roa Moutai 194 Baer Elk o INSET C INSET E North Toe River 105 ek ( ( 221 Ave ille Liv 1545 SR ( 221 er 221 Crossore 181 e Riv ty ou ll C INSET D Liville 181 Gill State Forest W ils o wa che Mit 221 Big Plumtree 19E Creek Rd SR Mitchell Ave 181 rk Pa d dg e kr Oa 3 h s 15 i a R 1 Sp S Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/ A Hig very h S Co u SR choo ty 13 l R 70 d Yellow Moutai r ve Gradfather Village Newlad Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 Ri Gradfather Moutai ga au y g Cre at W 105 Pisgah Natioal Forest 194 Three Mile ee k Bu rk e Liville Falls M c Co Dow u el ty l 19E North Toe R o 221 Blue Ridg e Parkway Mulli Hill SR 11 Rd Harper Creek Co u ty Cr Co u ty ess Te 194 y t ou Elk River INSET B 19E ell 0.2 Miles Ca ldw 0.1 Ri 0.05 ee 184 C ga au at W 0 ge R d Be e rry Rid ch M SR ou 13 tai 16 R d d kr ee Cr 2 ye 31 ke R 1 S Elderb e Bl ue tie Livi ll Circle Beech Moutai ris Ch iver Leged Off-Road Sidewalks Needs Improvemet M c D o w e l l C o u t y Needs Improvemet Recommeded Recommeded Existig Existig Miles 3 Multi-Use Paths Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded ( ( Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Sheet 5 of 5 Base map date: October 26, 2012 Refer to CTP documet for more details Pedestria Map Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 25, 2014 Figure 1

15 Old Mill Rd SR 1303 Elk River Rd SR 1305 INSET B INSET C 19E Little Elk Rd SR 1173 Old Mill Rd SR 1303 Geter Oaks St Davis St SR 1303 Old Mill Rd SR 1303 SR 1378 Mai St Dark Hollow Rd SR Old Turpike Rd 184 Mai St College Dr Mill Pod Rd Lees-McRae College Beech Moutai Pkwy Baer Elk Shaweehaw Ave Old Turpike East Rd Dogwood Rd Crooked Creek L 194 Shaweehaw Heights Witers St Parlier St Elk Park Maple St SR 1170 Davis St 19E 184 Dobbis Rd SR 1337 Orchard L Brooks Shell Rd Chambers St Tyecastle Hwy Brooks Shell Rd SR 1171 Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR Miles Miles Crossore Dr SR 1143 INSET D Johso L 194 INSET E Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Befield Rd Crossore Delliger Rd SR 1148 Delliger Rd SR 1148 ( Hemlock L Liville River Crossore Dr SR 1143 Middle St Maple St Walt Clark Rd SR 1149 Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 Railroad St Old Public Rd Estatoa Ave SR 1157 Wateska St Old Craberry St ( Pieola St Craberry St Notalee St Pharmacy St Titi St A St Eskoa St Hardees Alley Ash St Park St Elk St SR 1342 Motezuma St SR 1342 Newlad Schultz Circle Liville St River St ( Asa St Tow Park Sokassa Rd Shady St Beech St Baer Hill Dr Watauga St North Toe River Gill State Forest Miles Leged 194 Millers Gap Hwy Miles 181 Pedestria Map Sidewalks Existig Off-Road Existig Avery Couty Needs Improvemet Recommeded Needs Improvemet Recommeded Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Multi-Use Paths Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded ( ( Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Sheet 5A of 5 Base map date: October 26, 2012 Refer to CTP documet for more details Pla Date: August 25, 2014 Figure 1

16 1. Aalysis of the Existig ad Future Trasportatio System A Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla (CTP) is developed to esure that the trasportatio system will meet the eeds of the regio for the plaig period. The CTP serves as a official guide to providig a well-coordiated, efficiet, ad ecoomical trasportatio system for the future of the regio. This documet should be utilized by the local officials to esure that plaed trasportatio facilities reflect the eeds of the public, while miimizig the disruptio to local residets, busiesses ad evirometal resources. I order to develop a CTP, the followig are cosidered: Aalysis of the trasportatio system, icludig ay local ad statewide iitiatives; Impacts to the atural ad huma eviromet, icludig atural resources, historic resources, homes, ad busiesses; Public iput, icludig commuity visio ad goals ad objectives. 1.1 Aalysis Methodology ad Data Requiremets Reliable forecasts of future travel patters must be estimated i order to aalyze the ability of the trasportatio system to meet future travel demad. These forecasts deped o careful aalysis of the character ad itesity of existig ad future lad use ad travel patters. A aalysis of the trasportatio system looks at both curret ad future travel patters ad idetifies existig ad aticipated deficiecies. This is usually accomplished through a capacity deficiecy aalysis, a traffic crash aalysis, ad a system deficiecy aalysis. This iformatio, alog with populatio growth, ecoomic developmet potetial, ad lad use treds, is used to determie the potetial impacts o the future trasportatio system. Roadway System Aalysis A importat stage i the developmet of a CTP is the aalysis of the existig trasportatio system ad its ability to serve the area s travel demad. Emphasis is placed ot oly o detectig the existig deficiecies, but also o uderstadig the causes of these deficiecies. Roadway deficiecies may result from iadequacies i pavemet widths, itersectio geometry, or itersectio cotrols. System deficiecies may result from missig travel liks, bypass routes, loop facilities, or radial routes; or improvemets eeded to meet statewide iitiatives. Oe of those statewide iitiatives is the Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla 1 adopted by the Board of Trasportatio o September 2, The SHC Visio Pla is 1 For more iformatio o the SHC Visio Pla, go to: 1-1

17 a iitiative to protect ad maximize the mobility ad coectivity o a core set of trasportatio corridors throughout North Carolia, while promotig evirometal stewardship through maximizig the use of existig facilities to the extet possible, ad fosterig ecoomic prosperity through the quick ad efficiet movemet of people ad goods. The primary purpose of the SHC Visio Pla is to provide a etwork of high-speed, safe, reliable highways throughout North Carolia. The primary goal to support this purpose is to create a greater cosesus towards the developmet of a geuie visio for each corridor specifically towards the idetificatio of a desired facility type (Freeway, Expressway, Boulevard, or Thoroughfare) for each corridor. Idividual CTPs shall icorporate the log-term visio of each corridor. Refer to Appedix A for cotact iformatio for the SHC Visio Pla. I the developmet of this pla, travel demad was projected from 2012 to 2040 usig a tred lie aalysis based o U.S. cesus populatio data from 1980 to I additio, local lad use plas ad growth expectatios were used to further refie future growth rates ad patters. The established future growth rates were edorsed by the Avery Couty Commissioers (September 2, 2014), Baer Elk Tow Coucil (April 14, 2014), Beech Moutai Tow Coucil (April 8, 2014), Crossore Tow Coucil (May 13, 2014), Elk Park Tow Coucil (April 7, 2014), Newlad Tow Coucil (May 13, 2014), Seve Devils Tow Coucil (April 8, 2014), ad Sugar Moutai Tow Coucil (April 15, 2014). Refer to Appedix G for more detailed iformatio o growth expectatios ad the socio-ecoomic data forecastig methodology. Existig ad future travel demad is compared to existig roadway capacities. Capacity deficiecies occur whe the traffic volume of a roadway exceeds the roadway s capacity. Roadways are cosidered ear capacity whe the traffic volume is at least eighty percet of the capacity. Refer to Figures 2 ad 3 for existig ad future capacity deficiecies. The 2040 traffic volume i Figure 3 is a estimate of the traffic volume i 2040 with oly existig plus committed projects assumed to be i place, where committed is defied as projects programmed for costructio i the Trasportatio Improvemet Program 2 (TIP). Capacity is the maximum umber of vehicles which have a reasoable expectatio of passig over a give sectio of roadway, durig a give time period uder prevailig roadway ad traffic coditios. May factors cotribute to the capacity of a roadway icludig the followig: Geometry of the road (icludig umber of laes), horizotal ad vertical aligmet, ad proximity of perceived obstructios to safe travel alog the road; Typical users of the road, such as commuters, recreatioal travelers, ad truck traffic; 2 For more iformatio o the TIP, go to: 1-2

18 Access cotrol, icludig streets ad driveways, or lack thereof, alog the roadway; Developmet alog the road, icludig residetial, commercial, agricultural, ad idustrial developmets; Number of traffic sigals alog the route; Peakig characteristics of the traffic o the road; Characteristics of side-roads feedig ito the road; ad Directioal split of traffic or the percetages of vehicles travelig i each directio alog a road at ay give time. The relatioship of travel demad compared to the roadway capacity determies the level of service (LOS) of a roadway. Six levels of service idetify the rage of possible coditios. Desigatios rage from LOS A, which represets the best operatig coditios, to LOS F, which represets the worst operatig coditios. LOS D idicates practical capacity of a roadway, or the capacity at which the public begis to experiece delay. The practical capacity for each roadway was developed based o the 2000 Highway Capacity Maual usig the Trasportatio Plaig Brach s LOS D Stadards for Systems Level Plaig. Recommeded improvemets ad overall desig of the trasportatio pla were based upo achievig a miimum LOS D o existig facilities ad a LOS C for ew facilities. Refer to Appedix E for detailed iformatio o LOS. Traffic Crash Assessmet Traffic crashes are ofte used as a idicator for locatig cogestio ad roadway problems. Crash patters obtaied from a aalysis of crash data ca lead to the idetificatio of improvemets that will reduce the umber of crashes. The Traffic Safety Uit of NCDOT s Trasportatio Mobility ad Safety Divisio idetifies high frequecy crashes at itersectios ad alog roadway sectios durig a five year period. The high frequecy crash locatios examied durig the developmet of the Avery Couty CTP occurred betwee Jauary 1, 2007 ad December 31, Durig this period, a total of thirty itersectios ad thirty-seve roadway sectios were idetified as havig a high frequecy of crashes as illustrated i Figure 4. Cotact iformatio for the Trasportatio Mobility ad Safety Divisio ca be foud i Appedix A. The NCDOT is actively ivolved with ivestigatig ad improvig may of these locatios. To request a more detailed aalysis for ay of these locatios, or other itersectios of cocer, cotact the Divisio Traffic Egieer (see Appedix A). Bridge Deficiecy Assessmet Bridges are a vital elemet of a highway system. First, they represet the highest uit ivestmet of all elemets of the system. Secod, ay iadequacy or deficiecy i a 1-3

19 bridge reduces the value of the total ivestmet. Third, a bridge presets the greatest opportuity of all potetial highway failures for disruptio of commuity welfare. Fially, ad most importatly, a bridge represets the greatest opportuity of all highway failures for loss of life. For these reasos, it is imperative that bridges be costructed to the same desig stadards as the system of which they are a part. The NCDOT Structures Maagemet Uit ispects all bridges i North Carolia at least oce every two years. Bridges havig the highest priority are replaced as federal ad state fuds become available. Nie deficiet bridges were idetified o roads evaluated as part of the CTP ad are illustrated i Figure 5. Although oe of these are scheduled for replacemet i the TIP, all ie bridges occur alog roadways recommeded for improvemet i the CTP. As deficiet bridges are replaced, every cosideratio should be give to proposed CTP recommedatio ad cross sectio associated with the recommedatio. Table 6 i Appedix F gives a listig of the deficiet bridges idetified i the CTP ad the ID umber associated with CTP project proposal. Refer to Appedix F for more detailed bridge deficiecy iformatio. 1-4

20 Buckeye Rd SR 1312/SR 1314 SR Be 13 e ch 08 M /S o u R 13 tai 10 /S R d R Beech Moutai INSET B INSET A E Elk Park or y SR Nu 13 t G 42 ap R d 194 Sugar Moutai H ic k 19E INSET D INSET C Three Mile Mulli Hill Rd SR E Capacity Near Capacity Over Capacity Network Roads rk w Liville Falls Leged 2012 Volume Harper Creek iver North Toe R o Bu rk e ee k M c Co Dow u el ty l Blue Ridge Parkway Co u ty 194 Cr ell 19E Pisgah Natioal Forest W ils o Ca ldw Crossore Ave ville 5 Li 154 R S Pa Liville dg e Spaish Oak Rd SR 1117/SR Mitchell Ave Ri Lick Log Rd SR 1121 ty ou ll C Big Plumtree Creek Rd SR Mt Pleasat Rd SR 1143 che Mit Sq u SR irre 11 l Cr 21 ee /1 k R 13 d Newlad Yellow Moutai Gradfather Village Bl ue Old Toe River Rd SR Seve Devils Craberry Co u ty Roa Moutai Baer Elk o ay ess y t ou Te C ga au at W Elk River Falls d kr ee Cr 2 ye 31 ke R 1 S ee c Bu Beech Moutai 0 Couty Boudary M c D o w e l l C o College u t y Lees-McRae Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Rivers ad Streams Miles 3 Sheet 1 of 2 V/C map date: September 9, Volume ad Capacity Deficiecies Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Figure 2

21 Johso L Walt Clark Rd SR 1149 Teessee E Little Elk Rd SR 1173 Roa Moutai Old Mill Rd SR 1303 Elk Park INSET A Witers St Chambers St Davis St Maple St SR 1170 Brooks Shell Rd SR 1171 Miles Elk River Rd SR 1305 SR Dark Hollow Rd Craberry Iro Mie 19E Craberry Creek 19E 194 Craberry Elk River Blevis Creek Rd SR Wildcat Lake Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Lees-McRae College 184 Baer Elk Mai St Shaweehaw Ave Beech Moutai Pkwy Elk River (Mill Pod) Baer Creek Rd SR 1341 Sugar Moutai INSET B Dobbis Rd SR 1337 Orchard L Tyecastle Hwy Balm Hwy Sugar Moutai Dr Miles Castle Rock Dr Arett Rd SR Watauga Couty Skiview Rd SR 1374 Seve Devils 105 Watauga River INSET C 194 Elk Park Hwy Barey Rd SR 1344 INSET D Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Mt Pleasat Rd SR North Toe River Old Toe River Rd SR Blue Ridge Coservacy Easemet Befield Rd Crossore Delliger Rd SR Crossore Dr SR North Toe River Craberry St Pieola St Newlad Liville St Nelso Rd SR Gill State Forest Liville River Miles Spaish Oak Rd SR Millers Gap Hwy Avery Couty High School Rd SR Newlad Hwy Miles Leged 2012 Volume ad Capacity Deficiecies 2012 Volume 2012 Capacity Near Capacity Over Capacity Network Roads Couty Boudary Lees-McRae College Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Rivers ad Streams Sheet 2 of 2 Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Figure 2 V/C map date: September 9, 2013

22 Buckeye Rd SR 1312/SR 1314 SR Be 13 e ch 08 M /S o u R 13 tai 10 /S R d R Beech Moutai INSET B INSET A E Elk Park or y SR Nu 13 t G 42 ap R d 194 Sugar Moutai H ic k INSET D Crossore 19E Three Mile Mulli Hil SR 1 l Rd E Capacity Near Capacity Over Capacity Network Roads rk Harper Creek Liville Falls Leged 2040 Volume ee k iver North Toe R o Bu rk e Cr M c Co Dow u el ty l Blue Ridge Parkway W ils o Pisgah Natioal Forest Co u ty Ave ille Liv 1545 R S ell INSET C Ri Liville Ca ldw Big Plumtree Creek Rd SR 1114 Spaish Oak Rd SR 1117/SR Mitchell Ave Bl ue Lick Log Rd SR 1121 ty ou ll C Mt Pleasat Rd SR 1143 che Mit Sq u SR irre 11 l Cr 21 ee /1 k R 13 d Yellow Moutai 221 Newlad Pa Gradfather Village dg e Old Toe River Rd SR Co u ty 19E Seve Devils Craberry y Roa Moutai Baer Elk o wa ess y t ou Te C ga au at W Elk River Falls d kr ee Cr 2 ye 31 ke R 1 S ee c Bu Beech Moutai 0 Couty Boudary M c D o w e l l C o College u t y Lees-McRae Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Rivers ad Streams Miles 3 Sheet 1 of 2 V/C map date: September 9, Volume ad Capacity Deficiecies Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Figure 3

23 Johso L Walt Clark Rd SR 1149 Teessee E Little Elk Rd SR 1173 Roa Moutai Old Mill Rd SR 1303 Elk Park INSET A Witers St Chambers St Maple St SR 1170 Brooks Shell Rd SR 1171 Miles Elk River Rd SR 1305 SR Dark Hollow Rd Davis St Craberry Iro Mie 19E Craberry Creek 19E 194 Craberry Elk River Blevis Creek Rd SR Wildcat Lake Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Mai St Lees-McRae College Baer Elk Shaweehaw Ave Beech Moutai Pkwy Elk River (Mill Pod) Baer Creek Rd SR 1341 Sugar Moutai INSET B Dobbis Rd SR 1337 Orchard L Tyecastle Hwy Balm Hwy Sugar Moutai Dr Castle Rock Dr Miles Arett Rd SR Watauga Couty Skiview Rd SR Watauga River INSET C 194 Elk Park Hwy Barey Rd SR 1344 INSET D Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Mt Pleasat Rd SR North Toe River Blue Ridge Coservacy Easemet Befield Rd Crossore Delliger Rd SR Crossore Dr SR Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 North Toe River Craberry St Pieola St Newlad Liville St Nelso Rd SR Gill State Forest Liville River Miles Spaish Oak Rd SR Millers Gap Hwy Avery Couty High School Rd SR Newlad Hwy Miles Leged 2040 Volume ad Capacity Deficiecies 2040 Volume 2012 Capacity Near Capacity Over Capacity Network Roads Couty Boudary Lees-McRae College Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Rivers ad Streams Sheet 2 of 2 Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Figure 3 V/C map date: September 9, 2013

24 Iset A Gilliam Rd SR Be e ch M ou a tg Nu 42 ry 13 o ck SR Hi ( To e ( ( 181 y wa Pisgah Natioal Forest No r th Ri To ve e r ry N SR ut G 134 ap R 2 d Hic ko E SR lk St t ell Co u ty e Riv Bu rk e Harper Creek Liville Falls Leged o ee k Ca ldw 181 er 19E o Cr rk Black Bear Trail W ils o M c Co Dow u el ty l Blue Rid ge Parkwa y Mulli Hill Rd SR 1106 Livi ll Pa Lick Log Rd SR 1121 Mt Pleasat Rd SR 1143 North Toe Rive r A Hig very h S Co u SR choo ty 13 l R 70 d ek ( ve ille A Liv 1545 R S dg e re ty ou ll C 194 ( Liville Ri C che Mit ( ( 50 ad above 40 to to to to 19 4 to ( ( Crash Itersectios + 50 ad above # * 40 to 49 ) 30 to to 29 ( ( 10 to 19 ( 4 to 9 Crash Sectios 181 State ( GillForest Three Mile Miles 0.8 ( ( ( ( ( Mitchell Ave ( Crossore ( Big Plumtree Creek Road SR Gradfather Moutai Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/1138 g au at ver W Ri 221 ( ( d kr O a 53 ish 7/11 1 a Sp R 11 S ( (a 194 Gradfather Village Newlad ( 19E Burleso Bald 105 Iset B No r th g i 19E ( Bl ue r oa ( Seve Devils Arett Rd SR 1338 Li Co u ty ive Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 To er R Yellow Moutai Sugar Moutai Livi lle River 19E r ( 184 Newlad y St 194 ve r Iset B ( ville St ( Ash S ( t Rd ew 4 ivi 137 k S R S d pr No r th 19E Craberry Creek Miles Sha d College Ri Craberry Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 (( ( Lees-McRae la S SR Be 13 e ch 08 M /S o u R 13 tai 10 /S R d R sse e Roa Moutai 194 Baer Elk 1 Ol d P Rd ubli c ( 0.5 Pie o o 184 Craberry St Te e y t ou Elk e Av C ga au at W d kr ee Cr 2 ye 31 ke R 1 S Park Elk River (Mill Pod) 19E Rd Iset A 194 ap Beech Moutai ( ( Baer ( Elk aw c Bu 0.25 St e w tg Nu ry 2 o c k 34 Hi R 1 S 0 Mai al Cetr t S Way Lees-McRae College Beech Moutai t eh Buckeye Rd SR 1312/SR 1314 ( Mai S a Sh 194 Elk River 194 tai Elk River Falls Pk wy Couty Boudary M c D o w e l l Roads C o u t y Airport Schools Lees-McRae College Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Rivers ad Streams Map date: Jauary 14, 2014 Miles 3 High Frequecy Crash Locatios Jauary 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011 Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Figure 4

25 321 (2 Buckeye Rd SR 1312/SR 1314 Beech Moutai c Bu SR Be 13 e ch 08 M /S o u R 13 tai 10 /S R d R Elk River (Mill Pod) p Ga ut 42 N 3 ory 1 ck SR Hi Craberry Creek 19E r W ils o y wa rk Pisgah Natioal Forest Ca ldw 181 Harper Creek Liville Falls M c Co Dow u el ty l Blue Rid ge Parkwa y No r th Ri To ve e r 11 ( Co u ty er e Riv 221 ee k Bu rk e Three Mile Cr ell 194 Livi ll North Toe Rive r Rivers ad Streams ( Crossore 221 Liville ve ille A Liv 1545 SR Pa State GillForest Mulli Hill Rd SR 1106 Roads Gradfather Moutai Mitchell Ave dg e A Hig very h S Co u SR choo ty 13 l R 70 d Mt Pleasat Rd SR 1143 Lick Log Rd SR 1121 ek 181 Ri re 1 (65 Leged Airport ga au at ver W Ri 37 ( E o 105 Bl ue C No r th g i ty ou ll C Big Plumtree Creek Road SR 1114 o Couty Boudary Livi lle River r oa che Mit d kr O a 53 ish 7/11 1 a Sp R 11 S ( Sugar Moutai Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/1138 Deficiet Bridges (# Map Idex) Arett Rd SR 1338 Newlad 194 # Seve Devils 184 Gradfather Village 60 ( Burleso Bald Rd ew 4 ivi 137 k S R S Rd 66 ( To er R 19E 19 o ( Lees-McRae College To e 194 Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 o Ri Craberry 194 Co u ty Baer Elk ve r Elk Park ive 184 No r th sse e Te e y t ou E Yellow Moutai Beech Moutai 48 ( C ga au at W Elk River Roa Moutai d kr ee Cr 2 ye 31 ke R 1 S Elk River Falls 0 Schools M c D o w e l l C o u t y Lees-McRae College Muicipal Boudary Miles 3 Coservatio Lad Base map date: September 9, 2013 Refer to Appedix F for more details Deficiet Bridges Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Figure 5

26 Public Trasportatio ad Rail Public trasportatio ad rail are vital modes of trasportatio that give alteratives for trasportig people ad goods from oe place to aother. Public Trasportatio North Carolia's public trasportatio systems serve more tha 50 millio passegers each year. Five categories defie North Carolia's public trasportatio system: commuity, regioal commuity, urba, regioal urba ad itercity. Commuity Trasportatio - Local trasportatio efforts formerly cetered o assistig cliets of huma service agecies. Today, the vast majority of rural systems serve the geeral public as well as those cliets. Regioal Commuity Trasportatio - Regioal commuity trasportatio systems are composed of two or more cotiguous couties providig coordiated / cosolidated service. Although such systems are ot ew, sigle-couty systems are ecouraged to cosider mergers to form more regioal systems. Urba Trasportatio There are curretly ietee urba trasit systems operatig i North Carolia, from locatios such as Asheville ad Hedersoville i the west to Jacksoville ad Wilmigto i the east. I additio, small urba systems provide service i three areas of the state. Cosolidated urbacommuity trasportatio exists i five areas of the state. I those systems, oe trasportatio system provides both urba ad rural trasportatio withi the couty. Regioal Urba Trasportatio - Regioal urba trasit systems curretly operate i three areas of the state. These systems coect multiple muicipalities ad couties. Itercity Trasportatio - Itercity bus service is oe of a few remaiig examples of privately owed ad operated public trasportatio i North Carolia. Itercity buses serve may cities ad tows throughout the state ad provide coectios to locatios i eighborig states, Amtrak passeger statio ad throughout the Uited States ad Caada. Greyhoud ad Amtrak Thruway service operate i North Carolia. However, commuity, urba ad regioal trasportatio systems are providig icreasig itercity service i North Carolia. There are curretly o existig or proposed fixed trasit routes i Avery Couty. Avery Couty Trasportatio (ACT) 3 is the primary trasit provider i the couty. ACT provides trips to Avery Couty citizes who schedule a appoitmet to be picked up ad delivered to their desired destiatios. Trips provided are for a miimal fare if withi Avery Couty, alog a desigated Demad Respose route. Citizes ca also schedule routes to other locatios aroud the couty, outside the couty, ad eve locatios much further away (like Raleigh, NC or Johso City, TN) for higher fare rates. 3 For more iformatio about Avery Couty Trasportatio, go to:

27 This CTP does ot propose ay fixed trasit routes. The CTP Steerig Committee cocluded that the curret demad respose routes provided by ACT are effectively trasportig Avery Couty citizes ad that fixed routes are ot eeded because they would ot trasport citizes as efficietly. Rail Today North Carolia has 3,245 miles of railroad tracks throughout the state. There are two types of trais that operate i the state, passeger trais ad freight trais. Itercity passeger service is provided by Amtrak which curretly operates six passeger services daily i or through North Carolia servig 16 cities across the state. Five of the services are iterstate (Crescet, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, ad Caroliia passeger trais) ad oe service (Piedmot passeger trai) operates exclusively withi North Carolia. I additio to the six passeger services metioed, Amtrak also operates its Auto Trai service which passes through North Carolia but does ot make ay stops. Amtrak ridership demad has bee o a rise i the state. I 2010 ridership was 840,000 ad icreased to 975,645 passegers i The North Carolia Departmet of Trasportatio sposors two passeger trais, the Caroliia ad Piedmot. The Caroliia rus betwee Charlotte ad New York City, while the Piedmot trai carries passegers from Raleigh to Charlotte ad back every day. However, o passeger trais operate over the rail lie from High Poit that dead eds at Asheboro or over the rail lie that rus from Gulf, NC to Greesboro. Combied, the Caroliia ad Piedmot carry more tha 300,000 passegers each year. There are two major freight railroad compaies that operate i North Carolia, CSX Trasportatio ad Norfolk Souther Corporatio. Also, there are more tha 17 smaller freight railroads, kow as shortlies. There are curretly o existig or plaed rail lies i Avery Couty. However, Avery Couty is i close proximity to a CSX rail lie i Mitchell Couty. For more iformatio, refer to Appedix A to cotact the NCDOT Rail Divisio. Bicycles & Pedestrias Bicyclists ad pedestrias are a growig part of the trasportatio system i North Carolia. May commuities are workig to improve mobility for both cyclists ad pedestrias. NCDOT s Bicycle Policy, updated i 1991, clarifies resposibilities regardig the provisio of bicycle facilities alog the 77,000-mile state-maitaied highway system. The policy details guidelies for plaig, desig, costructio, maiteace, ad operatios pertaiig to bicycle facilities ad accommodatios. All bicycle improvemets udertake by NCDOT are based upo this policy. 1-18

28 The 2000 NCDOT Pedestria Policy Guidelies specifies that NCDOT will participate with localities i the costructio of sidewalks as icidetal features of highway improvemet projects. At the request of a locality, state fuds for a sidewalk are made available if matched by the requestig locality, usig a slidig scale based o populatio. NCDOT s admiistrative guidelies, adopted i 1994, esure that greeways ad greeway crossigs are cosidered durig the highway plaig process. This policy was icorporated so that critical corridors which have bee adopted by localities for future greeways will ot be severed by highway costructio. Ivetories of existig ad plaed bicycle ad pedestria facilities for the plaig area are preseted o Sheets 4 ad 5 of Figure 1. The 2014 High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla 4, 2009 Baer Elk Pedestria Pla 5, 2010 Crossore Bicycle & Pedestria Pla 6, ad 2013 Beech Moutai Streetscape Pla 7 were utilized i the developmet of these elemets of the CTP. NC Bike Route 2 (the Moutais to Sea Route) curretly follows the Blue Ridge Parkway for a short sectio i southeast Avery Couty. However, the 2013 NC Statewide Pedestria ad Bicycle Pla (WalkBikeNC) 8 proposes reroutig NC Bike Route 2 to follow US 19E, Mulli Hill Road (SR 1106), NC 194 (Three Mile Road), ad US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) from Mitchell Couty to McDowell Couty. NC Bike Route 11 is a ew state bicycle route that has bee proposed i the state pla to follow US 19E ad NC 194 from Mitchell Couty to Watauga Couty. Also, US 19E from Elk Park to Teessee is proposed i the state pla as a part of the proposed Teessee Coector route from Bakersville, NC to Elk Park, NC, via a coectio through Teessee. All recommedatios for bicycle ad pedestria facilities were coordiated with the local govermets ad the NCDOT Divisio of Bicycle ad Pedestria Trasportatio. Refer to Appedix A for cotact iformatio for the Divisio of Bicycle ad Pedestria Trasportatio. Lad Use G.S requires that local areas have a curret (less tha five years old) lad developmet pla prior to adoptio of the CTP. For this CTP, the 2012 Avery Couty Lad Use Pla 9 was used to meet this requiremet. The 2012 Avery Couty Lad Use Pla was origially adopted i 2006 ad the reaffirmed i 2012 with curret demographic iformatio. Lad use refers to the physical patters of activities ad fuctios withi a area. Traffic demad i a give area is, i part, attributed to adjacet lad use. For example, a large shoppig ceter typically geerates higher traffic volumes tha a residetial area. The spatial distributio of differet types of lad uses is a predomiat 4 The 2014 High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla ca be viewed at: 5 Cotact the NCDOT Bicycle ad Pedestria Divisio to get a copy of this study (refer to Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 6 Cotact the High Coutry RPO to get a copy of this study (refer to Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 7 Cotact the Beech Moutai Plaig Departmet to get a copy of this pla. 8 The 2013 NC Statewide Pedestria & Bicycle Pla ca be viewed at: 9 The Avery Couty Lad Use Pla ca be viewed at:

29 determiat of whe, where, ad to what extet traffic cogestio occurs. The travel demad betwee differet lad uses ad the resultig impact o traffic coditios varies depedig o the size, type, itesity, ad spatial separatio of developmet. Additioally, traffic volumes have differet peaks based o the time of day ad the day of the week. For trasportatio plaig purposes, lad use is divided ito the followig categories: Residetial: Lad devoted to the housig of people, with the exceptio of hotels ad motels which are cosidered commercial. Commercial: Lad devoted to retail trade icludig cosumer ad busiess services ad their offices; this may be further stratified ito retail ad special retail classificatios. Special retail would iclude high-traffic establishmets, such as fast food restaurats ad service statios; all other commercial establishmets would be cosidered retail. Idustrial: Lad devoted to the maufacturig, storage, warehousig, ad trasportatio of products. Public: Lad devoted to social, religious, educatioal, cultural, ad political activities; this would iclude the office ad service employmet establishmets. Agricultural: Lad devoted to the use of buildigs or structures for the raisig of o-domestic aimals ad/or growig of plats for food ad other productio. Mixed Use: Lad devoted to a combiatio of ay of the categories above. Aticipated future lad developmet is, i geeral, a logical extesio of the preset spatial lad use distributio. Locatios ad types of expected growth withi the plaig area help to determie the locatio ad type of proposed trasportatio improvemets. Areas of expected higher employmet growth ad traffic growth are NC 184 betwee NC 105 ad NC 194 because of the may tourist/secodary residet destiatios ad Lees-McRae College earby; the areas withi ad earby the Tows of Newlad ad Baer Elk because of the availability of water ad sewer services; NC 194 from Three Mile Road to souther Newlad (icludig Crossore) because of curret developmet treds; the area southwest of Beech Moutai because of the potetial for developmet aroud the Eagles Nest Lodges area; ad NC 194 betwee Elk Park ad Newlad because of the potetial for developmet/redevelopmet of the golf course project area. For detailed iformatio o how lad use ad growth projectios were developed for ad applied i the CTP, refer to Appedix G. 1-20

30 1.2 Cosideratio of Natural ad Huma Eviromet Evirometal features are a key cosideratio i the trasportatio plaig process. Sectio 102 of the Natioal Evirometal Policy Act 10 (NEPA) requires cosideratio of impacts o wetlads, wildlife, water quality, historic properties, ad public lads. While a full NEPA evaluatio was ot coducted as part of the CTP, every effort was made to miimize potetial impacts to these features utilizig the best available data. Ay potetial impacts to these resources were idetified as a part of the project recommedatios i Chapter 2 of this report. Prior to implemetig trasportatio recommedatios of the CTP, a more detailed evirometal study would eed to be completed i cooperatio with the appropriate evirometal resource agecies. A full listig of evirometal features that are typically examied as a part of a CTP study is show i the followig table. Evirometal features occurrig withi Avery Couty are show i Figure 6 ad are show i bold text i Table 1. Table 1 Evirometal Features 24k Hydro Lies 303D Streams Airport Boudaries Aadromous Fish Spawig Areas APNEP - Submerged Aquatic Vegetatio Beach ad Waterfrot Access Bethic Habitat Bicycle Routes Boatig Access Churches ad Cemeteries Colleges ad Uiversities (Poits) Coservatio Tax Credit Properties Critical Habitat for Threateed ad Edagered Species (Spruce Fir Moss Spider) Emergecy Operatio Ceters Fish Nursery Areas Geology Formatios & Fault Lies Hazard Substace Disposal Sites (poits & polygos) Hazardous Waste Facilities Iactive Hazard Substace Disposal Sites Ladscape Habitat Idicator Guilds (LHIGs) Lees-McRae College (Polygo) Maaged Areas Natioal Wetlads Ivetory (polygos) Natural Heritage Elemet Occurreces NC-CREWS: N.C. Coastal Regio Evaluatio of Wetlad Sigificace NCDOT Maitaied Mitigatio Sites Railroads (1:24,000) Recreatio Projects - Lad ad Water Coservatio Fud Regioal Trails Saitary Sewer Systems Discharges, Pipes, Pumps, ad Treatmet Plats Schools (Public & No-Public) Sigificat Natural Heritage Areas State Natural ad Sceic Rivers 10 For more iformatio o NEPA, go to:

31 Table 1 Evirometal Features (Cot.) High Quality Waters ad Outstadig Resource Water Maagemet Historic Resources Natioal Register ad Determied Eligible (poits ad polygos) Hospitals Hydrography - 1:24,000-scale (polygos) State Parks Target Local Watersheds - EEP Trout Streams (DWQ) Trout Waters WRC (arcs & polygos) Uique Wetlads Water Distributio Systems Pipes, Pumps, Taks, Treatmet Plats, ad Wells Water Supply Watersheds Archaeological sites were also cosidered but are ot mapped due to restrictios associated with the sesitivity of the data. 1.3 Public Ivolvemet Public ivolvemet is a key elemet i the trasportatio plaig process. Adequate documetatio of this process is essetial for a seamless trasfer of iformatio from systems plaig to project plaig ad desig. A meetig was held with the Avery Couty Board of Commissioers i September 2012 to formally iitiate the study, provide a overview of the trasportatio plaig process, ad to gather iput o area trasportatio eeds. Throughout the course of the study, the NCDOT Trasportatio Plaig Brach cooperatively worked with the Avery Couty CTP Steerig Committee, which cosisted of represetatives from may of the muicipalities, the RPO, couty staff, ad others. While all muicipalities were ivited to sed represetatives, ot all did. The committee provided iformatio o curret local plas, developed trasportatio visio ad goals, discussed populatio ad employmet projectios, ad developed proposed CTP recommedatios. Refer to Appedix H for detailed iformatio o the visio statemet, the goals ad objectives survey ad a listig of committee members. The public ivolvemet process icluded holdig three public drop-i sessios i Avery Couty to preset the proposed CTP to the public ad solicit commets. The first meetig was held o July 22, 2014 at Riverside Elemetary School i southwest Avery Couty; the secod meetig was held o July 24, 2014 at the Avery Couty Seior Ceter i Newlad, NC; the third meetig was held o July 29, 2014 at the Baer Elk Tow Hall i Baer Elk, NC. Each sessio was publicized i the Avery Joural-Times ad Avery Post ewspapers ad o the WECR radio statio website. Each sessio was held from 4:30 PM 6:30 PM. Nie commet forms were submitted either durig these sessios or through the mail after the meetigs. 1-22

32 The Avery Couty CTP was preseted at two Avery Couty Commissioer meetigs ad several tow coucil meetigs. The purposes of these meetigs were to discuss the pla recommedatios, solicit further iput from the public, ad to seek adoptio of the CTP. Table 2 below provides a overview of these meetigs. Table 2 Avery Couty CTP Adoptio Meetigs Date Meetig Adopted (Yes/No) September 15, 2014 Avery Couty Commissioers No October 6, 2014 Avery Couty Commissioers Yes October 6, 2014 Elk Park Board of Alderme Yes October 7, 2014 Newlad Tow Board Yes October 13, 2014 Baer Elk Tow Coucil Yes October 14, 2014 Beech Moutai Tow Coucil Yes October 14, 2014 Crossore Board of Alderme No October 28, 2014 Sugar Moutai Village Coucil Yes November 12, 2014 Seve Devils Tow Coucil Yes December 9, 2014 Crossore Board of Alderme Yes December 17, 2014 High Coutry RPO TAC Yes Jauary 8, 2015 NCDOT Board of Trasportatio Yes The High Coutry RPO edorsed the CTP o December 17, The North Carolia Departmet of Trasportatio mutually adopted the Avery Couty CTP o Jauary 8,

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34 et A Mt Pleasat Rd SR 1143 Iset A 321 Johso L Befield Rd Buckeye Rd SR 1312 Crossore 19E Elk Park Teessee Elk River Falls 194 Buckeye Creek Rd SR 1312 Beech Moutai Rd SR 1308/SR 1310/SR 1316 Beech Moutai Watauga Couty Beech Moutai Baer Elk 194 Delliger Rd SR Miles Crossore Dr SR 1143 Maple St Craberry 19E 194 Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR Sugar Moutai Skiview Rd SR 1374 Arett Rd SR 1338 Seve Devils 105 Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 Newlad 105 Gradfather Village 221 Mitchell Couty 19E 19E Lick Log Rd SR 1121 Mulli Hill Rd SR 1106 Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/1138 Big Plumtree Creek Rd SR Three Mile Mt Pleasat Rd SR Spaish Oak Rd SR 1117/SR 1153 Iset A Liville Falls Crossore Blue Ridge Parkway Avery Couty High School Rd SR Burke Couty Mitchell Ave 221 Liville Liville Ave SR 1545 Blue Ridge Parkway Caldwell Couty 19E McDowell Couty Churches & Cemeteries Leged Lad & Water Coservatio Fuds Miles Evirometal Features Map Colleges ad Uiversities Schools v Hospitals Historic Resources Sites 24k Hydro Lies DDDD DDDD Critical Habitat: Spruce Fir Moss Spider DDDD Airport Boudary Maaged Areas Natioal Wetlad Ivetory NCDOT Maitaied Mitigatio Sites Sigificat Natural Heritage Areas State Parks Couty Boudary Roads Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Coservatio Tax Credit Property Historic Resources Areas Hydrography Areas Muicipal Boudary Sheet 1 of 5 Map date: December 30, 2013 Figure 6

35 321 Buckeye Rd SR 1312 ess Elk River Falls y t ou SR Bee ch 130 M 8 /S o u t a R1 310 i R d /S R Te C ga au at W d kr ee Cr 2 ye 31 ke R 1 S ee c Bu Beech Moutai Beech Moutai E 194 Elk Park 194 Baer Elk 194 Craberry 184 Sugar Moutai Hi ck or y SR Nu 13 t G a 42 p 194 Newlad M Liville Rd t sa 3 lea 14 tp R1 S E Mulli Hill SR 11 Rd Leged Ladscape Habitat Idicator Guilds Target Local Watersheds Couty Boudary Liville Falls M c Co Dow u el ty l Bu rk e Co u ty B lu Pa e R r k id w ge ay 19E Ca ldw 194 ell Three Mile Roads Muicipal Boudary Co u ty Blu 181 y e le Av Livil 545 SR 1 wa Crossore a rk ty ou ll C Big Plumtree Creek Rd SR ell Mitch Ave Iset A Gradfather Village 105 ep d k R 53 Oa 11 h R is a 7 /S Sp 111 SR Lick L og Rd SR che Mit Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/1138 idg 105 Devils er 19E Ave High ry Cou ty Sc SR hool R d Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 Rd w i e 374 v i 1 Sk R Seve S Arett Rd SR 1338 Rd 19E Sheet 2 of 5 Map date: December 30, 2013 Miles 3 Evirometal Features Map Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Figure 6

36 321 Buckeye Rd SR 1312 Teessee Elk River Falls Buckeye Creek Rd SR 1312 Beech Moutai Rd SR 1308/SR 1310/SR 1316 Beech Moutai Watauga Couty Beech Moutai 19E Elk Park Baer Elk 194 Craberry 19E 194 Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR Sugar Moutai Skiview Rd SR 1374 Arett Rd SR 1338 Seve Devils 105 Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 Newlad 105 Gradfather Village 221 Mitchell Couty 19E 19E Lick Log Rd SR 1121 Mulli Hill Rd SR 1106 Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/1138 Big Plumtree Creek Rd SR Three Mile Mt Pleasat Rd SR Spaish Oak Rd SR 1117/SR Liville Falls Crossore Blue Ridge Parkway Avery Couty High School Rd SR Burke Couty Mitchell Ave 221 Liville Liville Ave SR 1545 Blue Ridge Parkway Caldwell Couty 19E McDowell Couty Leged Miles Evirometal Features Map # Iactive Hazard Substace Disposal Sites Water Supply Watersheds Fault Lies Trout Streams DWQ Trout Waters WRC Trout Waters WRC High Quality Waters Couty Boudary Roads Muicipal Boudary Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Sheet 3 of 5 Map date: December 30, 2013 Figure 6

37 H ic k Dar kh o SR llow R 117 d 0 t ss Ma SR ple 11 St 70 er Co u ty y idg Blu Sk i SR view 13 R d 74 Natural Heritage Elemet Occurece Muicipal Boudaries Sheet 4 of 5 Map date: December 30, 2013 % & T U % 3& Q Evirometal Features Map Miles 3 d Arett R 8 SR 133 Seve Devils wa W i t T U outy % & Ol d P Rd ubli c SR Bee ch 130 M 8 /S o u t a R1 310 i R d /S R y St Sha d Ca ldw ee ell ga C Watau Te Rd Miles 0.5 Iset E a rk Johso L or y SR Nu 13 t G a 42 p er ess Hi ck ep or y SR Nu 13 t G 42 ap R d B Co urk u e ty % 3& Q T U Dellig er R SR 114 d 8 Ave High ry Cou ty Sc SR hool R d B lu Pa e R r k id w ge ay M c Co Dow u el ty l 2 Lick L og Rd SR Mulli Hill SR 11 Rd 06 1 Couty Boudary & % % & T U State Natural ad Sceic Rivers Water Distributio Systems - Pipes Saitary Sewer Systems - Pipes Water Distributio Treatmet Plats 3 Q 303D Streams (] ^ Miles 0.5 Water Distributio Taks T U RegioalTrails Roads Water Pumpig Statios Sewer Treatmet Plats Emergecy Operatio Ceters 0.5 Water Distributio Systems - Wells 0 Bicycle Routes ( Mill Sloop d Dam R Leged 0.25 rk R d Walt Cla SR 1149 G ( R % & 3 Q % & 221. Crossore Dr SR Saitary Sewer Systems - Discharges ^ ] Saitary Sewer Systems - Pumps ] ^ % & 3 Q Iset F % & 3 Q 221 T U 0 Crossore % & 3 Q Liville Falls 181 d t R as a Ple 143 Mt SR e le Av Livil 545 SR E T U Three Mile Rd t sa 3 lea 14 tp R1 S 194 M 221 ^ ] ( Liville % & 3 Q T U 221 Iset F % & 3 Q Crossore T U R % & 3 Q 194 T U E ( ^ ] T U Big Plumtree Creek Rd SR ^ ] ( R R % & 3 Q ( ^ ] 3 Q % & % & 3 Q % & 3 Q 3 Q ell Mitch Ave ty ou ll C. 105 che Mit 3 Q % & 3 Q d& % k R 53 Oa 11 h R is /S 7 a Sp 111 SR Gradfather Village. Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/1138 % & % & 3 T UQ.. 3 Q 3 (Q U % & RT 3 Q G % & R 3. Q 0 19E T U T U R Miles 0.5 Newlad % & St % B & Iset. 3 Q 19E 105 T U Sugar Moutai % U& ^ ].T Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 Cha m be St rs 194 % & 3 Q %Devils & % & 3 Q Arett Rd SR 1338 Iset D Dav is Little Elk Rd SR 1173 Iset E 184 Elk Park Rd w i e 374 v i 1 Sk R Seve S R 19E Iset C % & 3 Q T U % & % & Craberry 19E T U R Q 3Baer Q % & R 3 T U. Elk ^ ] ( 194 d rr ive 05 R 3 1 k El SR Rd Iset % D & 3 Q Elk Park T U R % & 3 Q y t ou.3 % & %Q & E T U Iset U T UA.T R T U U T U T U %T & R T U R 3 Q Miles or y SR Nu 13 t G 42 ap Hi ck T U T U T U R T U R t M h e c wy Be Pk T U Iset A Moutai % R & 3 Q Beech 0 Iset B St Miles Beech Moutai oad T U Orchard L Rd ill 3 d M 30 Ol R 1 S Rail r w 3 Q T U % 181 & 184 C ga au at W t Elk River Falls t % & 3 T U Q Ash S. ille S % & 3 Q St Liv er ry G ( ^ ] b St Watauga Couty C ra Dobbis Rd SR 1337 erry R 3 Q Beech Moutai d kr ee Cr 12 ye 3 ke R 1 S b Cra T U Newlad & % O ld c Bu d. rr ve Ri 7 e 15 To R 1 S ^ ] ha ee w ve A d Ol % & 3 T U Q a Sh ^ ] ( Buckeye Rd SR 1312 ( Baer Elk d Mill Pod Rd % & 3 Q T U dr 194 R o wo. % & 3 Q. pik % & 3 Q r Tu Old % & 3 Q % & 3 Q Mai St d er g Do R 3 Q % & Beech Moutai Pkwy 0.5 Iset C Miles Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Figure 6

38 321 Buckeye Rd SR 1312 Teessee Elk River Falls Buckeye Creek Rd SR 1312 Beech Moutai Rd SR 1308/SR 1310/SR 1316 Beech Moutai Beech Moutai Watauga Couty 19E Elk Park Baer Elk Craberry 184 Skiview Rd SR 1374 Seve Devils 19E 194 Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Sugar Moutai Arett Rd SR Old Toe River Rd SR 1157 Newlad 105 Gradfather Village 221 Mitchell Couty 19E 19E Lick Log Rd SR 1121 Squirrel Creek Rd SR 1121/1138 Big Plumtree Creek Rd SR Three Mile Mt Pleasat Rd SR 1143 Spaish Oak Rd SR 1117/SR Crossore Blue Ridge Parkway Avery Couty High School Rd SR Burke Couty Mitchell Ave 221 Liville Liville Ave SR 1545 Blue Ridge Parkway Caldwell Couty Mulli Hill Rd SR Liville Falls 19E McDowell Couty Leged Geologic Formatios Amphibolite Metagraywacke Biotite graitic geiss Metamorphosed graitic rock Geiss Metasiltstoe Graodiorite geiss Migmatitic biotite-horblede geisses Greestoe Muscovite-biotite geiss Liville Metadiabase Quartz diorite to graodiorite Lower Chilhowee Group Upper Chilhowee Group Meta-arkose Couty Boudary Meta-ultramafic rock Roads Miles Sheet 5 of 5 Map date: December 30, 2013 Evirometal Features Map Avery Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Figure 6

39 2. Recommedatios This chapter presets recommedatios for each mode of trasportatio i the 2014 Avery Couty CTP as show i Figure 1. More detailed iformatio o each recommedatio is tabulated i Appedix C. Refer to Appedix I for documetatio of project alteratives ad scearios that were studied, but are ot icluded i the adopted CTP. NCDOT adopted a Complete Streets 1 policy i July The policy directs the Departmet to cosider ad icorporate several modes of trasportatio whe buildig ew projects or makig improvemets to existig ifrastructure. Uder this policy, the Departmet will collaborate with cities, tows ad commuities durig the plaig ad desig phases of projects. Together, they will decide how to provide the trasportatio optios eeded to serve the commuity ad complemet the cotext of the area. The beefits of this approach iclude: makig it easier for travelers to get where they eed to go; ecouragig the use of alterative forms of trasportatio; buildig more sustaiable commuities; icreasig coectivity betwee eighborhoods, streets, ad trasit systems; improvig safety for pedestrias, cyclists, ad motorists. Complete streets are streets desiged to be safe ad comfortable for all users, icludig pedestrias, bicyclists, trasit riders, motorists ad idividuals of all ages ad capabilities. These streets geerally iclude sidewalks, appropriate bicycle facilities, trasit stops, right-sized street widths, cotext-based traffic speeds, ad are wellitegrated with surroudig lad uses. The complete street policy ad cocepts were utilized i the developmet of the CTP. The CTP proposes projects that iclude multimodal project recommedatios as documeted i the problem statemets withi this chapter. Refer to Appedix C for recommeded cross sectios for all project proposals ad Appedix D for more detailed iformatio o the typical cross sectios. 2.1 Uaddressed Deficiecies The followig deficiecies were idetified durig the developmet of the CTP but remai uaddressed. NC 194 orth of Newlad from Old Public Road, the proposed coectio of NC 194 Alterate (AVER0002-H), to Barey Road (SR 1344) is projected to be over capacity i the year Extedig the proposed NC 194 Alterate further orth alog NC 194 to alleviate future cogestio was cosidered, but deemed ufeasible due to its aticipated high costructio costs. Wideig the road was also cosidered, but Newlad does ot desire to have this portio of NC 194 wideed at this time. See AVER0004-H i this report for additioal iformatio. 1 For more iformatio o Complete Streets, go to: 2-1

40 Seve Devils straddles the Avery ad Watauga Couty lie ad has a elevatio of 3,944 feet. The oly roadway access to Seve Devils is via Seve Devils Road (SR 1151) i Watauga Couty. I recet years there has bee growig cocer about wild fires i the area. I the evet that Seve Devils Road (SR 1151) i Watauga Couty is closed due to wild fires or other atural disasters, a alterative access route betwee Seve Devils ad the surroudig road etwork would be eeded for emergecy purposes. The 2013 Watauga Couty CTP 2 studied two possible locatios for a route, with oe of the studied routes located i Avery Couty. The Avery Couty alterative ivolved extedig Arett Road (SR 1338) up the moutai to Skiview Road i Seve Devils. However, this proposal was deemed ufeasible at this time. Additioal study is required to select a appropriate alterative. Referece AVER0005-H i this report ad WATA0012-H i the Watauga Couty CTP for more iformatio. 2.2 Implemetatio The CTP is based o the projected growth for the plaig area. It is possible that actual growth patters will differ from those logically aticipated. As a result, it may be ecessary to accelerate or delay the implemetatio of some recommedatios foud withi this pla. Some portios of the pla may require revisios i order to accommodate uexpected chages i developmet. Therefore, ay chages made to oe elemet of the CTP should be cosistet with the other elemets. Iitiative for implemetig the CTP rests predomiately with the policy boards ad citizes of the couty ad its muicipalities. As trasportatio eeds throughout the state exceed available fudig, it is imperative that the local plaig area aggressively pursue fudig for priority projects. Projects should be prioritized locally ad submitted to the High Coutry RPO for regioal prioritizatio ad submittal to NCDOT. Refer to Appedix A for cotact iformatio o regioal prioritizatio ad fudig. Local govermets may use the CTP to guide developmet ad protect corridors for the recommeded projects. It is critical that NCDOT ad local govermets coordiate o relevat lad developmet reviews ad all trasportatio projects to esure proper implemetatio of the CTP. Local govermets ad NCDOT share the resposibility for access maagemet ad the plaig, desig ad costructio of the recommeded projects. Recommeded improvemets show o the CTP map represet a agreemet of idetified trasportatio deficiecies ad potetial solutios to address the deficiecies. While the CTP does propose recommeded solutios, it may ot represet the fial locatio or cross sectio associated with the improvemet. All CTP recommedatios are based o high level systems aalyses that seek to miimize impacts to the atural ad huma eviromet. Prior to implemetig projects from the CTP, additioal aalysis will be ecessary to meet the Natioal Evirometal Policy Act (NEPA) or the 2 The Watauga CTP ca be viewed at: Details.aspx?study_id=Watauga%20Couty. 2-2

41 North Carolia (or State) Evirometal Policy Act 3 (SEPA). Durig the NEPA/SEPA process, the specific project locatio ad cross sectio will be determied based o evirometal aalysis ad public iput. This CTP may be used to support trasportatio decisio makig ad provide trasportatio plaig data i the NEPA/SEPA process. 2.3 Problem Statemets The followig pages cotai problem statemets for each recommedatio, orgaized by CTP modal elemet. The iformatio provided i the problem statemet is iteded to help support decisios made i the NEPA/SEPA process. A full, miimum or referece problem statemet is preseted for each recommedatio, with full problem statemets occurrig first i each sectio. Full problem statemets are deoted by a gray shaded box cotaiig project iformatio. Miimum problem statemets are more cocise ad less detailed tha full problem statemets, but iclude all kow or readily available iformatio. Referece problem statemets are developed for TIP projects where the purpose ad eed for the project has already bee established. 3 For more iformatio o SEPA, go to: 2-3

42 HIGHWAY NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway), Proposed improvemets Local ID: R-2811 from NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) Last Updated: 9/12/14 Idetified Problem NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) from Castle Rock Drive to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) is curretly earig capacity. By 2040, NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) will be ear or over capacity from NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341). The purpose of this project is to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a Level of Service (LOS) D o the facility. Justificatio of Need NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) from NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) curretly has two 11 foot laes, with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour (mph) from NC 105 to Castle Rock Drive ad a 35 mph speed limit from Castle Rock Drive to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341). The 2012 traffic volume 4 is 9,700 vehicles per day (vpd) from NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341). The Level of Service (LOS) D capacity of NC 184 is 14,100 vpd from NC 105 to Castle Rock Drive ad 11,200 vpd from Castle Rock Drive to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341). The estimated 2040 traffic volume 5 is projected to be 12,800 vpd from NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341). NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) is classified as a major collector o the Baer Elk Shaweehaw Ave Elk River 184 Baer Creek Rd SR 1341 Dobbis Rd SR 1337 Orchard L Sugar Moutai Tyecastle Hwy Miles Sugar Moutai Dr R-2811 Arett Rd SR 1338 Castle Rock Dr 105 Gradfather Village Seve Devils 105 Watauga River Gradfather Moutai 4 The media of AADT values were used as 2012 traffic volumes for R Uadjusted 2012 AADT volumes were ot cosidered represetative of recet historical AADT data for roadway. Refer to Appedix G for a detailed explaatio. 5 Projected 2040 AADT based off of adjusted 2012 AADT values. Refer to Appedix G for a detailed explaatio. 2-4

43 Federal Fuctioal Classificatio System, ad this stretch of NC 184 is o the regioal tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Regioal tier facilities ca serve statewide trasportatio, but they usually coect major populatio ceters ad provide a more localized fuctio icludig lad access. NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) is the primary route i ortheaster Avery Couty that provides access to Sugar Moutai, Baer Elk, ad Beech Moutai for local residets, i additio to tourists ad secodary home residets that routiely visit throughout the year. May seasoal evets occur at locatios alog NC 184, such as skiig ad the Wooly Worm Festival 6 i Baer Elk (which drew more tha 20,000 attedees i 2013). Although ot directly off of NC 184, the Highlad Games takes place i earby Gradfather Moutai 7 ad attracts aroud 30,000 aual attedees. Commuity Visio ad Problem History The CTP Steerig Committee developed three objectives that should be accomplished by potetial solutios that would address the idetified problem. These objectives are to create a more efficiet road etwork that is ot depedet o back road short cuts, to address traffic deficiecies that hider the flow of commerce, ad to ease regioal mobility for citizes ad visitors by improvig travel coditios alog key arterials. The Baer Elk Lad Use Pla 8 states that ay wideig improvemets that are made to NC 184 should ot occur orth of Dobbis Road (SR 1337) to prevet the destructio of the dowtow s appearace ad to protect busiesses i dowtow. The pla emphasizes the importace of bicycle/pedestria facilities, safety, ad a cohesive ad uiform look for the etrace ito Baer Elk. The Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla 9 advocates for improvemets to NC 105 ad NC 184 to icrease the ease of accessibility from Booe ad other locatios to Beech Moutai, but oly if the improvemets are doe i a way that maitais the character of the ladscape ad improves the roads i the least ivasive maer possible. CTP Project Proposal Project Descriptio ad Overview The CTP proposes wideig NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) from NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) to a four lae boulevard with bicycle ad pedestria accommodatios. 6 For more iformatio, go to: 7 For more iformatio, go to: 8 The Baer Elk Lad Use Pla ca be accessed at: 9 The Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla ca be accessed at: 2-5

44 The NCDOT Traffic Safety Uit idetified the NC 105 ad NC 184 itersectio as oe of three itersectios with the most vehicle crashes (22 crashes) amog itersectios i Avery Couty from Jauary 1, 2007 through December 31, Also, the NC 184 road segmet from NC 105 to Castle Rock Drive was idetified as havig the fourth most crashes for road segmets i the couty (22 crashes) over the same time period. Natural & Huma Evirometal Cotext Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact sigificat atural heritage areas, wetlads, streams, hydrography areas, target local watershed areas, ladscape habitat idicator guilds, macrosite areas, high quality waters, trout streams, atural heritage elemet occurrece areas, sewer pipes, ad water pipes. Accordig to the FS-0811A 10 feasibility study, which was completed March 18, 2010, the wideig of NC 184 from NC 105 to Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342) is aticipated to have impacts to properties alog NC 184. It is aticipated that a four lae divided roadway with a 23 foot raised grass media would be 79 feet wide from edge of pavemet to edge of pavemet. It would have 12 foot wide travel laes, 8 foot shoulders, ad 150 feet of right of way would relocate 10 resideces ad 63 busiesses. These are aticipated impacts that could icrease if developmet aroud the road icreases prior to costructio or decrease based o efforts by the NCDOT Roadway Desig Uit to desig a facility that miimizes impacts. The R-2811 feasibility study 11, which was completed September 24, 1992, stated that the wideig of NC 184 may require placig fill i Flattop Creek, Horse Bottom Creek, Shaweehaw Creek, ad the Elk River. The study stated that sice Elk River is potetially a trout stream that ay rechaelizatio may be subject to restrictios; ad that a Corps of Egieers Idividual Permit may be required. The 1992 feasibility study idetified 20 busiesses ad 6 resideces that may eed to be relocated. Relatioship to Lad Use Plas The existig lad use alog NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) is primarily commercial with may of the busiesses very close to ad potetially withi the right-of-way. May of the busiesses have legthy parkig lots that merge o to NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) with o official etraces. Busiess types that ca be foud alog NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) iclude but are ot limited to a grocery store, sowboard ad ski shops, hardware stores, ad restaurats. Behid the layer of busiesses right alog NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway), residetial uits ca be foud o both sides of the road (with more residetial uits o the west side of the road). The Sugar Moutai Ski Resort is off of Sugar Moutai Drive to the west of NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway). 10 Cotact the NCDOT Feasibility Studies Uit for iformatio o this study (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 11 Cotact the NCDOT Feasibility Studies Uit for iformatio o this study (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 2-6

45 The couty expects much of the future developmet to occur i the area aroud NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) from NC 105 to Baer Elk. The CTP Steerig Committee idetified this same regio as oe of five high growth areas i Avery Couty that will experiece higher employmet ad traffic growth tha other areas i the couty. High employmet ad traffic growth is expected o NC 184 because of the may tourist ad secodary residet destiatios i the area. Most promietly, there are two major ski resorts (the Sugar Moutai Resort ad the Beech Moutai Resort) off of NC 184. Also, the close proximity of NC 184 to Lees-McRae College geerates additioal traffic o the roadway. Likages to Other Plas ad Proposed Project History The project descriptio for R-2811 icludes wideig NC 184 to a multi-lae facility from NC 105 to Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342). However, the CTP proposes that the project limits for R-2811 be shorteed by movig the project s orther boudary further south, from Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342) to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341). The chage to the orther boudary is proposed to avoid potetial impacts to a historic resource property (the Robert C. ad Elsie H. Lowe House) ad to avoid potetial impacts to Mill Pod. Additioally, chagig to the orther project termius would coect directly ito AVER0001-H, the proposed NC 184 Alterate facility aroud the wester side of Baer Elk. Projected capacity issues orth of Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) would be addressed by the AVER0001-H project. Project R-2811 is ot curretly fuded withi the TIP ad is scheduled for reprioritizatio. The 1992 feasibility study for R-2811 recommeded wideig NC 184 to five laes from NC 105 to NC 194 to improve regioal trasportatio eeds for tourists ad local residets, to reduce accidet rates, ad to alleviate the 1992 level of service (LOS) E traffic coditios ad aticipated future LOS F coditios o the roadway. The study also idicated that the crash rate o NC 184 was higher tha the statewide crash rate from Jauary 1, 1989 December 31, 1991 time period. The 2010 feasibility study FS-0811A proposed wideig NC 184 from NC 105 to Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342) to a four lae divided facility with the mai project purpose beig to improve traffic safety ad operatios alog NC 184. Existig traffic coditios (2010) i the FS-0811A study were listed as LOS E ad 2035 traffic coditios were projected to stay at a LOS E if o improvemets were made. Traffic volumes i 2010 raged from 10,100 vpd to 12,000 vpd ad 2035 traffic volumes were aticipated to rage from 14,100 vpd to 17,600 vpd. The 1985 Baer Elk Thoroughfare Pla 12, 1993 Regio D Thoroughfare Pla 13, ad 2003 Baer Elk ad Beech Moutai Thoroughfare Pla 14 (ot adopted by Baer Elk 12 Cotact the NCDOT Trasportatio Plaig Brach for a copy of this study (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 13 The 1993 Regio D Thoroughfare Pla ca be accessed at: 14 The 2003 Baer Elk ad Beech Moutai Thoroughfare Pla ca be accessed at: 2-7

46 but adopted by Beech Moutai) all proposed wideig NC 184 for various segmet legths (depedig o scope of NC 184 that was cosidered i the study). Multi-modal Cosideratios Bicycle ad pedestria facilities are recommeded alog this etire sectio of NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway). Public/ Stakeholder Ivolvemet Durig the developmet of the CTP, Baer Elk expressed a desire ot to have ay project impacts further orth tha Dobbis Road (SR 1337), which is where the etrace sig to Baer Elk is located. A Goals & Objectives (G&O) survey coducted for this CTP revealed the followig: Baer Elk was idetified as the secod most commo destiatio i the couty with 25% (20 of 81) of respodets idetifyig the tow as the destiatio of their daily commute. Sugar Moutai was idetified as oe of the least commo destiatios i the couty with 1.2% (1 of 81) of respodets idetifyig the tow as the destiatio of their daily commute. NC 184 from NC 105 to Baer Elk was idetified as the most commoly used route i the couty with 50% (37 of 74) of respodets idetifyig the route as commoly used. NC 105 from Liville to Watauga Couty was idetified as the secod most commoly used route i the couty with 47% (35 of 74) of respodets idetifyig the route as commoly used. NC 184 from Baer Elk to Beech Moutai was idetified by 15% (11 of 74) of respodets. Whe asked if the potetial beefits of a four lae facility through Avery Couty outweighs the potetial impacts of such a facility, 51% (40 of 79) of respodets aswered yes ad 49% (39 of 79) aswered o. Whe asked which improvemets should be cosidered to address the traffic problems i the area, 60% (47 of 78) of respodets idetified wideig existig roads as the secod most idetified improvemet that should be cosidered. It should be oted that the questio did distiguish betwee mior (wideig travel laes by a few feet) ad major wideig (i.e.: wideig from 2 laes to 4 laes). Addig o-road bike laes was idetified by 45% (25 of 78) of respodets ad expadig sidewalks was idetified by 26% (20 of 78) of respodets. At a public ivolvemet meetig at Baer Elk Tow Hall o July 29, 2014, a citize made the poit that wideig NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) would have too may impacts to the properties aroud the road. The citize the provided a writte commet that stated, I decidig mode/desig cosideratio of all alteratives cost/impact/locatio more laes ot always best. 2-8

47 NC 184, Proposed improvemets from Baer Creek Local ID: AVER0001-H Road (SR 1341) to NC 194 (Baer Elk Highway) Last Updated: 9/12/ Miles 184 Baer Elk Hwy o 194 Old Turpike Rd Elkview Pl Wildcat Lake AVER0001-H Mill Pod Rd Lees-McRae College Mai St Cetral Way St Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Beech Moutai Pkwy Shaweehaw Ave Baer Creek Rd SR 1341 Dobbis Rd SR 1337 Tyecastle Hwy 194 Orchard L 184 Balm Hwy Baer Elk Idetified Problem NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway/Shaweehaw Aveue) from Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) to Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342) is curretly ear capacity. By 2040, this facility is projected to be over capacity from Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) to NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street). NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) from NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) to NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) is projected to be at capacity i the year The purpose of this project is to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a Level of Service (LOS) D o these facilities. Justificatio of Need Baer Elk is uiquely situated i a valley at the base of the popular tourist ad secodary home destiatio of Beech Moutai. NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway/Shaweehaw Aveue) ad NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) are the primary routes i Baer Elk that provide access for local residets, tourists, ad secodary home residets that routiely visit throughout the year. 2-9

48 The existig characteristics ad projected traffic volumes for NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway/Shaweehaw Aveue) from Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) to NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) ad for NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) from NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) to NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) are give i Table 3 below: Roadway Sectio Table 3- NC 184 Characteristics & Traffic Volumes NC 184 from NC 184 from Hickory Baer Creek Nut Gap Road (SR Road (SR 1341) to 1342) to NC 184/NC Hickory Nut Gap 194 (Mai Street) Road (SR 1342) NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) from NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) to NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) # Laes Lae Width (feet) Speed Limit (mph) 25 to to AADT 15 (vpd) 9,700 8,200 8, LOS D 11,200 10,600 10,600 Capacity (vpd) 2040 AADT (vpd) 12,800 10,800 10,600 Miles per hour (mph), Aual Daily Traffic Volume (AADT), Vehicles per Day (vpd) Durig the developmet of the CTP, the NCDOT Traffic Survey Group collected traffic data five times at 29 locatios to aalyze the seasoal ature of traffic i Avery Couty. Refer to Tables 20 ad 21 i Appedix J for 2013 seasoal traffic couts collected o NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) south of NC 194 (Mai Street). Whe projectig traffic volumes to 2040 based o 2013 seasoal traffic couts, this locatio would be earig capacity 3 out of the 5 moths cosidered ad over capacity for 1 out of the 5 moths. Commuity Visio ad Problem History Baer Elk stakeholders ivolved i CTP developmet believe that wideig roads i Dowtow Baer Elk, particularly NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) ad NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue), would go agaist the tow s desire to be a very pedestria ad bicycle friedly commuity. The visio statemet for the 2009 Baer Elk Pedestria Pla is: The Tow of Baer Elk is a more walkable ad bicycle-friedly commuity that meets the eeds of studets, visitors, busiesses, ad residets of all age groups through a itegrated etwork of greeways, walkways, ad bicycle paths. The 1997 NCDOT feasibility study 16 for project R-3604 idetified NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) as operatig at a LOS E i 1996 ad havig aticipated future LOS F coditios o the roadway. The 2003 Baer Elk & Beech Moutai Thoroughfare Pla 17 (ot adopted by Baer Elk but adopted by Beech Moutai) idetified both facilities as deficiet i the year The media of AADT values were used as 2012 AADT values for NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway/Shaweehaw Aveue). Uadjusted 2012 AADT volumes were ot cosidered represetative of recet historical AADT data for roadway. Refer to Appedix G for a detailed explaatio. 16 Cotact the NCDOT Feasibility Studies Uit for iformatio o this study (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 17 The 2003 Baer Elk ad Beech Moutai Thoroughfare Pla ca be accessed at:

49 The Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla 18 advocates for improvemets to NC 184 to icrease the ease of accessibility from Booe ad other locatios to Beech Moutai, but oly if the improvemets are doe i a way that maitais the character of the ladscape ad improves the roads i the least ivasive maer possible. CTP Project Proposal Project Descriptio ad Overview The CTP proposes costructig a two lae major thoroughfare with 12 foot laes ad bicycle accommodatios o ew locatio from NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway), ear Baer Creek Road (SR 1341), to the itersectio of NC 194 (Baer Elk Highway) ad Elkview Place. Providig a facility for vehicles whose destiatio is ot Baer Elk will alleviate cogestio o both NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway/Shaweehaw Aveue) ad NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) by removig vehicle trips that do ot have a origi or destiatio i Baer Elk. This will provide better drivig coditios for both local Baer Elk traffic ad for trips headig to Beech Moutai, Elk Park, or Teessee. For iformatio o other alteratives that were evaluated, refer to Appedix I. For Jauary 1, 2007 through December 31, 2011, the Traffic Safety Uit of the NCDOT Traffic Safety ad Mobility Divisio idetified the followig high frequecy crash locatios: The itersectio of NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) ad NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) experieced 7 vehicle crashes. The itersectio of NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) ad NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) experieced 7 vehicle crashes. The itersectio of NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) ad Cetral Way Street experieced 4 crashes. Natural & Huma Evirometal Cotext Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project crosses the Elk River ad is also i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact streams, lad owed by Lees-McRae College, Gradfather Academy (Gradfather Home for Childre), a wetlad, sigificat atural heritage areas, the Elk River Airport, trout streams, fault lies, atural heritage elemet occurrece areas, sewer pipes, water pipes, a saitary sewer system treatmet ad discharge plat, ad saitary sewer system pumps. There are also sharp elevatio chages alog this route that may potetially lead to high cut ad fill costs ad impacts to the atural sceery of the area. NC 194 (Baer Elk Highway/Mai Street/Balm Highway has bee desigated part of NC State Bike Route The Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla ca be accessed at:

50 The 1997 feasibility study for R-3604 estimated that a five lae facility would relocate 3 resideces ad 5 busiesses. Relatioship to Lad Use Plas Baer Elk s mai routes, NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway/Shaweehaw Aveue) ad NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) serve umerous local destiatios. Lees-McRae College is located alog NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street), which geerates vehicle, pedestria, ad bicycle traffic alog the roadway. NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) has several local busiesses ad restaurats alog it. The Baer Elk Lad Use Pla 19 does ot edorse a wester bypass aroud tow, but it does ackowledge that the NC 184 Alterate route, as idetified i the 2003 Baer Elk ad Beech Moutai Thoroughfare Pla (ot adopted by Baer Elk), would alleviate uecessary pass-through traffic, would create a more efficiet roadway etwork, ad would reduce the risk of accidets by allowig traffic with destiatios outside of tow the ability to avoid the slower traffic i tow. The lad use pla idetifies cetral busiess district ad medical-educatioal (Lees-McRae College) as the predomiat existig zoig types alog NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) ad NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) i the heart of Dowtow Baer Elk. Wideig i Dowtow Baer Elk would be ufeasible due to the close proximity of these developmets to the roadway. The Baer Elk Lad Use Pla has a goal to establish a visual corridor overlay district alog NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue/Tyecastle Highway) to improve the appearace of the mai etrace ito tow ad to ecourage coectivity to Sugar Moutai, i a effort to help the curret busiess ifrastructure thrive. Durig the developmet of the CTP, stakeholders withi Baer Elk expressed that the wideig of NC 184 orth of Dobbis Road (SR 1337) goes agaist the iteded effects of establishig a visual corridor overlay district. Also, a represetative from Lees-McRae College expressed that wideig i Baer Elk could make the roads i Baer Elk more usafe for bicyclists by ecouragig icreased vehicle speeds. Likages to Other Plas ad Proposed Project History NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) ad NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) are both classified as major collectors o the Federal Fuctioal Classificatio System ad are both o the regioal tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Regioal tier facilities coect major populatio ceters ad serve local lad use. The 1985 Baer Elk Thoroughfare Pla ad the 2003 Baer Elk ad Beech Moutai Thoroughfare Pla (ot adopted by Baer Elk but adopted by Beech Moutai) both proposed a two lae facility o ew locatio that follows the same approximate path as the curret CTP project proposal. The curret CTP project proposal avoids close 19 The Baer Elk Lad Use Pla ca be accessed at:

51 proximity to Wildcat Lake (ulike the 1985 Thoroughfare Pla); however, the curret CTP proposal comes withi close proximity to the easter ed of the Gradfather Home for Childre school. Various attempts were made to cotact represetatives from the Gradfather Home for Childre School to solicit feedback o the proposal, but o respose was provided by ayoe cotacted. Trasportatio Improvemet Program (TIP) project R-3604 is o loger icluded withi the TIP; however, the project descriptio icluded wideig NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) to a five lae facility from NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) to NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue). Project R-3604 was removed from the TIP i 2005 at the request of Baer Elk. Durig the developmet of this CTP, Baer Elk expressed strog oppositio to the wideig of NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) due to the potetial for impacts to Lees-McRae College, resideces, ad busiesses i close proximity to the roadway. Withi this CTP, the proposed facility would coect to the proposed four lae wideig of NC 184 (R-2811) at Baer Creek Road (SR 1341). Multi-modal Cosideratios Lees-McRae College has a robust bicyclig program that leads to may bicyclists usig roads i close proximity to the college. Therefore, bicycle accommodatios are recommeded alog the etire facility. Public/ Stakeholder Ivolvemet A Goals & Objectives (G&O) survey coducted for this CTP revealed the followig: Baer Elk was idetified as the secod most commo destiatio i the couty with 25% (20 of 81) of respodets idetifyig the tow as the destiatio of their daily commute. Beech Moutai oly had 3.7% (3 of 81) of respodets idetifyig the tow as the destiatio of their daily commute. NC 184 from NC 105 to Baer Elk was idetified as the most commoly used route i the couty with 50% (37 of 74) of respodets idetifyig the route as commoly used. NC 184 from Baer Elk to Beech Moutai had 15% (11 of 74) of respodets idetify the route as commoly used. NC 194 from Baer Elk to Craberry was idetified by 20% (15 of 74) of respodets. Whe asked which improvemets should be cosidered to address the traffic problems i the area, addig o-road bike laes was idetified by 45% (25 of 78) of respodets. The secod least idetified improvemet that should be cosidered was buildig ew roadways as idetified by 14% (11 of 78) of respodets. Whe asked how much moey we should be spedig o particular items, 43% (32 of 74) of respodets idetified that less or much less moey should be spet o buildig ew major roads i Avery Couty. 2-13

52 NC 194 Alterate, Proposed Improvemets from NC 194 Local ID: AVER0002-H at Old Craberry Street to NC 194 at Old Public Road Last Updated: 9/12/14 Idetified Problem NC 194 i Newlad from NC 181 (Liville Street) to Old Public Road is curretly ear or over capacity. By 2040, NC 194 will be ear or over capacity from Old Public Road to Old Craberry Street. The purpose of this project is to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a Level of Service (LOS) D o the facility. Justificatio of Need NC 194 is the primary orth to south route i Newlad ad cetral Avery Couty. There are o other cotiuous orth-south routes through Newlad. All other orth-south facilities termiate after a few blocks. Therefore, drivers have o alterative optios to avoid the already cogested NC 194 i dowtow Newlad. NC 194 is classified as a mior arterial o the Federal Fuctioal Classificatio System ad this stretch of NC 194 is o the regioal tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Regioal tier facilities coect major populatio ceters ad serve local lad use. NC 194 curretly serves two purposes: to provide a vital lik betwee Old Toe River Rd SR Elk Park Hwy Old Public Rd Old Craberry St Spaish Oak Rd SR AVER0002-H Barey Rd SR 1344 Craberry St Newlad Liville St Ash St Pieola St Sweetwater Brach Rd SR 1179 Millers Gap Hwy Hickory Nut Gap Rd SR 1342 Railroad St Nelso Rd SR Avery Couty High School Rd SR 1370 North Toe River Miles Teessee ad North Carolia ad to serve as the primary local dowtow street for Newlad. The existig characteristics ad projected traffic volumes for NC 194 from Old Craberry Street to Old Public Road are give i Table 4 below:

53 Roadway Sectio Table 4- NC 194 Characteristics & Traffic Volumes NC 194 from Old NC 194 from NC 181 Craberry Street (Liville Street) to Old to NC 181 (Liville Toe River Road (SR Street) 1157) NC 194 from Old Toe River Road (SR 1157) to Old Public Road # Laes Lae Width (feet) Speed Limit (mph) AADT 20 (vpd) 8,000 11,000 8, LOS D Capacity (vpd) 11,000 11,000 11, AADT (vpd) 10,600 14,500 11,800 Durig the developmet of the CTP, the NCDOT Traffic Survey Group collected traffic data five times at 29 locatios to aalyze the seasoal ature of traffic i Avery Couty. Refer to Tables 20 ad 21 i Appedix J for 2013 seasoal traffic couts collected o NC 194 orth of NC 181 (Liville Street). The locatio is over capacity i 2013 based o 4 of the 5 moths of data collected (the oe moth ot over capacity was the moth that a mudslide washed out NC 194 orth of Newlad) ad is projected to be over capacity i 2040, based o 2013 seasoal traffic couts, for 5 of the 5 moths cosidered. Commuity Visio ad Problem History The CTP Steerig Committee developed three objectives that should be accomplished by potetial solutios that would address the idetified problem. These objectives are to create a more efficiet road etwork that is ot depedet o back road short cuts, to address traffic deficiecies that hider the flow of commerce, ad to ease regioal mobility for citizes ad visitors by improvig travel coditios alog key arterials. Accordig to the 2008 Newlad Comprehesive Pla 21, NC 194 is servig two fuctios as both the primary route for through traffic with origis ad destiatios outside of Newlad ad as the tow s Mai Street for local traffic. NC 194 withi the Newlad corporate limits was idetified as over capacity i both the 1994 Newlad Thoroughfare Pla 22 ad the 2002 Supplemet to the 1994 Newlad Thoroughfare Pla 23 (the 2002 supplemet was ever adopted by Newlad). 20 The media of AADT values were used as 2012 AADT values for NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway/Shaweehaw Aveue). Uadjusted 2012 AADT volumes were ot cosidered represetative of recet historical AADT data for roadway. Refer to Appedix G for a detailed explaatio. 21 Cotact the High Coutry RPO for iformatio o this pla (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 22 The 1994 Newlad Thoroughfare Pla ca be accessed at: 23 Cotact the NCDOT Trasportatio Plaig Brach for a copy of this pla (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 2-15

54 CTP Project Proposal Project Descriptio ad Overview The CTP proposes a two lae major thoroughfare with 12 foot laes, partially o ew locatio i wester Newlad from NC 194 at Old Craberry Street to NC 194 at Old Public Road. Bicycle accommodatios are recommeded alog the etire facility. The existig Old Public Road ad Old Craberry Street would be utilized as a part of this ew facility ad would be upgraded. This route will make Newlad less depedet o existig NC 194 as its oly meas of orth-south travel. For more iformatio relatig to this specific route locatio ad other route locatio alteratives that were evaluated, refer to Appedix I. The NCDOT Traffic Safety Uit idetified the followig as high crash locatios from Jauary 1, 2007 through December 31, 2011: The itersectio of NC 194 (Pieola Street) ad NC 181 (Liville Street) experieced 10 vehicle crashes. The itersectio of NC 194 (Pieola Street) ad Ash Street experieced 8 vehicle crashes. Natural & Huma Evirometal Cotext Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project crosses the North Toe River ad is also i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact streams, lads maaged for coservatio, the Newlad Cemetery, target local watersheds, trout streams, fault lies, regioal trails, sewer pipes, water pipes, ad a water distributio treatmet plat ad water well. Relatioship to Lad Use Plas The predomiat existig lad use type i dowtow Newlad alog NC 194 is commercial/retail developmet that is right alog the roadway. The Newlad Comprehesive Pla states that the heavy through traffic alog NC 194 i dowtow Newlad is icompatible with the pedestria-orieted small busiesses i the area. Also, two of the goals i the Newlad Comprehesive Pla are to preserve ad ehace the small-tow character of Newlad ad to foster the developmet of busiess. The Newlad Comprehesive Pla idetifies the existig lad use alog Old Craberry Street as predomiatly sigle-family residetial with other uses icludig a cemetery, apartmets, vacat lad, ad a sigle commercial property ear the itersectio of Old Craberry Street ad NC 194. The Newlad Comprehesive Pla has a actio step to ecourage commercial developmet i the tow limits ear Old Craberry Street. The primary lad use alog Old Public Road is sigle-family residetial, icludig several mobile homes. 2-16

55 Likages to Other Plas ad Proposed Project History The 2008 Newlad Comprehesive Pla states that NC 194 cosists maily of throughtraffic with origis ad destiatios outside of Newlad, which results i oise ad cogestio as a issue for the tow. The pla idetifies providig coectios withi the tow ad coectig the tow to other locatios as the two trasportatio related objectives. The three idetified trasportatio issues are parkig, pedestria traffic, ad vehicular traffic. The pla refereced the 1994 Newlad Thoroughfare Pla ad the 2002 Supplemet to the Newlad Thoroughfare Pla (the 2002 supplemet was ever adopted by Newlad) o the NC 194 Bypass. It also highlights other ideas such as oeway street pairs ad ecouragig the sharig of driveway cuts. The 1994 Newlad Thoroughfare Pla recommeded a bypass aroud the easter side of Newlad that would become NC 194 ad make existig NC 194 a desigated busiess route. The 2002 Supplemet to the 1994 Newlad Thoroughfare Pla idetified a easter bypass aroud Newlad as ufeasible due to low projected traffic volumes ad high costructio costs. Istead, the 2002 pla proposed the developmet of a bypass aroud the wester side of tow. Newlad did ot adopt the 2002 Supplemet to the 1994 Newlad Thoroughfare Pla because the Newlad Tow Coucil preferred the easter bypass ad believed that it would become feasible to build i the future as traffic volumes grew. The proposed route locatios from the 1994 ad 2002 plas are show i Appedix I. The 1993 Regio D Thoroughfare Pla 24 idetified NC 194 from US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) to NC 181 (Liville Street) as approachig capacity by 2020, but the pla did ot recommed ay improvemets to the road segmet. Multi-modal Cosideratios Bicycle accommodatios are recommeded alog the etire facility. Public/ Stakeholder Ivolvemet A Goals & Objectives (G&O) survey coducted for this CTP revealed the followig: Newlad was idetified as the most commo destiatio i the couty with 26% (21 of 81) of respodets idetifyig the tow as the destiatio of their daily commute. NC 194 from US 221 to Newlad was idetified as commoly used by 26% (19 of 74) of respodets. NC 194 from Newlad to Craberry (ear Elk Park) had 22% (16 of 74) of respodets idetify the route as commoly used. NC 181 from Liville to Newlad was idetified as commoly used by 34% (25 of 74) of respodets. Whe asked which improvemets should be cosidered to address the traffic problems i the area, addig o-road bike laes was idetified by 45% (25 of 78) of 24 The 1993 Regio D Thoroughfare Pla ca be accessed at:

56 respodets. The secod least idetified improvemet that should be cosidered was buildig ew roadways as idetified by 14% (11 of 78) of respodets. Whe asked how much moey we should be spedig o particular items, 43% (32 of 74) of respodets idetified that less or much less moey should be spet o buildig ew major roads i Avery Couty. A citize survey completed as a part of the 2008 Newlad Comprehesive Pla idetified a bypass aroud Newlad as havig oly 37% support from respodets. The same survey revealed that 54% of respodets idicated that traffic cogestio is a problem for the tow. 2-18

57 US 19E/NC 194, TIP No. R-2520 US 19E/NC 194 (Three Mile Road) from Mitchell Couty to US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) does ot meet the future mobility eeds i wester North Carolia. This facility is iteded to provide mobility betwee Asheville ad Booe. US 19E/NC 194 is curretly a two lae major thoroughfare with travel laes that rage i width from 10 to 12 feet. All of US 19E/NC 194 has two laes except for a 1.1 mile sectio that has four laes o US 19E from Bet Road (SR 1103) to 0.3 miles orth of Mulli Hill Road (SR 1106). US 19E/NC 194 is classified as a pricipal arterial o the Federal Classificatio System ad is o the statewide tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Statewide facilities serve log distace trips, coect regioal ceters, have the highest usage, ad serve mobility. US 19E/NC 194 is desigated as a boulevard o NCDOT s Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla adopted o September 2, TIP project R-2520 icludes wideig US 19E/NC 194 to a multi-lae boulevard from a poit east of Spruce Pie i Mitchell Couty to US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) i Avery Couty. R-2520 is curretly a ufuded itrastate project i the TIP ad is scheduled for reprioritizatio. It is recommeded that US 19E/NC 194 (Three Mile Road) from Mitchell Couty to US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) be wideed to a multi-lae boulevard with bicycle accommodatios. Sice there are o other trasportatio deficiecies associated with this facility, this project should be re-assessed after the North Carolia Trasportatio Network 25 (NCTN) has bee fialized, which icludes Strategic Trasportatio Corridors that will replace the existig Strategic Highway Corridors. The NCDOT Traffic Safety Uit idetified the followig itersectios as high frequecy vehicle crash locatios from Jauary 1, 2007 through December 31, 2011: NC 194 (Three Mile Road) at US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) - 22 crashes (tied with two other itersectios for havig the most crashes i the couty) NC 194 (Three Mile Road) at Mulli Hill Road (SR 1106) - 4 crashes West loop itersectio of NC 194 (Three Mile Road) at Old Three Mile Road (SR 1111) - 5 crashes East loop itersectio of NC 194 (Three Mile Road) at Old Three Mile Road (SR 1111) - 5 crashes Durig the same period, the followig road segmets were idetified as high crash locatios: NC 194 (Three Mile Road) from Mulli Hill Road (SR 1106) to Little Buck Hill Road (SR 1109) - experieced 10 crashes NC 194 (Three Mile Road) from Little Buck Hill Road (SR 1109) to Priso Camp Road (SR 1110) - 6 crashes 25 For more iformatio o the NCTN, go to:

58 Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project crosses the North Toe River ad is also i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact streams, churches ad cemeteries, lads maaged for coservatio (NC Ecosystem Ehacemet Program Easemets), wetlads, ladscape habitat idicator guilds, historic resource properties, target local watershed areas, water supply watershed areas, trout streams, atural heritage elemet occurrece areas, a proposed regioal trail (Overmoutai Victory Natioal Historic Trail), water pipes, fault lies, ad the etrace to Maylad Commuity College (just the etrace, ot the mai school buildig itself). US 19E has bee desigated part of NC State Bike Routes 2 ad 11 for varyig legths. NC 194 (Three Mile Road has bee desigated as part of NC State Bike Route 2. O April 1, 2014, the High Coutry Rural Plaig Orgaizatio (RPO) ad NCDOT met with several Crossore citizes (ad people who live i the Three Mile area) to discuss trasportatio related cocers i Crossore. At the meetig, it was emphasized how importat it is that ay ad all huma ad evirometal impacts from the wideig of NC 194 (Three Mile Road) be miimized as much as possible (this was later reemphasized by some of the same citizes at public ivolvemet meetigs o July 22, 2014 ad July 24, 2014). Oe citize who lives i close proximity to NC 194 (Three Mile Road) stated that ot all local churches ad cemeteries alog NC 194 were refereced o the evirometal map provided i the Avery CTP ad that a more detailed aalysis o impacts to churches ad cemeteries ear NC 194 eeds to be completed before wideig the roadway. Local citizes that live alog NC 194 (Three Mile Road) believe that maitaiig this road as a two lae facility is the best optio to maitai the sceic, atural heritage of the regio. The 1993 Regio D Thoroughfare Pla 26 projects the majority of US 19E ad NC 194 (Three Mile Road) to be over a LOS D capacity i the year The thoroughfare pla did ot recommed a specific cross sectio for US 19E/NC 194 (Three Mile Road) other tha the multi-lae cross sectio that was recommeded as part of TIP project R US 221 (Liville Falls Highway), TIP No. R-2595 US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) from NC 194 (Three Mile Road) to NC 181 i Liville does ot meet the future mobility eeds i wester North Carolia. This facility is iteded to provide mobility from Booe to both Asheville ad Spartaburg, SC. US 221 is curretly a two lae major thoroughfare with two 11 to 12 foot laes. It is classified as a pricipal arterial o the Federal Classificatio System ad is o the statewide tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Statewide facilities serve log distace trips, coect regioal ceters, have the highest usage, ad serve mobility. US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) is desigated as a boulevard o NCDOT s Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla adopted o 26 The 1993 Regio D Thoroughfare Pla ca be accessed at:

59 September 2, The segmet of US 221 from NC 194 (Three Mile Road) to NC 181 i Liville is part of SHC Corridor 10 (Asheville, NC to Booe, NC) ad SHC Corridor 12 (Spartaburg, SC to Booe, NC). TIP project R-2595 icludes wideig US 221 to a multi-lae boulevard from NC 194 (Three Mile Road) to NC 181 i Liville. R-2595 is curretly a ufuded itrastate project i the TIP ad is scheduled for reprioritizatio. It is recommeded that US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) from NC 194 (Three Mile Road) to NC 181 i Liville be wideed to a multi-lae boulevard with bicycle accommodatios. Cosideratio should be give to re-routig part of US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) to the east of the Crossore Presbyteria Church to avoid impacts to historic resource properties. Sice there are o other trasportatio deficiecies associated with this facility, this project should be re-assessed after the North Carolia Trasportatio Network 27 (NCTN) has bee fialized, which icludes Strategic Trasportatio Corridors that will replace the existig Strategic Highway Corridors. The NCDOT Traffic Safety Uit idetified the followig itersectios as high frequecy vehicle crash locatios from Jauary 1, 2007 through December 31, 2011: US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Highway) at NC 194 (Three Mile Road) - 22 crashes (oe of three itersectios tied for havig the most crashes i the couty) US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Highway) at Greee Road (SR 1536) - 5 crashes US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Highway) at NC 194 (Millers Gap Highway) - 22 crashes (oe of three itersectios tied for havig the most crashes i the couty) US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) at Pieola Baptist Church Road (SR 1505) - 4 crashes US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Highway) at NC 181 (Joas Ridge Highway) - 16 crashes US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Highway) at Liville Aveue (SR 1545) - 4 crashes US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Highway) at NC 181 (Newlad Highway/Mitchell Aveue) - 16 crashes Additioally, the followig road segmets were idetified as high crash locatios durig the same period: US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Highway) from NC 194 (Three Mile Road) to Camp Creek Road (SR 1525) - 7 crashes US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Highway) from Stamey Brach Road (SR 1114) to Greee Road (SR 1536) - 14 crashes 27 For more iformatio o the NCTN, go to:

60 US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Highway) from Greee Road (SR 1536) to Delliger Road (SR 1148) - 11 crashes US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) from Mill Timber Creek Road (SR 1503) to Pieola Baptist Church Road (SR 1505) - 5 crashes US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Highway) from Black Bear Trail (approximately 1.1 miles south of Liville Aveue (SR 1545)) to Liville Aveue (SR 1545) - 5 crashes Accordig to the R-2595 feasibility study 28, which was completed March 30, 2011, the wideig of US 221 is aticipated to have sigificat impacts to properties alog US 221. The feasibility study cited the 2011 Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volumes as ragig from 5,800 8,000 vpd. The 2035 traffic volumes were aticipated to rage betwee 8,100 ad 11,300 vpd. The feasibility study states that the existig segmet of US 221 operates at a Level of Service (LOS) E uder 2011 traffic volumes ad will operate at a LOS F i 2035 if o improvemets are made. Truck traffic is estimated to make up 11% of daily traffic. Also, the study idetified that betwee 2004 ad 2007, 109 crashes were reported withi the project limits, which produced a crash rate that was lower tha the statewide crash rate. The study idicated that a four lae roadway with a 46 foot depressed media would be 102 feet from edge of pavemet to edge of pavemet. The facility would have 12 foot wide travel laes, 8 foot shoulders, ad 250 feet of right of way ad would relocate 69 resideces ad 41 busiesses. These aticipated impacts may icrease if developmet alog the corridor icreases prior to costructio or decrease based o efforts by the NCDOT Roadway Desig Uit to desig a facility that miimizes impacts. The feasibility study also idetified potetial impacts to FR Gill State Forest Nursery ad the potetially historic properties of the Ray Wisema House ad the Crossore Presbyteria Church. Additioal potetial impacts were idetified i the feasibility study. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact streams, historic resource areas, wetlads, hydrography areas, Gill State Forest, the Liville River, lads maaged for coservatio, sigificat atural heritage areas, state park lad, ladscape habitat idicator guilds, target local watershed areas, historic atioal register districts, a iactive hazardous substace disposal site, trout streams, trout waters, fault lies, atural heritage elemet occurrece areas, regioal trails, a water distributio treatmet plat, a water distributio well, sewer pipes, ad water pipes. R-2595 is withi 300 feet of NC State Bike Route 2 whe US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) itersects NC 194 (Three Mile Road). Additioally, the NCDOT Structures Maagemet Uit has idetified bridge umber 165 over the Liville River (south of US 221/Mitchell Aveue) as fuctioally obsolete. Bridge umber 27 goes over the Liville River west of NC 181 (Joas Ridge Highway) ad is classified as both fuctioally obsolete ad structurally deficiet (refer to Appedix F ad Figure 5). 28 Cotact the NCDOT Feasibility Studies Uit for more iformatio o this study (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 2-22

61 The Ray Wisema House, George ad Aa Watkis House (Three Oaks), Crossore Presbyteria Church, Milliga S. Wise House (destroyed by fire Jauary 2014), ad Marmo House are all historic resource properties that are withi 300 feet of the ceterlie of US 221 (Liville Falls Highway). I particular, US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) aroud its itersectio with Delliger Road (SR 1148) is wedged betwee the Crossore Presbyteria Church property ad the Milliga S. Wise House property. Durig a meetig with Crossore citizes o April 1, 2014 (highlighted i paragraph below), it was recommeded that US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) be diverted to a facility o ew locatio that avoids these historic properties by bypassig to the east of Crossore Presbyteria Church. This idea appealed to the Crossore citizes at the meetig because it also straighteed out the existig curve i US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) as it passed by Crossore. O April 1, 2014, the High Coutry Rural Plaig Orgaizatio (RPO) ad NCDOT met with several Crossore citizes to discuss trasportatio related cocers i Crossore. At the meetig, Crossore citizes emphasized the importace of miimizig huma ad evirometal impacts from the wideig of US 221 (this was later re-emphasized by some of the same citizes at a public ivolvemet meetig o July 24, 2014 i Newlad). I particular, the Crossore Presbyteria Church, which is a atioally registered historic site i close proximity to US 221, was idetified as havig great importace to the commuity ad that o impacts should occur to the church or its property. Local citizes that live alog this corridor believe that maitaiig this road as a two lae facility is the best optio to maitai the sceic, atural heritage of the regio. US 221 (Liville Falls Highway), TIP No. R-2596 US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) from Burke Couty to NC 194 (Three Mile Road) does ot meet the future mobility eeds i wester North Carolia. This facility is iteded to provide mobility betwee Spartaburg, SC ad Booe, NC. US 221 is a pricipal arterial o the Federal Classificatio System ad is o the statewide tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Statewide facilities serve log distace trips, coect regioal ceters, have the highest usage, ad serve mobility. US 221 is desigated as a boulevard o NCDOT s Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla adopted o September 2, TIP project R icludes wideig US 221 to a multi-lae boulevard from NC 226 i McDowell Couty to NC 194 (Three Mile Road) i Avery Couty. The portio of this project from NC 226 to North Cove School Road (SR 1569) i McDowell Couty has bee completed. The remaiig portio of R-2596 is curretly a ufuded itrastate project i the TIP ad is scheduled for reprioritizatio. It is recommeded that US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) from Burke Couty to NC 194 (Three Mile Road) be wideed to a multi-lae boulevard with bicycle accommodatios. 2-23

62 Sice there are o other trasportatio deficiecies associated with this facility, this project should be re-assessed after the North Carolia Trasportatio Network 29 (NCTN) has bee fialized, which icludes Strategic Trasportatio Corridors that will replace the existig Strategic Highway Corridors. The NCDOT Traffic Safety Uit idetified the US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Highway) ad NC 194 (Three Mile Road) itersectio as a high vehicle crash locatio. The itersectio experieced 22 vehicle crashes (oe of three itersectios tied for havig the most crashes i the couty) from Jauary 1, 2007 through December 31, Also, the US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) road segmet from Hobbs Lae (SR 1101) to Pisgah Church Road (SR 1112) experieced 7 crashes over the same time period. Accordig to the R-2596 feasibility study 30, which was completed March 31, 2011, the wideig of US 221 is aticipated to have some impacts to properties alog US 221. This project was idetified i the R-2595 feasibility study that was completed i The feasibility study cited the 2011 Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volumes as ragig from 2,900 3,500 vpd. The 2035 traffic volumes were aticipated to rage betwee 4,600 ad 5,200 vpd. The feasibility study states that the existig segmet of US 221 operates at a Level of Service (LOS) C uder 2011 traffic volumes ad at a LOS C i 2035 if o improvemets are made. Truck traffic is estimated to make up 12% of daily traffic. Also, the study idetified that betwee 2004 ad 2007, 45 crashes were reported withi the project limits, which produced a crash rate that was lower tha the statewide crash rate. The study idicated that a four lae roadway with a 46 foot depressed media would be 102 feet from edge of pavemet to edge of pavemet. The facility would have 12 foot wide travel laes, 8 foot shoulders, ad 250 feet of right of way. Sectio C of R-2596 rus from Eglish Road (SR 1571) i McDowell Couty to NC 194 (Three Mile Road) ad would relocate 22 resideces ad 6 busiesses over the sectio C project segmet. These aticipated impacts may icrease if developmet alog the corridor icreases prior to costructio or decrease based o efforts by the NCDOT Roadway Desig Uit to desig a facility that miimizes impacts. The feasibility study also idetified potetial impacts to various sites i Liville Falls (i Burke ad McDowell Couties) ad the David Frakli Cabi. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact lads maaged for coservatio, a church ad its cemetery, streams, ladscape habitat idicator guilds, historic resource areas, target local watershed areas, water supply watershed areas, trout streams, ad atural heritage elemet occurrece areas. This portio of US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) has bee desigated part of NC State Bike Route 2. Additioally, the NCDOT Structures Maagemet Uit has idetified bridge umber 11 o the Blue Ridge Parkway, which goes over US 221 (Liville Falls Highway), as fuctioally obsolete (refer to Appedix F ad Figure 5). 29 For more iformatio o the NCTN, go to: 30 Cotact the NCDOT Feasibility Studies Uit for more iformatio o this study (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 2-24

63 O April 1, 2014, the High Coutry Rural Plaig Orgaizatio (RPO) ad NCDOT met with several Crossore citizes to discuss trasportatio related cocers i Crossore. At the meetig, Crossore citizes emphasized the importace of miimizig huma ad evirometal impacts from the wideig of US 221 (this was later re-emphasized by some of the same citizes at a public ivolvemet meetig o July 24, 2014 i Newlad). The local citizes that live alog this corridor believe that maitaiig this road as a two lae facility is the best optio to maitai the sceic, atural heritage of the regio. US 221 (Mitchell Aveue), AVER0003-H US 221 (Mitchell Aveue) i Liville from US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Highway) to NC 105 is curretly approachig capacity ad is projected to be over capacity i The purpose of this project is to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a Level of Service (LOS) D o the facility. US 221 (Mitchell Aveue) is a pricipal arterial o the Federal Classificatio System ad is o the statewide tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Statewide facilities serve log distace trips, coect regioal ceters, have the highest usage, ad serve mobility. US 221 (Mitchell Aveue) curretly has two 12 foot laes with a speed limit that is mostly 35 miles per hour (mph) with a short segmet of 55 mph ear US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Highway). The 2012 Aual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) volume alog this sectio of roadway is 9,900 vehicles per day (vpd), with a Level of Service (LOS) D capacity of 11,600 vpd. The estimated 2040 traffic volume is 12,000 vpd. Durig the developmet of the CTP, the NCDOT Traffic Survey Group collected traffic data five times at 29 locatios to aalyze the seasoal ature of traffic i Avery Couty. Refer to Tables 20 ad 21 i Appedix J for 2013 seasoal traffic couts collected o US 221 (Mitchell Aveue). The locatio is over capacity i 2013 based o 1 of the 5 moths of data collected ad ear capacity for 2 of the 5 moths that data was collected. US 221 (Mitchell Aveue) is projected to be over capacity i 2040, based o 2013 seasoal traffic couts, for 3 of the 5 moths cosidered ad ear capacity based o 2 of the 5 moths cosidered. From Jauary 1, 2007 through December 31, 2011, the NCDOT Traffic Safety Uit idetified 16 vehicle crashes at the US221 (Mitchell Aveue) ad US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Highway) itersectio ad 12 vehicle crashes at the US 221 (Mitchell Aveue) ad NC 105 itersectio. It is recommeded that US 221 (Mitchell Aveue) from US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Highway) to NC 105 be wideed to a multi-lae boulevard with bicycle accommodatios. US 221 (Mitchell Aveue) is also desigated as a boulevard o NCDOT s Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla adopted o September 2, Improvig this facility will help maitai mobility as a part of SHC corridors 10 (Asheville, NC to Booe, NC) ad 12 (Spartaburg, SC to Booe, NC). 2-25

64 The wideig of this approximate 0.6 mile stretch of US 221 (Mitchell Aveue) to a multi-lae boulevard will provide a critical coectio betwee projects R-2595 ad R- 2566, which both recommed wideig US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) ad NC 105 to multi-lae boulevards. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact streams, a church, a historic resource area, target local watershed areas, historic atioal register districts, a iactive hazardous substace disposal site, trout streams, ad atural heritage elemet occurrece areas. US 321, TIP No. R-5016 US 321 from Watauga Couty to Teessee does ot meet the future mobility eeds i wester North Carolia ad ito Teessee. This facility is iteded to provide mobility i orther Avery Couty ad, ultimately, coectivity betwee Johso City, TN ad Gastoia, NC. US 321 is a pricipal arterial o the Federal Classificatio System ad is o the statewide tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Statewide facilities serve log distace trips, coect regioal ceters, have the highest usage, ad serve mobility. US 321 is desigated as a expressway o NCDOT s Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla adopted o September 2, The portio of US 321 from Gastoia, NC to Johso City, TN is part of Corridor 15 i the SHC Visio Pla report. US 321 is curretly a two lae facility with a speed limit of 55 miles per hour ad lae widths of 11 feet. US 321 from Watauga Couty to Teessee is recommeded to be upgraded to a expressway with bicycle accommodatios. As developmet occurs alog this corridor every effort should be made to limit access i order to maitai mobility. TIP project R icludes wideig US 321 to a multi-lae facility from US 421 i Watauga Couty to Teessee. R-5016 is curretly a ufuded itrastate project i the TIP ad is scheduled for reprioritizatio. Sice there are o other trasportatio deficiecies associated with this facility, this project should be re-assessed after the North Carolia Trasportatio Network 31 (NCTN) has bee fialized, which icludes Strategic Trasportatio Corridors that will replace the existig Strategic Highway Corridors. The NCDOT Traffic Safety Uit idetified the US 321 road segmet from Buckeye Road (SR 1314) to Flat Sprigs Road (SR 1316) as a high vehicle crash locatio, with 11 crashes occurrig from Jauary 1, 2007 through December 31, The R-5016 feasibility study (titled FS-0511A ad completed i 2006) idetified that betwee 2001 ad 2004, 148 crashes were reported withi the project limits, which produced a crash rate that was sigificatly higher tha the statewide crash rate. The most prevalet 31 For more iformatio o the NCTN, go to:

65 crash types idetified i the feasibility study were rear ed, ra off road, ad fixed object, which are idicative of a arrow roadway with poor aligmet ad arrow shoulders. AVER0006-H recommeds pavig Buckeye Creek Road (SR 1312) from Pie Ridge Road (just past the Watauga Couty lie) to Buckeye Road (SR 1314). It is importat to ote that if Buckeye Creek Road (SR 1312) becomes a fully paved alterate etrace ito Beech Moutai i the future, the additioal capacity of the proposed project would be beeficial i hadlig the additioal traffic volumes; however, it is aticipated that the majority of commuters ad tourists travelig to ad from Beech Moutai would still use NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) as the mai etrace to Beech Moutai. The Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla 32 advocates for improvemets to US 321 to icrease the ease of accessibility from Booe ad other poits beyod, but oly if the improvemets are doe i a way that maitais the character of the ladscape ad improves the roads i the least ivasive maer possible. The Avery Couty portio of this project has ot bee idetified o ay previous trasportatio pla. R-5016 cotiues ito Watauga Couty as a expressway as documeted i the Watauga CTP 33. Accordig to the FS-0511A feasibility study 34 for R-5016, which was completed October 19, 2006, the 2006 Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volumes rage from 1,500 vpd just east of Teessee to 7,500 vpd just west of US 421 i Watauga Couty. The 2035 traffic volumes were aticipated to rage betwee 4,900 vpd just east of Teessee ad 15,000 vpd just west of US 421. The feasibility study states that the existig segmet of US 321 operates at a Level of Service (LOS) D uder 2006 traffic volumes ad at a LOS D at a two differet itersectios i 2035 if o improvemets are made. Truck traffic is estimated to make up 6% of daily traffic. The study also idicated that the wideig of US 321 is aticipated to have some impacts to properties alog US 321. The study stated that a four lae roadway with a 23 foot raised grass media would be 79 feet from edge of pavemet to edge of pavemet. The facility would have 12 foot wide travel laes, 8 foot shoulders, ad take a variable amout of right of way that will rage from 150 to 500 feet due to the moutaious topography. The feasibility study aticipates that 65 resideces ad 16 busiesses will be relocated due to this project. These aticipated impacts may icrease if developmet alog the corridor icreases prior to costructio or decrease based o efforts by the NCDOT Roadway Desig Uit to desig a facility that miimizes impacts. The study idetified various sites that may potetially be historic properties, oe of which were idetified i Avery Couty durig the developmet of the CTP. 32 The Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla ca be accessed at: 33 The Watauga CTP ca be viewed at: Details.aspx?study_id=Watauga%20Couty. 34 Cotact the NCDOT Feasibility Studies Uit for more iformatio o this study (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 2-27

66 Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact ladscape habitat idicator guild areas, streams, historic resource areas, high quality waters (the Watauga River basi), trout streams, atural heritage elemet occurrece areas, ad a proposed regioal trail. Additioally, the NCDOT Structures Maagemet Uit idetified bridge umber 2 (a culvert) over Beech Creek as structurally deficiet (refer to Appedix F ad Figure 5). NC 105, TIP No. R-2566 NC 105 is curretly ear capacity from NC 184 to Watauga Couty. By 2040, NC 105 from US 221 to Watauga Couty is projected to be ear capacity. Additioally, the NCDOT Traffic Survey Group collected traffic data five times at 29 locatios to aalyze the seasoal ature of traffic i Avery Couty. Refer to Appedix J for 2013 seasoal traffic couts collected. The seasoal traffic cout data collected i 2013 showed that NC 105 from NC 184 to Watauga Couty was over capacity 3 out of the 5 moths that data was collected. Projectig the 2013 seasoal cout data to 2040 shows NC 105 from NC 184 to Watauga Couty as over capacity for all 5 moths projected ad NC 105 from US 221 to NC 184 as over capacity for 3 out of the 5 moths projected. The TIP icludes project R-2566 that is iteded to address this problem. R-2566 icludes wideig NC 105 to multi-laes from US 221 to the NC 105 Bypass (SR 1107) i Booe. However, the portio of this project withi Avery Couty is ot curretly fuded i the TIP. This project is curretly i the project developmet process for evirometal aalysis. For additioal iformatio about this project, icludig the Purpose ad Need, cotact NCDOT s Project Developmet ad Evirometal Aalysis Brach (PDEA) or visit the project website 35. The Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla 36 advocates for improvemets to NC 105 ad NC 184 to icrease the ease of accessibility from Booe ad other locatios to Beech Moutai, but oly if the improvemets are doe i a way that maitais the character of the ladscape ad improves the roads i the least ivasive maer possible. The NCDOT Traffic Safety Uit idetified the NC 105 ad NC 184 itersectio as oe of three itersectios with the most vehicle crashes (22 crashes) amog itersectios i Avery Couty from Jauary 1, 2007 through December 31, Also, the NC 105 road segmets from Taglewood Cemetery Road (SR 1548) to NC 184 ad from NC 184 to the Berry Road (SR 1339) wester itersectio had 56 crashes ad 32 crashes, respectively, over the same time period (the 2 highest amouts for Avery Couty). 35 The R-2566 project website ca be viewed at: 36 The Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla ca be accessed at:

67 NC 194, AVER0004-H NC 194 orth of Newlad from Old Public Road to Barey Road (SR 1344) is projected to be over capacity i the year Improvemets are eeded to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a Level of Service (LOS) D o the facility. NC 194 is classified as a mior arterial o the Federal Fuctioal Classificatio System, ad this stretch of NC 194 is o the regioal tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network 37 (NCMIN). Regioal tier facilities coect major populatio ceters ad serve local lad use. This sectio of NC 194 has two 11 foot laes ad a 35 mile per hour (mph) speed limit. The 2012 traffic volume o this sectio of NC 194 is 8,900 vehicles per day (vpd). By 2040, the volume is projected to be 11,800 vpd, which is higher tha the curret Level of Service (LOS) D capacity of 11,200 vpd. The CTP does ot iclude a project proposal to address this deficiecy. Sice the projected volume is oly aticipated to exceed capacity by a miimal amout, this deficiecy will be re-evaluated with the ext CTP update. Extedig the proposed NC 194 Alterate (AVER0002-H) further orth alog NC 194 to alleviate future cogestio was cosidered, but deemed ufeasible due to its aticipated high costructio costs. Wideig the road was also cosidered, but Newlad does ot desire to have this portio of NC 194 wideed at this time. Improvemets to this roadway were idetified i the 1994 Newlad Thoroughfare Pla, which recommeded a three lae desig that icluded a two way left tur lae for this segmet of NC 194. The 2008 Newlad Comprehesive Pla also recommeded that a turig lae be added o this stretch of NC 194. Arett Road (SR 1338)/ Skiview Road (SR 1374), AVER0005-H Seve Devils straddles the Avery ad Watauga Couty lie ad has a elevatio of 3,944 feet. The oly roadway access to Seve Devils is via Seve Devils Road (SR 1151) i Watauga Couty. I recet years there has bee growig cocer about wild fires i the area. I the evet that Seve Devils Road (SR 1151) i Watauga Couty is closed due to wild fires or other atural disasters, a alterative access route betwee Seve Devils ad the surroudig road etwork would be eeded for emergecy purposes. Two ew locatio facilities were evaluated durig the developmet of the 2013 Watauga Couty CTP 38 (referece problem statemet WATA0012-H). However, either proved adequately feasible to iclude i the Watauga Couty CTP. The first was a coectio from wester Seve Devils to Arett Road (SR 1338) i Avery Couty. This facility has 37 For more iformatio o NCMIN, visit: 38 The Watauga CTP ca be viewed at: Details.aspx?study_id=Watauga%20Couty. 2-29

68 already bee built but was ot allowed to ope due to a court ijuctio. This alterative was rejected for the Watauga Couty CTP because of legal cocers over the court ijuctio. The secod alterative was to coect easter Seve Devils to Justus Road (SR 1137) i Watauga Couty. This alterative would ivolve Rhobo Lae, a private eighborhood road. This alterative was rejected because Rhobo Lae is ot up to secodary road stadards, ad therefore ot eligible for the Secodary Road Program. There was also a cocer about the sigle property that would have to be purchased withi Seve Devils to complete the facility. Further study is eeded to select a locatio for the facility. The ew facility is recommeded to be costructed as a 2 lae mior thoroughfare. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed Arett Road (SR 1338) coectio is i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact a stream, wetlads, a hydrography area, ladscape habitat idicator guilds, target local watershed areas, macrosite lad (Gradfather Moutai/Wilso Creek macrosite), a trout stream, high quality waters (the Watauga River basi), ad water pipes. Buckeye Creek Road (SR 1312), AVER0006-H Beech Moutai is the highest tow i the easter Uited States with a elevatio of 5,506 feet. The oly paved roadway access to Beech Moutai is via NC 184 i Watauga Couty. I recet years there has bee growig cocer about wild fires i the area. I the evet that NC 184 is closed due to wild fires or other atural disasters, a alterative access route betwee Beech Moutai ad the surroudig etwork would be eeded for emergecy purposes. Buckeye Creek Road (SR 1312) was oe of three facilities that were evaluated i the Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla 39 as potetial egress routes i the evet of a emergecy evacuatio. The other two potetial egress route coectios were from Cherry Gap to Presell School Road ad from Elderberry Ridge to Shaweehaw Road (SR 1127) i Watauga Couty. The 2013 Watauga Couty CTP 40 proposed extedig Presell School Road (SR 1125 i Watauga Couty) to Cherry Gap as well (referece WATA0011-H). Amog the three potetial emergecy evacuatio routes, Buckeye Creek Road (SR 1312) was selected as a alterate egress route sice it is a existig road ad o ew costructio would be required. The Buckeye Creek Road (SR 1312) route also has the beefit of beig o the opposite side of Beech Moutai, away from the mai etrace, which is importat i a wild fire sceario where the mai etrace to tow is closed ad drivers eed to use a route that is far away from the wild fire. It is recommeded that the gravel portio of Buckeye Creek Road (SR 1312) be paved ad that all of Buckeye Creek Road from Pie Ridge Road (just past the Watauga 39 The Beech Moutai Comprehesive Pla ca be accessed at: 40 The Watauga CTP ca be viewed at: Details.aspx?study_id=Watauga%20Couty. 2-30

69 Couty lie) to Buckeye Road (SR 1314) be wideed to 12 foot laes to provide a alterative evacuatio route i the evet of a emergecy. Icreasig coectivity to US 321 would be a added beefit as well. Additioally, a potetial coectio from Elderberry Ridge to Shaweehaw Road (SR 1127) i Watauga Couty should be studied further as a potetial emergecy evacuatio route for Beech Moutai. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed Buckeye Creek Road (SR 1312) project is i the viciity (300 feet from ceterlie) of ad may potetially impact streams, lads maaged for coservatio, lad ad water coservatio fud area (Buckeye Creek Recreatio Area), ladscape habitat idicator guilds, trout streams, water supply watersheds, Watauga River basi high quality waters, atural heritage elemet occurrece areas, water pipes, sewer pipes, ad proposed ad existig regioal trails. MINOR WIDENING IMPROVEMENTS The followig facilities do ot have curret or future capacity deficiecies, but were idetified as cadidates for upgradig to NCDOT desig stadards. Implemetatio of the proposed projects should be coordiated through NCDOT s Highway Divisio 11 office (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). US 19E, AVER0007-H: From NC 194 (Three Mile Road) to Big Plumtree Creek Road (SR 1114) - Wide to 12 foot laes with wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists (miimum of 4 foot paved shoulders as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla 41 or less if ot feasible). US 19E, AVER0008-H: From Squirrel Creek Road (SR 1121) to NC Wide to 12 foot laes with wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists. Paved shoulders should be a miimum of 4 feet from Squirrel Creek Road (SR 1121) to Craberry ad 4 to 5 feet from Craberry to NC 194 as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla or less if ot feasible. US 221, AVER0009-H: From NC 105 to the Caldwell Couty - Wide to 12 foot laes with wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists (miimum of 2 foot paved shoulders as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla or less if ot feasible). NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway), AVER0010-H: From NC 184/NC 194 (Mai Street) to Elderberry Ridge Wide to 12 foot laes with passig laes where feasible. Add wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists (miimum of a 4 foot paved shoulder o at least the orthboud lae of the road as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla or less if ot feasible). NC 194 (Balm Highway), AVER0011-H: From the easter Baer Elk tow limits to Watauga Couty - Wide to 12 foot laes with wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists (miimum of 4 foot paved shoulders as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla or less as feasible). Referece the 1995 feasibility 41 The 2014 High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla ca be viewed at:

70 study o R-2710 for additioal backgroud iformatio o this segmet of roadway (R-2710 project limits are o loger i Avery Couty). NC 194 (Elk Park Highway/Baer Elk Highway), AVER0012-H: From US 19E ear Elk Park to NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) Wide to 12 foot laes with wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists. Paved shoulders should be a miimum of 4 feet o at least the orth side of the road from US 19E to the Baer Elk tow limits ad there should be 4 foot bike laes from the Baer Elk tow limits to NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla, or less if ot feasible. Avery Couty High School Road (SR 1370), AVER0013-H: From NC 194 (Millers Gap Highway) to NC 181 Wide to 12 foot laes. Beech Moutai Road (SR 1308/SR 1310/SR 1316)/Buckeye Road (SR 1312/SR 1314), AVER0014-H: From NC 194 (Baer Elk Highway) to US 321 Wide to 12 foot laes. Add wide paved shoulders from NC 194 (Baer Elk Highway) to Buckeye Road (SR 1312/SR 1314)/Flat Sprigs Road (SR 1316) to accommodate bicyclists. Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342), AVER0015-H: From the Newlad tow limits to NC 184 (Shaweehaw Aveue) Wide to 12 foot laes with wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists (miimum of 2 foot paved shoulders as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla or less if ot feasible). Lick Log Road (SR 1121)/Big Plumtree Creek Road (SR 1114), AVER0016-H: From US 19E to Squirrel Creek Road (SR 1121/SR 1138) Wide to 12 foot laes with wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists (miimum of 2 foot paved shoulders as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla or less if ot feasible). Mout Pleasat Road (SR 1143), AVER0017-H: From the wester Crossore tow limits to Squirrel Creek Road (SR 1138)/Spaish Oak Road (SR 1117) Wide to 12 foot laes. Mulli Hill Road (SR 1106), AVER0018-H: From US 19E to NC 194 (Three Mile Road) Wide to 12 foot laes with wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists (miimum of 4 to 6 foot paved shoulders as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla or less if ot feasible). Old Toe River Road (SR 1157), AVER0019-H: From US 19E to Old Public Road i Newlad pave the upaved portio of the roadway (from US 19E to 1.2 miles east of US 19E) ad wide the etire facility to 12 foot laes with wide paved shoulders to accommodate bicyclists. Spaish Oak Road (SR 1117/SR 1153), AVER0020-H: From Mout Pleasat Road (SR 1143) to NC 194 (Millers Gap Highway) Wide to 12 foot laes. Squirrel Creek Road (SR 1121/SR 1138), AVER0021-H: From US 19E to Mout Pleasat Road (SR 1143) Wide to 12 foot laes. Add wide paved shoulders from US 19E to Lick Log Road (SR 1121) to accommodate bicyclists (miimum of 2 foot paved shoulders as idetified i the High Coutry Regioal Bicycle Pla or less if ot feasible). 2-32

71 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & RAIL A public trasportatio ad rail assessmet was completed durig the developmet of the CTP. The CTP Steerig Committee cocluded that the curret demad respose routes provided by Avery Couty Trasportatio 42 (ACT) are effectively trasportig Avery Couty citizes ad that fixed routes are ot eeded because they would ot trasport citizes as efficietly. Refer to Chapter 1 for more detailed iformatio. There are curretly o rail lies servig Avery Couty, ad the NCDOT Rail Divisio cofirmed that there are o rail lies plaed to be built i Avery Couty i the foreseeable future. The CTP Steerig Committee discussed ideas o how to take advatage of the existig rail lie that rus through Spruce Pie, a few miles southwest of the couty lie, but o course of actio was plaed. BICYCLE The 2014 High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla 43 ad the 2010 Crossore Bicycle ad Pedestria Pla 44 were utilized i the developmet of the bicycle elemet of the CTP. Bicycle facility improvemets recommeded o the bicycle map of Figure 1 of the CTP were either idetified i oe of the two plas cited above or idetified by the CTP Steerig Committee. Descriptios of the recommeded facilities idetified i the 2014 High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla ad the 2010 Crossore Bicycle ad Pedestria Pla are ot listed i the CTP, but ca be refereced i each of their respective plas. I accordace with America Associatio of State Highway ad Trasportatio Officials (AASHTO), roadways idetified as bicycle routes should icorporate the followig stadards as roadway improvemets are made ad fudig is available: Curb & gutter sectios require at miimum 5 foot bike laes or 14 foot wide shoulder laes. Shoulder sectios require a miimum of 4 foot paved shoulder. All bridges alog the roadways where bike facilities are recommeded shall be equipped with 54 ich railigs. Bicyclists o roadways are a frequet site o Avery Couty roads due to bicyclig s popularity as a te time atioal champioship sport at Lees-McRae College, a mior to choose i the college s academic curriculum, earby aual bicycle races, ad as a tourist activity. There has bee great emphasis by local citizes to improve the may arrow roadways i the couty so that both bicyclists ad auto vehicle drivers will have more room to share the road ad avoid crashes ad to provide more recreatioal bikig opportuities for tourists. No bicycle crash safety study was completed as a part of this CTP but aecdotal evidece suggests that crashes betwee cars ad bicycles are commo. 42 For more iformatio about Avery Couty Trasportatio, referece: 43 The 2014 High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla ca be viewed at: 44 Cotact the High Coutry RPO for more iformatio o this study (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 2-33

72 New O Road Facilities: NC 184, AVER0001-H: From Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) to NC 194 (Baer Elk Highway) NC 194 Alterate, AVER0002-H: From NC 194 at Old Craberry Street to NC 194 at Old Public Road Improvemet to Existig Facilities: US 19E, AVER0001-B: From Witers Street (approximate edig poit of 4 foot bike lae proposed i the High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla) to Teessee improve existig facilities to match ew desigatio as the Teessee Coector state bicycle route, desigated i NCDOT s 2013 WalkBikeNC 45 pla. US 19E, AVER0002-B: From Big Plumtree Creek Road (SR 1114) to Squirrel Creek Road (SR 1121). Improvemets are eeded to match this portio of the road s ew desigatio as State Bicycle Route 11 (the Moutai Route ), desigated i NCDOT s 2013 WalkBikeNC pla. State Bicycle Route 11 travels alog US 19E/NC 194 from Mitchell Couty to Watauga Couty. US 221 (Liville Falls Highway), R-2596: From Burke Couty to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The full highway TIP project boudaries i Avery Couty are from Burke Couty to NC 194 (Three Mile Rd),but the portio of US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) from the Blue Ridge Parkway to NC 194 (Three Mile Road) is already addressed by the High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla. Improvemet to existig facilities is also eeded to match the re-routed desigatio of State Bicycle Route 2 (the Moutais to Sea route), a re-routed desigatio i NCDOT s 2013 WalkBikeNC pla. US 321, R-5016: From Watauga Couty to Teessee NC 181 (Joas Ridge Highway), AVER0003-B: From Burke Couty to US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) NC 194 (Three Mile Road), R-2520: From US 19E to Mulli Hill Road (SR 1106). The full highway TIP project boudaries i Avery Couty are from Mitchell Couty to US 221 (Liville Falls Hwy), but the US 19E portio from Mitchell Couty to NC 194 (Three Mile Road) ad NC 194 (Three Mile Road) portio from Mulli Hill Road (SR 1106) to US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) are both already addressed by High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla. Improvemet to existig facilities is also eeded to match the re-routed desigatio of State Bicycle Route 2 (the Moutais to Sea route), a re-routed desigatio i NCDOT s 2013 WalkBikeNC pla. Beech Moutai Road (SR 1308/SR 1310/SR 1316)/Flat Sprigs Road (SR 1316), AVER0004-B: From NC 194 (Baer Elk Highway) to US 321. The portio of the project from NC 194 (Baer Elk Highway) to Flat Sprigs Road (SR 1316)/Buckeye Road (SR 1312/SR 1314) overlaps with AVER 0014-H. Geter Oaks Street (SR 1378)/Davis Street (SR 1303)/Old Mill Road (SR 1303)/Elk River Road (SR 1305), AVER0005-B: From US 19E to Elk River Falls 45 To view the NCDOT WalkBikeNC pla, visit:

73 Old Toe River Road (SR 1157), AVER0019-H: From US 19E to Old Public Road i Newlad Pieola Baptist Church Road (SR 1505)/ Goose Hollow Road (SR 1501)/ Richard Childress Road (SR 1501)/ Old NC 181 (SR 1544), AVER0006-B: From US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) to NC 181 PEDESTRIAN The 2009 Baer Elk Pedestria Pla 46, 2010 Beech Moutai Streetscape Pla 47, ad the 2010 Crossore Bicycle ad Pedestria Pla 48 were utilized to idetify deficiet pedestria facilities. These pedestria facilities are show o the pedestria map of Figure 1 as sidewalks ad off-road facilities. I additio to what was idetified i the above pedestria plas, the followig pedestria facilities were recommeded to improve coectivity ad mobility for pedestrias i Avery Couty (ote that descriptio oly provided if idetified i developmet of CTP ad ot already recommeded by preexistig pla): New Sidewalk Facilities: NC 181 (Liville Street), AVER0001-P: From Shady Street to Beech Street this sidewalk would coect the commercial areas west of Shady Street to Newlad Elemetary School NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway), R-2811: From NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) Beech Street, AVER0002-P: From NC 181 (Liville Street) to tow park off Beech Street this sidewalk would provide a coectio from AVER0001-P ad the Newlad Elemetary School to the park ad ultimately the Newlad Riverwalk Chambers Street, AVER0003-P: From Witers Street to Maple Street (SR 1170) Johso Lae, AVER0004-P: From Crossore Drive to off road path proposed i Project 1 of Crossore Bicycle ad Pedestria Pla (Project 1 i the Crossore pla coects the Sales Store ad Weavig Room). Maple Street (SR 1170), AVER0005-P: From Parlier Street to Chambers Street Witers Street, AVER0006-P: From Parlier Street to Chambers Street Improvemet to Existig Facilities: NC 181 (Liville Street), AVER0007-P: From Asa Street to Shady Street (Newlad Elemetary School off of Shady Street) Maple Street (SR 1170), AVER0008-P: From US 19E to Parlier Street 46 Cotact the NCDOT Bicycle ad Pedestria Divisio to get a copy of this study (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 47 Cotact the High Coutry RPO to get a copy of this pla (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 48 Cotact the High Coutry RPO to get a copy of this pla (referece Appedix A for cotact iformatio). 2-35

74 Motezuma Street (SR 1342), AVER0009-P:From NC 194 to Avery Couty Courthouse, which is ear the itersectio of Motezuma Street (SR 1342) ad Elk Street (SR 1342) Witers Street, AVER0010-P: From US 19E to Parlier Street (Elk Park Tow Hall off of Witers Street) New Off Road Facilities: NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway), AVER0011-P: O the west side of NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway), from the existig pedestria facilities just south of Christie Way to Watauga Couty ad ultimately coectig to the Beech Moutai Ski Resort ad the edig poit of the off road trail proposed i the Watauga Couty CTP 49 ad idetified as Phase III i the Beech Moutai Streetscape Pla. This proposed route is i additio to the proposed off road facility o the east side of NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway), which is idetified i the 2010 Beech Moutai Streetscape Pla as Phase II of the pla. The Beech Moutai tow plaer idetified this proposed route as Phase III Alterative ad Phase II Tow Property, which have ot yet bee added to the Beech Moutai Streetscape Pla. Hemlock Lae, AVER0012-P: From the proposed Delliger Road pedestria route i the 2010 Crossore Bicycle ad Pedestria Pla (Project 8) to the proposed Well Site Trail (Project 10) ad Pool Site Coectio (Project 6) pedestria routes. Middle Street, AVER0013-P: From the proposed Well Site Trail i the 2010 Crossore Bicycle ad Pedestria Pla (Project 10) to Maple Street (SR 1143), parallel to Middle Street. Walt Clark Road (SR 1149), AVER0014-P: From Crossore Tow Park to Crossore Drive (SR 1143). This proposal slightly adjusts recommedatio umber four i the 2010 Crossore Bicycle ad Pedestria Pla, which proposes a trail from the Crossore Tow Park to the parkig lot of the Crossore Fellowship Presbyteria Church. Istead of buildig a path that eds at a church s parkig lot, the CTP proposes buildig the trail from Crossore Tow Park to Crossore Drive (SR 1143) while avoidig impacts to the church. Addig the small amout of additioal distace from the church to Crossore Drive (SR 1143) would provide a complete coectio from Dowtow Crossore (via the proposed pedestria facilities alog Crossore Drive) to Crossore Elemetary School. 49 The Watauga CTP ca be viewed at: Details.aspx?study_id=Watauga%20Couty. 2-36

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77 Local Plaig Orgaizatio Appedix A Resources ad Cotacts High Coutry Rural Plaig Orgaizatio ( Cotact the RPO for iformatio o log-rage multi-modal plaig services. 468 New Market Blvd Booe, NC (828) North Carolia Departmet of Trasportatio Customer Service Office Cotact iformatio for other uits withi the NCDOT that are ot listed i this appedix is available by callig the Customer Service Office or by visitig the NCDOT directory: DOT-4YOU ( ) Secretary of Trasportatio ( Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Board of Trasportatio ( Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Highway Divisio 11 ( 801 Statesville Rd North Wilkesboro, NC (336) Cotact the Highway Divisio with questios cocerig NCDOT activities withi each Divisio ad for iformatio o Small Urba Fuds. Cotact the followig NCDOT divisios ad uits 1 for: Trasportatio Plaig Brach (TPB) Strategic Plaig Office Project Developmet & Evirometal Aalysis (PDEA) State Asset Maagemet Uit Iformatio o log-rage multi-modal plaig services Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Iformatio cocerig prioritizatio of trasportatio projects Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Iformatio o evirometal studies for projects that are icluded i the TIP Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Iformatio regardig the status for upaved roads to be paved, additios ad deletios of roads to the State maitaied system ad the Idustrial Access Fuds program Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Uit websites are hyperliked ad ca also be accessed at A-1

78 Program Developmet Brach Public Trasportatio Divisio Rail Divisio Divisio of Bicycle ad Pedestria Trasportatio Structures Maagemet Uit Roadway Desig Uit Trasportatio Mobility ad Safety Divisio Feasibility Studies Uit 2 Iformatio cocerig Roadway Official Corridor Maps, Feasibility Studies ad the Trasportatio Improvemet Program (TIP) Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Iformatio o public trasit systems Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Rail iformatio throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Bicycle ad pedestria trasportatio iformatio throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Iformatio o bridge maagemet throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Iformatio regardig desig plas ad proposals for road ad bridge projects throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Iformatio regardig crash data throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Iformatio o feasibility studies completed throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Other State Govermet Offices Departmet of Commerce Divisio of Commuity Assistace Cotact the Departmet of Commerce for resources ad services to help realize ecoomic prosperity, pla for ew growth ad address commuity eeds. 2 The Feasibility Studies Uit does ot have a uit website but cotact iformatio ca be foud at: A-2

79 Appedix B Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Defiitios This appedix cotais descriptive iformatio ad defiitios for the desigatios depicted o the CTP maps show i Figure 1. Highway Map The NCDOT Facility Type Cotrol of Access Defiitios documet provides a visual depictio of facility types for the followig CTP classificatio. Facility Type Defiitios Freeways Fuctioal purpose high mobility, high volume, high speed Posted speed 55 mph or greater Cross sectio miimum four laes with cotiuous media Multi-modal elemets High Occupacy Vehicles (HOV)/High Occupacy Trasit (HOT) laes, busways, truck laes, park-ad-ride facilities at/ear iterchages, adjacet shared use paths (separate from roadway ad outside ROW) Type of access cotrol full cotrol of access Access maagemet iterchage spacig (urba oe mile; o-urba three miles); at iterchages o the itersectig roadway, full cotrol of access for 1,000ft or for 350ft plus 650ft islad or media; use of frotage roads, rear service roads Itersectig facilities iterchage or grade separatio (o sigals or at-grade itersectios) Driveways ot allowed Expressways Fuctioal purpose high mobility, high volume, medium-high speed Posted speed 45 to 60 mph Cross sectio miimum four laes with media Multi-modal elemets HOV laes, busways, very wide paved shoulders (rural), shared use paths (separate from roadway but withi ROW) Type of access cotrol limited or partial cotrol of access; Access maagemet miimum iterchage/itersectio spacig 2,000ft; media breaks oly at itersectios with mior roadways or to permit U-turs; use of frotage roads, rear service roads; driveways limited i locatio ad umber; use of acceleratio/deceleratio or right turig laes Itersectig facilities iterchage; at-grade itersectio for mior roadways; right-i/right-out ad/or left-over or grade separatio (o sigalizatio for through traffic) Driveways right-i/right-out oly; direct driveway access via service roads or other alterate coectios B-1 Revised: August 20, 2014

80 Boulevards Fuctioal purpose moderate mobility; moderate access, moderate volume, medium speed Posted speed 30 to 55 mph Cross sectio two or more laes with media (media breaks allowed for U- turs per curret NCDOT Driveway Maual Multi-modal elemets bus stops, bike laes (urba) or wide paved shoulders (rural), sidewalks (urba - local govermet optio) Type of access cotrol limited cotrol of access, partial cotrol of access, or o cotrol of access Access maagemet two lae facilities may have medias with crossovers, medias with turig pockets or turig laes; use of acceleratio/deceleratio or right turig laes is optioal; for abuttig properties, use of shared driveways, iteral out parcel access ad cross-coectivity betwee adjacet properties is strogly ecouraged Itersectig facilities at grade itersectios ad driveways; iterchages at special locatios with high volumes Driveways primarily right-i/right-out, some right-i/right-out i combiatio with media leftovers; major driveways may be full movemet whe access is ot possible usig a alterate roadway Other Major Thoroughfares Fuctioal purpose balaced mobility ad access, moderate volume, low to medium speed Posted speed 25 to 55 mph Cross sectio four or more laes without media (US ad NC routes may have less tha four laes) Multi-modal elemets bus stops, bike laes/wide outer lae (urba) or wide paved shoulder (rural), sidewalks (urba) Type of access cotrol o cotrol of access Access maagemet cotiuous left tur laes; for abuttig properties, use of shared driveways, iteral out parcel access ad cross-coectivity betwee adjacet properties is strogly ecouraged Itersectig facilities itersectios ad driveways Driveways full movemet o two lae roadway with ceter tur lae as permitted by the curret NCDOT Driveway Maual Mior Thoroughfares Fuctioal purpose balaced mobility ad access, moderate volume, low to medium speed Posted speed 25 to 55 mph Cross sectio ultimately three laes (o more tha oe lae per directio) or less without media Multi-modal elemets bus stops, bike laes/wide outer lae (urba) or wide paved shoulder (rural), sidewalks (urba) ROW o cotrol of access B-2 Revised: August 20, 2014

81 Access maagemet cotiuous left tur laes; for abuttig properties, use of shared driveways, iteral out parcel access ad cross-coectivity betwee adjacet properties is strogly ecouraged Itersectig facilities itersectios ad driveways Driveways full movemet o two lae with ceter tur lae as permitted by the curret NCDOT Driveway Maual Other Highway Map Defiitios Existig Roadway facilities that are ot recommeded to be improved. Needs Improvemet Roadway facilities that eed to be improved for capacity, safety, operatios, or system cotiuity. The improvemet to the facility may be wideig, icreasig the level of access cotrol alog the facility, operatioal strategies (icludig but ot limited to traffic cotrol ad eforcemet, icidet ad emergecy maagemet, ad deploymet of Itelliget Trasportatio Systems (ITS) techologies), or a combiatio of improvemets ad strategies. Needs improvemet does ot refer to the maiteace eeds of existig facilities or the replacemet or rehab of structures. Recommeded Roadway facilities o ew locatio that are eeded i the future. Iterchage Through movemet o itersectig roads is separated by a structure. Turig movemet area accommodated by o/off ramps ad loops. Grade Separatio Through movemet o itersectig roads is separated by a structure. There is o direct access betwee the facilities. Full Cotrol of Access Coectios to a facility provided oly via ramps at iterchages. No private driveway coectios allowed. Limited Cotrol of Access Coectios to a facility provided oly via ramps at iterchages (major crossigs) ad at-grade itersectios (mior crossigs ad service roads). No private driveway coectios allowed. Partial Cotrol of Access Coectios to a facility provided via ramps at iterchages, at-grade itersectios, ad private driveways. Private driveway coectios shall be defied as a maximum of oe coectio per parcel. Oe coectio is defied as oe igress ad oe egress poit. These may be combied to form a two-way driveway (most commo) or separated to allow for better traffic flow through the parcel. The use of shared or cosolidated coectios is highly ecouraged. No Cotrol of Access Coectios to a facility provided via ramps at iterchages, at-grade itersectios, ad private driveways. Public Trasportatio ad Rail Map Bus Routes The primary fixed route bus system for the area. Does ot iclude demad respose systems. Fixed Guideway Ay trasit service that uses exclusive or cotrolled rights-of-way or rails, etirely or i part. The term icludes heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, B-3 Revised: August 20, 2014

82 moorail, trolleybus, aerial tramway, icluded plae, cable car, automated guideway trasit, ad ferryboats. Operatioal Strategies Plas geared toward the o-sigle occupat vehicle. This icludes but is ot limited to HOV laes or express bus service. Rail Corridor Locatios of railroad tracks that are either active or iactive tracks. These tracks were used for either freight or passeger service. Active rail service is curretly provided i the corridor; may iclude freight ad/or passeger service Iactive right of way exists; however, there is o service curretly provided; tracks may or may ot exist Recommeded It is desirable for future rail to be cosidered to serve a area. High Speed Rail Corridor Corridor desigated by the U.S. Departmet of Trasportatio as a potetial high speed rail corridor. Existig Corridor where higher-speed rail service (over 79 mph) is provided or a corridor that is officially desigated by FRA to ru higher speed trais i the future. There is curretly oe federally desigated high-speed rail corridor i North Carolia - The Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor. Recommeded Proposed corridor for higher speed rail service. Rail Stop A railroad statio or stop alog the railroad tracks. Multimodal Coector - A locatio where more tha oe mode of trasportatio meet such as where light rail ad a bus route come together i oe locatio. (NOTE- itermodal refers to two or more modes that trasfer the same cargo uitlike 40 shippig cotaier from ship to trai or truck); multimodal is the trasfer of people/cargo betwee two or more modes ad i NC is used i public trasit settigs i.e. Charlotte Multimodal Statio) Park ad Ride Lot A strategically located parkig lot that provides commuters coectios to trasit or carpools. Existig Grade Separatio Locatios where existig rail facilities are physically separated from existig highways or other trasportatio facilities. These may be bridges, culverts, or other structures. Proposed Grade Separatio Locatios where rail facilities are recommeded to be physically separated from existig or recommeded highways or other trasportatio facilities. These may be bridges, culverts, or other structures. Bicycle Map O Road-Existig Coditios for bicyclig o the highway facility are adequate to safely accommodate cyclists. O Road-Needs Improvemet At the systems level, it is desirable for a existig highway facility to accommodate bicycle trasportatio; however, highway improvemets are ecessary to create safe travel coditios for the cyclists. B-4 Revised: August 20, 2014

83 O Road-Recommeded At the systems level, it is desirable for a recommeded highway facility to accommodate bicycle trasportatio. The highway should be desiged ad built to safely accommodate cyclists. Off Road-Existig A facility that accommodates oly bicycle trasportatio ad is physically separated from a highway facility either withi the right-of-way or withi a idepedet right-of-way. Off Road-Needs Improvemet A facility that accommodates oly bicycle trasportatio ad is physically separated from a highway facility either withi the right-of-way or withi a idepedet right-of-way that will ot adequately serve future bicycle eeds. Improvemets may iclude but are ot limited to, wideig, pavig (ot re-pavig or other maiteace activities), ad improved horizotal or vertical aligmet. Off Road-Recommeded A facility eeded to accommodate oly bicycle trasportatio ad is physically separated from a highway facility either withi the right-of-way or withi a idepedet right-of-way. Multi-use Path-Existig A existig facility physically separated from motor vehicle traffic that is either withi the highway right-of-way or o a idepedet right-of-way that serves bicycle ad pedestria traffic. Sidewalks should ot be desigated as a multi-use path. Multi-use Path-Needs Improvemet A existig facility physically separated from motor vehicle traffic that is either withi the highway right-of-way or o a idepedet right-of-way that serves bicycle ad pedestria traffic that will ot adequately serve future eeds. Improvemets may iclude but are ot limited to, wideig, pavig (ot re-pavig or other maiteace activities), ad improved horizotal or vertical aligmet. Sidewalks should ot be desigated as a multi-use path. Multi-use Path-Recommeded A facility physically separated from motor vehicle traffic that is either withi the highway right-of-way or o a idepedet right-of-way that is eeded to serve bicycle ad pedestria traffic. Sidewalks should ot be desigated as a multi-use path. Existig Grade Separatio Locatios where existig Off Road facilities ad Multi-use Paths are physically separated from existig highways, railroads, or other trasportatio facilities. These may be bridges, culverts, or other structures. Proposed Grade Separatio Locatios where Off Road facilities ad Multi-use Paths are recommeded to be physically separated from existig or recommeded highways, railroads, or other trasportatio facilities. These may be bridges, culverts, or other structures. B-5 Revised: August 20, 2014

84 Pedestria Map Sidewalk-Existig Paved paths (icludig but ot limited to cocrete, asphalt, brick, stoe, or wood) o both sides of a highway facility ad withi the highway right-of-way that are adequate to safely accommodate pedestria traffic. Sidewalk-Needs Improvemet Improvemets are eeded to provide paved paths o both sides of a highway facility. The highway facility may or may ot eed improvemets. Improvemets do ot iclude re-pavig or other maiteace activities but may iclude: fillig i gaps, wideig sidewalks, or meetig ADA (Americas with Disabilities Act) requiremets. Sidewalk-Recommeded At the systems level, it is desirable for a recommeded highway facility to accommodate pedestria trasportatio or to add sidewalks o a existig facility where o sidewalks curretly exist. The highway should be desiged ad built to safely accommodate pedestria traffic. Off Road-Existig A facility that accommodates oly pedestria traffic ad is physically separated from a highway facility usually withi a idepedet right-ofway. Off Road-Needs Improvemet A facility that accommodates oly pedestria traffic ad is physically separated from a highway facility usually withi a idepedet right-of-way that will ot adequately serve future pedestria eeds. Improvemets may iclude but are ot limited to, wideig, pavig (ot re-pavig or other maiteace activities), improved horizotal or vertical aligmet, ad meetig ADA requiremets. Off Road-Recommeded A facility eeded to accommodate oly pedestria traffic ad is physically separated from a highway facility usually withi a idepedet right-of-way. Multi-use Path-Existig A existig facility physically separated from motor vehicle traffic that is either withi the highway right-of-way or o a idepedet right-of-way that serves bicycle ad pedestria traffic. Sidewalks should ot be desigated as a multi-use path. Multi-use Path-Needs Improvemet A existig facility physically separated from motor vehicle traffic that is either withi the highway right-of-way or o a idepedet right-of-way that serves bicycle ad pedestria traffic that will ot adequately serve future eeds. Improvemets may iclude but are ot limited to, wideig, pavig (ot re-pavig or other maiteace activities), ad improved horizotal or vertical aligmet. Sidewalks should ot be desigated as a multi-use path. Multi-use Path-Recommeded A facility physically separated from motor vehicle traffic that is either withi the highway right-of-way or o a idepedet right-of-way that is eeded to serve bicycle ad pedestria traffic. Sidewalks should ot be desigated as a multi-use path. B-6 Revised: August 20, 2014

85 Existig Grade Separatio Locatios where existig Off Road facilities ad Multi-use Paths are physically separated from existig highways, railroads, or other trasportatio facilities. These may be bridges, culverts, or other structures. Proposed Grade Separatio Locatios where Off Road facilities ad Multi-use Paths are recommeded to be physically separated from existig or recommeded highways, railroads, or other trasportatio facilities. These may be bridges, culverts, or other structures. B-7 Revised: August 20, 2014

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87 Assumptios/ Notes: Appedix C CTP Ivetory ad Recommedatios Local ID: This Local ID is the same as the oe used for the Prioritizatio Project Submittal Tool. If a TIP project umber exists it is listed as the ID. Otherwise, the followig system is used to create a code for each recommeded improvemet: the first 4 letters of the couty ame is combied with a 4 digit uique umerical code followed by -H for highway, -T for public trasportatio, -R for rail, -B for bicycle, -M for multi-use paths, or -P for pedestria modes. If a differet code is used alog a route it idicates separate projects will probably be requested. Also, upper case alphabetic characters (i.e. A, B, or C ) are icluded after the umeric portio of the code if it is aticipated that project segmetatio or phasig will be recommeded. Jurisdictio: Jurisdictios listed are based o muicipal limits, couty boudaries, ad MPO Metropolita Plaig Area Boudaries (MAB), as applicable. Existig Cross-Sectio: Listed uder Total Width (ft) is the approximate width of the roadway from edge of pavemet to edge of pavemet ad uder Lae Width (ft) is the approximate width of a sigle lae based o ceterlie/ edge lie markigs. Listed uder Laes is the total umber of laes, with D if the facility is divided, ad OW if it is a oe-way facility. Existig ROW: The estimated existig right-of-way is based o NCDOT s Roadway Characteristics database. These right-of-way amouts are approximate ad may vary. Existig ad Proposed Capacity: The estimated capacities are give i vehicles per day (vpd) based o LOS D for existig facilities ad LOS C for ew facilities. These capacity estimates were developed based o the 2000 Highway Capacity Maual usig the Trasportatio Plaig Brach s LOS D Stadards for Systems Level Plaig, as documeted i Chapter 1. Existig ad Proposed Volumes, give i vehicles per day (vpd), are estimates oly based o a systems-level aalysis. The 2040 Volume E+C is a estimate of the volume i 2040 with oly existig plus committed projects assumed to be i place, where committed is defied as projects programmed for costructio i the Trasportatio Improvemet Program (TIP). The 2040 Volume with CTP is a estimate of the volume i 2040 with all proposed CTP improvemets assumed to be i place. The 2040 Volume with CTP is show i bold if it exceeds the proposed capacity, idicatig a umet eed. For additioal iformatio about the assumptios ad techiques used to develop the AADT volume estimates, refer to Chapter 1. Proposed Cross-sectio: The CTP recommeded cross-sectios are listed by code; for depictio of the cross-sectio, refer to Appedix D. A etry of ADQ idicates the existig facility is adequate ad there are o improvemets recommeded for the give mode as part of the CTP. C-1

88 CTP Classificatio: The CTP classificatio is listed, as show o the adopted CTP Maps (see Figure 1). Abbreviatios are F= freeway, E= expressway, B= boulevard, Maj= other major thoroughfare, Mi= mior thoroughfare. Tier: Tiers are defied as part of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Abbreviatios are Sta= statewide tier, Reg= regioal tier, Sub= subregioal tier. Proposals for Other Modes: If there is a improvemet recommeded for aother mode of trasportatio that relates to the give recommedatio, it is idicated by a alphabetic code (H= highway, T= public trasportatio, R= rail, B= bicycle, P= pedestria, ad M= multi-use path). C-2

89 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio Table 5 - CTP INVENTORY AND RECOMMENDATIONS HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID R-2520 US 19 E Mitchell Couty R-2520 US 19E R-2520 US 19E R-2520 US 19E R-2520 US 19E AVER0007-H AVER0007-H Facility US 19E US 19E From Frotier Pies L/Maylad Dr (SR 1196) Bet Rd (SR 1103) Mulli Hill Rd (SR 1106) A locatio 0.3 miles orth of Mulli Hill Rd (SR 1106) NC 194 (Three Mile Road) A locatio 2.6 miles orth of NC 194 (Three Mile Road) To Frotier Pies L/Maylad Dr (SR 1196) Bet Rd (SR 1103) Mulli Hill Rd (SR 1106) A locatio 0.3 miles orth of Mulli Hill Rd (SR 1106) NC 194 (Three Mile Road) A locatio 2.6 miles orth of NC 194 (Three Mile Road) A locatio 0.4 miles south of Big Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1114) Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) Avery Couty < ,000 7,300 7,300 44,500 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty Avery Couty , ,500 4A 180 B Sta B , A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty , A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty Avery Couty Avery Couty ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio , A 180 B Sta B , A 60 Maj Reg B , A 60 Maj Reg B Tier AVER0007-H US 19E A locatio 0.4 miles south of Big Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1114) Big Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1114) Avery Couty , A 60 Maj Reg B US 19E Big Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1114) Squirrel Creek Rd (SR 1121) Avery Couty ADQ 60 Maj Reg B C-3

90 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID AVER0008-H AVER0008-H AVER0008-H AVER0008-H Facility US 19E US 19E US 19E US 19E US 19E/NC US 19E 1 US 19E US 19E From Squirrel Creek Rd (SR 1121) A locatio 0.3 miles south of Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) Tucker Hollow Rd (SR 1168) NC 194 (Elk Park Hwy) NC 194 (Baer Elk Hwy/Elk Park Hwy) Elk Park Tow Limits (Easter Limits) Elk Park Tow Limits (Wester Limits) To A locatio 0.3 miles south of Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) Tucker Hollow Rd (SR 1168) NC 194 (Elk Park Hwy) NC 194 (Baer Elk Hwy/Elk Park Hwy) Elk Park Tow Limits (Easter Limits) Elk Park Tow Limits (Wester Limits) Teessee State Lie Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio Avery Couty , A 60 Maj Reg B Avery Couty , A 60 Maj Reg B Avery Couty , A 60 Maj Reg B Avery Couty , A 60 Maj Reg B Avery Couty , ADQ 60 Maj Reg B Avery Couty , ADQ 60 Maj Reg B Elk Park , ADQ 100 Maj Reg B Avery Couty , ADQ Tier Maj Reg B R-2596 R-2596 R-2595 R-2595 US 221 (Liville Falls Hwy) US 221 (Liville Falls Hwy) US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) 1 Burke Couty Blue Ridge Parkway NC 194 (Three Mile Road) A locatio 0.6 miles south of Stamey Brach Rd (SR 1114) Blue Ridge Parkway NC 194 (Three Mile Road) A locatio 0.6 miles south of Stamey Brach Rd (SR 1114) Stamey Brach Rd (SR 1114) Avery Couty ,500 3,000 3,000 37,400 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,800 3,700 3,700 44,500 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,800 6,300 6,300 44,500 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,800 6,300 6,300 42,900 4A 180 B Sta B C-4

91 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID R-2595 R-2595 R-2595 R-2595 R-2595 R-2595 R-2595 R-2595 Facility US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) 1 US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) 1 US 221 (Liville Falls Hwy) 1 US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) 1 US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) From Stamey Brach Rd (SR 1114) Crossore Tow Limits (Wester Limits) Crossore Tow Limits (Easter Limits) Crossore Drive (SR 1143) Teat Rd (SR 1524) NC 194 (Millers Gap Hwy) NC 181 (Joas Ridge Hwy) A locatio 0.9 miles orth of NC 181 (Joas Ridge Hwy) To Crossore Tow Limits Crossore Tow Limits (Easter Limits) Crossore Drive (SR 1143) Teat Rd (SR 1524) NC 194 (Millers Gap Hwy) NC 181 (Joas Ridge Hwy) A locatio 0.9 miles orth of NC 181 (Joas Ridge Hwy) Liville Ave (SR 1545) Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio Avery Couty ,000 6,600 6,600 42,900 4A 180 B Sta B Crossore ,200 6,900 6,900 37,400 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,200 6,900 6,900 37,400 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,400 9,800 9,800 37,400 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,400 9,800 9,800 42,900 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,300 7,000 7,000 42,900 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,700 6,900 6,900 42,900 4A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,700 6,900 6,900 44,500 4A 180 B Sta B Tier R-2595 US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) Liville Ave (SR 1545) US 221/NC 181 (Newlad Hwy/Mitchell Ave) Avery Couty ,600 6,800 6,800 44,500 4A 180 B Sta B AVER0003-H AVER0003-H US 221 (Mitchell Ave) US 221 (Mitchell Ave) US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) A locatio 0.2 miles east of US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) A locatio 0.2 miles east of US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) NC 105/Liville Ave Avery Couty Avery Couty ,900 12,000 12,000 44,500 4A 180 B Sta B ,900 12,000 12,000 37,400 4A 180 B Sta B C-5

92 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID AVER0009-H AVER0009-H Facility US 221 (Blowig Rock Hwy) US 221 (Blowig Rock Hwy) From NC 105/Liville Ave Gradfather Moutai Etrace To Gradfather Moutai Etrace Blue Ridge Parkway Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) Avery Couty ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio ,200 1,500 1,500 12,100 2A 60 Maj Reg B Avery Couty ,000 1,000 12,100 2A 60 Maj Reg B Tier AVER0009-H US 221 (Blowig Rock Hwy) Blue Ridge Parkway Caldwell Couty Avery Couty ,100 2A 60 Maj Reg B R-5016 US 321 Teessee R-5016 US 321 Buckeye Rd (SR 1314) Buckeye Rd (SR 1314) Avery Couty ,100 1,100 58,800 4A 180 E Sta B Watauga Couty Avery Couty < ,000 1,200 1,200 58,800 4A 180 E Sta B R-2566 NC 105 US 221 (Mitchell Ave) R-2566 NC miles west of NC 184 (Tyecastle A locatio 0.1 Hwy) R-2566 NC NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) R-2566 NC 105 A locatio 0.4 miles east of NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) R-2566 NC miles west of Watauga Couty A locatio 0.5 Lie A locatio 0.1 miles west of NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) A locatio 0.4 miles east of NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) A locatio 0.5 miles west of Watauga Couty Lie Avery Couty , A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty , A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty , A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty , A 180 B Sta B Watauga Couty Avery Couty , A 180 B Sta B NC 181 (Liville St) NC 194 (Pieola St) Newlad Tow Limits Newlad , ADQ Maj Reg B P (1) C-6

93 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID Facility NC 181 (Newlad Hwy) NC 181 (Newlad Hwy) 1 NC 181 (Newlad Hwy) 1 NC 181 (Newlad Hwy) NC 181/US 221 (Liville Falls Hwy) From Newlad Tow Limits A locatio 0.1 miles west of Wes Brewer Rd (SR 1346) 3 Avery Couty High School Rd (SR 1370) A locatio 0.2 miles east of Avery Couty High School Rd (SR 1370) NC 181 (Newlad Hwy) US 221 /NC 181 NC 181 (Joas Ridge Hwy) 1 (Liville Falls Hwy) NC 181 (Joas Ridge Hwy) NC 181 (Joas Ridge Hwy) A locatio 0.5 miles south of US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) Blue Ridge Parkway To A locatio 0.1 miles west of Wes Brewer Rd (SR 1346) Avery Couty High School Rd (SR 1370) A locatio 0.2 miles east of Avery Couty High School Rd (SR 1370) US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) NC 181 (Joas Ridge Hwy) A locatio 0.5 miles south of US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) Blue Ridge Parkway Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) ROW (ft) Avery Couty Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) , ADQ CTP Classificatio Tier Maj Reg B Avery Couty , ADQ 100 Maj Reg B Avery Couty ,600 9,200 9,200 14,600 ADQ 100 Maj Reg B Avery Couty Avery Couty Avery Couty ,600 9,200 9,200 12,100 ADQ Cocurret with US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Hwy) ,400 4,100 4,100 12,100 ADQ ,400 4,100 4,100 12,100 ADQ Maj Reg B Maj Reg B Maj Reg B Burke Couty Avery Couty ,600 3,200 3,200 12,100 ADQ 130 Maj Reg B R NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) NC 105 Castle Rock Drive Avery Couty ,700 12,800 12,800 41,400 4G 110 B Reg B P C-7

94 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID Facility From R NC 184 Arett Castle Rock Drive (Tyecastle Hwy) To Rd (SR 1338) Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio Avery Couty ,700 12,800 12,800 41,400 4G 110 B Reg B P Tier R NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) AVER0010-H AVER0010-H NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) NC 184 (Shaweehaw Ave) NC 184 (Shaweehaw Ave)) NC 184/NC 194 (Mai St) NC 184 (Beech Moutai Pkwy) NC 184 (Beech Moutai Pkwy) NC 184 (Beech Moutai Pkwy) NC 184 (Beech Moutai Pkwy) Arett Rd (SR 1338) Baer Creek Rd (SR 1341) Dobbis Rd (SR 1337)/Baer Elk Tow Limits Hickory Nut Gap Rd (SR 1342) NC 184 (Shaweehaw Ave)) NC 194 (Mai St) Baer Elk Tow Limits Elderberry Ridge Beech Moutai Tow Limits Baer Creek Rd (SR 1341) Dobbis Rd (SR 1337)/Baer Elk Tow Limits Hickory Nut Gap Rd (SR 1342) Avery Couty ,700 12,800 12,800 41,400 4G 110 B Reg B P Avery Couty ,700 12,800 9,800 11,200 ADQ 60 Maj Reg B P (2) Baer Elk ,700 12,800 9,800 10,600 ADQ 60 Maj Reg B P (2) NC 194 (Mai St) Baer Elk ,200 10,800 7,800 10,600 ADQ 60 Maj Reg B P NC 184 (Beech Moutai Pkwy) Baer Elk Tow Limits Baer Elk ,000 10,600 7,600 10,600 ADQ 60 Maj Reg B Baer Elk ,800 2,400 2,400 10,700 2A 60 Maj Reg B P Elderberry Ridge Avery Couty ,800 2,400 2,400 9,600 2A 60 Maj Reg B Beech Moutai Tow Limits Watauga Couty Lie Avery Couty ,800 2,400 2,400 8,200 ADQ 60 Maj Reg B Beech Moutai ,800 2,400 2,400 10,600 ADQ 60 Maj Reg P (2) AVER0001-H AVER0001-H NC 184 New Facility NC 184 New Facility NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) at Baer Creek Rd (SR 1341) Hickory Nut Gap Rd (SR 1342) Hickory Nut Gap Rd (SR 1342) NC 194 at Elkview Pl Avery Couty & Baer Elk Avery Couty & Baer Elk ,000 12,700 2A 60 Maj Reg B ,000 12,700 2A 60 Maj Reg B R-2520 R-2520 NC 194 (Three Mile Road) NC 194 (Three Mile Road) US 19E Mulli Hill Rd (SR 1106) Mulli Hill Rd (SR 1106) Old Three Mile Rd wester loop ed (SR 1111) Avery Couty A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,300 4,000 4, A 180 B Sta B C-8

95 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID R-2520 AVER0004-H Facility NC 194 (Three Mile Road) NC 194/US 221 (Liville Falls Hwy) NC 194 (Millers Gap Hwy) NC 194 (Millers Gap Hwy) 1 NC 194 (Millers Gap Hwy) 1 NC 194 (Pieola St) NC 194 (Pieola St) NC 194 (Pieola St) NC 194 (Craberry St) NC 194 (Craberry St/Elk Park Hwy) NC 194 (Elk Park Hwy) NC 194 (Elk Park Hwy) 5 From Old Three Mile Rd wester loop ed (SR 1111) NC 194 (Three Mile Road) US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) Avery Couty High School Rd (SR 1500) Spaish Oak Rd (SR 1153) Newlad Tow Limits Old Craberry St NC 181 (Liville St/Titi St) Motezuma St/Old Toe River Rd (SR 1342/SR 1157) Old Public Rd Barey Rd (SR 1344) Blevis Creek Rd (SR 1361) (Souther ed of loop) To US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) NC 194 (Millers Gap Hwy) Avery Couty High School Rd (SR 1500) Spaish Oak Rd (SR 1153) Newlad Tow Limits Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio Avery Couty ,500 4,300 4, A 180 B Sta B Avery Couty ,800 6,300 6,300 12,100 ADQ Tier Maj Reg B Avery Couty ,000 7,900 7,900 12,100 ADQ 100 Maj Reg B Avery Couty Old Craberry St Newlad NC 181 (Liville St/Titi St) Motezuma St/Old Toe River Rd (SR 1342/SR 1157) Newlad ,600 10,000 10,000 12,100 ADQ ,600 10,000 10,000 11,200 ADQ ,000 10,600 3,600 11,000 ADQ Maj Reg B Maj Reg B Maj Reg B Newlad ,000 14,500 7,500 11,000 ADQ 80 Maj Reg Old Public Rd Newlad ,900 11,800 4,800 11,000 ADQ 50 Maj Reg B (3) Barey Rd (SR 1344) Blevis Creek Rd (SR 1361) (Souther ed of loop) Newlad ,900 11,800 11,800 11,200 ADQ 60 Maj Reg B Avery Couty US 19E Avery Couty Cocurret with US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) ,200 9,500 9,500 12,300 ADQ ,500 7,300 7,300 18,200 ADQ Maj Reg B Maj Reg B C-9

96 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID AVER0012-H AVER0012-H AVER0012-H AVER0011-H AVER0011-H Facility NC 194/US 19E NC 194 (Baer Elk Hwy/Elk Park Hwy) NC 194 (Baer Elk Hwy/Elk Park Hwy) NC 194 (Mai St) NC 194/NC 184 (Mai St) NC 194 (Mai St) NC 194 (Mai St) NC 194 (Balm Hwy) NC 194 (Balm Hwy) From US 19E US 19E Beech Moutai Rd (SR 1308) Baer Elk Tow Limits NC 184 (Beech Moutai Pkwy) NC 184 (Shaweehaw Ave)) A locatio 0.1 miles east of NC 184 (Shaweehaw Ave) Baer Elk Tow Limits Gualtey Rd (SR 1335) To NC 194 (Baer Elk Hwy/Elk Park Hwy) Beech Moutai Rd (SR 1308) Baer Elk Tow Limits NC 184 (Beech Moutai Pkwy) NC 184 (Shaweehaw Ave)) A locatio 0.1 miles east of NC 184 (Shaweehaw Ave) Baer Elk Tow Limits Gualtey Rd (SR 1335) Watauga Couty Lie Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Cocurret with US 19E/NC 194 Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio Avery Couty ,000 3,600 3,600 9,600 2A Maj Reg B Avery Couty ,100 4,100 4,100 9,600 2A 60 Maj Reg B Baer Elk ,400 4,500 4,500 9,600 2A 60 Maj Reg B P Cocurret with NC 184/NC 194 (Mai St) Baer Elk ,600 4,800 4,800 10,600 ADQ 60 Maj Reg B Baer Elk ,600 4,800 4,800 9,600 ADQ 60 Maj Reg B P (1) Avery Couty ,700 2,200 2,200 10,700 2A 60 Maj Reg B Avery Couty ,700 2A 60 Maj Reg B Tier AVER0002-H NC 194 Alterate AVER0002-H NC 194 Alterate NC 194 at Old Craberry St Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) at Old Public Rd Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) at Old Public Rd NC 194 at Old Public Rd Newlad ,000 12,700 2A 60 Maj Reg B Newlad ,000 12,700 2A 60 Maj Reg B AVER0005-H Arett Rd (SR NC ) 6 (Tyecastle Hwy) Termius of gravel portio of roadway Avery Couty ,000 ADQ 60 Mi Sub C-10

97 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID Facility From To Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio Tier AVER0013-H AVER0013-H Avery Couty High School Rd (SR 1500) Avery Couty High School Rd (SR 1370) NC 194 (Millers Gap Hwy) Old Motezuma Rd (SR 1500) Old Motezuma Rd (SR 1500) NC 181 (Newlad Hwy) Avery Couty Avery Couty ,800 3,700 3,700 10,200 2B ,800 3,700 3,700 10,200 2B Mi Mi Sub Sub AVER0014-H Beech Moutai Rd (SR 1308) NC 194 (Baer Elk Hwy/Elk Park Hwy) Sam Eller Rd (SR 1310) Avery Couty ,600 2A 60 Mi Sub B AVER0014-H Beech Moutai Rd (SR 1310) Sam Eller Rd (SR 1310) Dark Ridge Rd (SR 1310) Avery Couty ,600 2A 60 Mi Sub B AVER0014-H AVER0014-H Beech Moutai Rd (SR 1316) Beech Moutai Rd (SR 1316) Dark Ridge Rd (SR 1310) Old Beech Moutai Rd (SR 1319) Old Beech Moutai Rd (SR 1319) Flat Sprigs Rd (SR 1316)/ Buckeye Rd (SR 1312) Avery Couty ,600 2A 60 Mi Sub B Avery Couty ,600 2A 60 Mi Sub B AVER0016-H Big Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1114) 7 US 19E Lick Log Rd (SR 1121) Avery Couty ,100 1,300 1,300 12,100 2A 60 Mi Sub B AVER0014-H AVER0014-H AVER0014-H Buckeye Rd (SR 1312) Buckeye Rd (SR 1312) Buckeye Rd (SR 1314) Flat Sprigs Rd (SR 1316) Buckeye Creek Rd (SR 1312) Russ Norris Rd (SR 1314) Buckeye Creek Rd (SR 1312) Russ Norris Rd (SR 1314) Avery Couty Avery Couty US 321 Avery Couty ,600 2B 60 Mi Sub ,600 2B 60 Mi Sub ,600 2B 60 Mi Sub AVER0006-H AVER0006-H Buckeye Creek Rd (SR 1312) 6 Buckeye Creek Rd (SR 1312) 6 Watauga Couty Lie Beech Moutai Tow Limits Beech Moutai Tow Limits Buckeye Rd (SR 1312) Beech Moutai Avery Couty ,600 2B 60 Mi Sub ,600 2B 60 Mi Sub C-11

98 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID Facility Crossore Drive (SR 1143) Crossore Drive (SR 1143) Crossore Drive (SR 1143) From US 221/NC 194 (Liville Falls Hwy) Crossore Tow Limits Delliger Rd (SR 1148) To Crossore Tow Limits Delliger Rd (SR 1148) Crossore Tow Limits Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio Avery Couty ,500 2,000 2,000 7,400 ADQ 60 Mi Sub P (2) Crossore ,500 2,000 2,000 7,400 ADQ 60 Mi Sub P (1) (2) Crossore ,000 1,200 1,200 7,400 ADQ 60 Mi Sub P (1) Tier AVER0015-H Hickory Nut Gap Rd (SR 1342) Newlad Tow Limits Baer Elk Tow Limits Avery Couty ,700 2,100 2,100 10,200 2A 60 Mi Sub B AVER0015-H Hickory Nut Gap Rd (SR 1342) Baer Elk Tow Limits NC 184 (Shaweehaw Ave)) Baer Elk ,900 2,500 2,500 10,000 2A 60 Mi Sub B AVER0016-H Lick Log Rd (SR 1121) Big Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1114) Squirrel Creek Rd (SR 1121/SR 1138) Avery Couty ,100 1,100 12,100 2A 60 Mi Sub B Motezuma St/Elk St (SR 1342) Motezuma St/Elk St (SR 1342) NC 194 (Pieola St/Craberry St) Avery Couty Courthouse Avery Couty Courthouse Newlad Tow Limits Newlad ,500 2,000 2,000 10,000 ADQ 80 Mi Sub P Newlad ,500 2,000 2,000 9,000 ADQ Mi Sub B (3) AVER0017-H AVER0017-H Mout Pleasat Rd (SR 1143) Mout Pleasat Rd (SR 1117) Crossore Tow Limits Trim Brach Rd (SR 1154) Trim Brach Rd (SR 1154) Spaish Oak Rd/Squirrel Creek Rd (SR 1117/SR 1138) Avery Couty ,600 2B 60 Mi Sub Avery Couty ,600 2B 60 Mi Sub AVER0018-H Mulli Hill Rd (SR 1106) US 19E NC 194 (Three Mile Rd) Avery Couty ,700 3,300 3,300 12,100 2A 60 Mi Sub B AVER0019-H Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) 6 US 19E A locatio 1.2 miles east of US 19E Avery Couty ,100 2A 60 Mi Sub B C-12

99 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Local ID AVER0019-H AVER0019-H AVER0019-H Facility Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) Old Toe River Rd (SR 1157) From A locatio 1.2 miles east of US 19E Cow Camp Rd (SR 1117) Newlad Tow Limits Old Public Rd To Cow Camp Rd (SR 1117) Newlad Tow Limits Jurisdictio Dist. (mi) ROW (ft) Speed Limit (mph) Existig Capacity (vpd 2012 Volume 2040 Volume E+C 2040 Volume with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio Avery Couty ,100 2A 60 Mi Sub B Avery Couty ,200 1,200 12,100 2A 60 Mi Sub B Old Public Rd Newlad ,200 1,200 9,500 2A 60 Mi Sub B NC 194 (Pieola St/Craberry St) Newlad ,200 1,200 9,500 ADQ Mi Sub Tier Skiview Rd (SR Watauga Couty 1374) 8 Lie Ed of SR 1374 Seve Devils ,200 ADQ Mi Sub AVER0021-H AVER0021-H AVER0021-H Squirrel Creek Rd (SR 1121) Squirrel Creek Rd (SR 1138) Squirrel Creek Rd (SR 1138) US 19E Lick Log Rd (SR 1121) Little Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1119) Lick Log Rd (SR 1121) Little Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1119) Mout Pleasat Rd (SR 1117) Avery Couty ,000 1,200 1,200 10,200 2A 60 Mi Sub B Avery Couty ,000 1,200 1,200 10,200 2B 60 Mi Sub Avery Couty ,400 1,700 1,700 10,200 2B 60 Mi Sub AVER0020-H AVER0020-H AVER0020-H Spaish Oak Rd (SR 1117) Spaish Oak Rd (SR 1153) Spaish Oak Rd (SR 1153) Mout Pleasat Rd (SR 1117) Cow Camp Rd (SR 1117) Trim Brach Rd (SR 1154) Cow Camp Rd (SR 1117) Trim Brach Rd (SR 1154) NC 194 (Millers Gap Hwy) Avery Couty ,400 1,700 1,700 10,200 2B 60 Mi Sub Avery Couty ,400 1,700 1,700 10,200 2B 60 Mi Sub Avery Couty ,200 2,900 2,900 10,200 2B 60 Mi Sub Foototes: 1 Rural Two-Lae Highway (55 mph) LOS D table used to calculate capacity eve though the road segmet has a 45 mph speed limit. Road segmet capacity better defied by Rural Two-Lae Highway table tha Major Thoroughfare LOS D table. 2 This portio of NC 105 curretly has 2 westboud laes ad 1 eastboud lae ad 2040 AADT values used for this stretch of NC 181 (Newlad Hwy) were determied by usig values half way betwee the two earest traffic coutig statios. 4 Pre-existig TIP project R-2811 has boudaries from NC 105 to Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342). This CTP proposes makig the orther project boudary Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) istead of Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342). Referece R-2811 i chapter 2 for more details. 5 This portio of NC 194 (Elk Park Highway) is a 3 lae facility that has 2 southboud laes ad 1 orthboud lae. 6 This portio of road uses a low estimated capacity based o its status as beig upaved. C-13

100 Total Width (ft) # Laes Lae Width (ft) Proposals for Other Modes Sectio HIGHWAY 2012 Existig System 2040 Proposed System Speed Existig Dist. ROW Limit Capacity 2012 Local ID Facility From To Jurisdictio (mi) (ft) (mph) (vpd Volume 7 For Big Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1114), used a lower LOS D capacity tha the usual 55 mph rural two-lae facility due to its arrow lae width Volume Volume E+C with CTP Proposed Capacity (vpd) Cross- Sectio ROW (ft) CTP Classificatio Tier 8 Skiview Rd (SR 1374) is Seve Devils Rd (SR 1151) i Watauga Couty. Notes: (1) Pedestria proposal overlaps oly part of this road segmet. (2) Proposed off road trail rus ear/parallel to road for a portio of road segmet (does ot iclude existig off road trails) (3) Bicycle proposal is from the High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla ad overlaps oly part of this road segmet. C-14

101 Local ID Facility/ Route Sectio (From - To) Existig System Proposed System Distace Cross-Sectio (mi) (ft) laes Type Cross-Sectio AVER0001-B US 19E Witers St to Teessee O Road 2A or 2C AVER0002-B US 19E Big Plumtree Creek Rd (SR 1114) to Squirrel Creek Rd (SR 1121) O Road 2C R-2596 US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) Burke Couty to the Blue Ridge Parkway Cocurret with US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) - See Highway Table H R-5016 US 321 Teessee to Watauga Couty Cocurret with US See Highway Table H AVER0003-B NC 181 (Joas Ridge Highway) Burke Couty to US 221/NC 181 (Liville Falls Highway) O Road 2A R NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) Cocurret with NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) - See Highway Table H P AVER0001-H NC 184 New Facility NC 184 (Tyecastle Hwy) at Baer Creek Rd (SR 1341) to NC 194 at Elkview Pl Cocurret with NC 184 New Facility - See Highway Table H R-2520 NC 194 (Three Mile Road) US 19E to Mulli Hill Rd (SR 1106) Cocurret with NC 194 (Three Mile Road) - See Highway Table H AVER0002-H NC 194 Alterate NC 194 at Old Craberry St to NC 194 at Old Public Rd Cocurret with NC 194 Alterate - See Highway Table H AVER0004-B Beech Moutai Road (SR NC 194 (Baer Elk Hwy) to Flat Sprigs Cocurret with Beech Moutai Road (SR 1308/SR 1308/SR 1310/SR 1316) Road (SR 1316) 1310/SR 1316) H AVER0004-B Flat Sprigs Road (SR 1316) Beech Moutai Road (SR 1316) to US O Road 2C AVER0005-B Geter Oaks Street (SR 1378)/Davis Street (SR 1303)/Old Mill Road (SR 1303)/Elk River Road (SR 1305) BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN 1 BICYCLE US 19E to Elk River Falls O Road 2C AVER0019-H Old Toe River Road (SR 1157) US 19E to Old Public Road Cocurret with Old Toe River Road (SR 1157) - See Highway Table H Pieola Baptist Church Road (SR 1505)/Goose Hollow Road AVER0006-B (SR 1501)/Richard Childress Road (SR 1501)/Old NC 181 (SR 1544) US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) to NC O Road 2C Other Modes C-15

102 Local ID Distace (mi) AVER0007-P NC 181 (Liville Street) Asa Street to Shady Street (i Newlad) 0.2 Existig System Proposed System Other Side of Type Street Type Side of Street Modes Sidew alk North Sidewalk Both B AVER0001-P NC 181 (Liville Street) Shady Street to Beech Street (i Newlad) Sidewalk Both B AVER0011-P NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) The existig pedestria facilities just south of Christie Way to Watauga Couty, parallel to NC 184 (Beech Moutai Parkway) (i Beech Moutai) Off Road - B R NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) NC 105 to Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) Cocurret with NC 184 (Tyecastle Highway) - See Highway Table H B AVER0002-P Beech Street NC 181 (Liville Street) to tow park off Beech Street (i Newlad) Sidewalk Both AVER0003-P Chambers Street Witers Street to Maple Street (SR 1170) (i Elk Park) Sidewalk Both AVER0012-P Hemlock Lae (Parallel to) Delliger Road to the proposed Well Site Trail i the Crossore Bicycle & Pedestria Pla (i Crossore) Off Road - AVER0004-P Facility/ Route Johso Lae AVER0005-P Maple Street (SR 1170) Sectio (From - To) PEDESTRIAN Crossore Drive to off road path proposed i Project 1 of Crossore Bicycle & Pedestria Pla (i Crossore) Parlier Street to Chambers Street (i Elk Park) AVER0008-P Maple Street (SR 1170) US 19E to Parlier Street (i Elk Park) 0.1 AVER0013-P Middle Street (Parallel to) The proposed Well Site Trail i the Crossore Bicycle & Pedestria Pla to Maple Street (SR 1143) (i Crossore) AVER0009-P Motezuma Street (SR 1342) 4 NC 194 to Avery Couty Courthouse (i Newlad) Sidewalk Both Sidewalk Both Sidew alk West Sidewalk Both Off Road Sidew alk Both Sidewalk Both AVER0014-P Walt Clark Road (SR 1149) Crossore Tow Park to Crossore Drive Off Road - C-16

103 Local ID Facility/ Route Sectio (From - To) AVER0006-P Witers Street Parlier Street to Chambers Street (i Elk Park) Distace (mi) AVER0010-P Witers Street US 19E to Parlier Street (i Elk Park) 0.1 Existig System Proposed System Other Side of Type Street Type Side of Street Modes Sidewalk Both Sidew alk East Sidewalk Both Foototes: 1 Oly major routes ad proposals are show here. For further documetatio of bicycle ad pedestria facilities ad proposals, refer to the 2014 High Coutry Regioal Bike Pla, the 2010 Crossore Bicycle & Pedestria Pla, ad the 2009 Baer Elk Pedestria Pla. 2 Pre-existig TIP project R-2811 has boudaries from NC 105 to Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342). This CTP proposes makig the orther project boudary Baer Creek Road (SR 1341) istead of Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342). Referece R-2811 i chapter 2 for more details. 3 Sice arrow right-of-way available, flexible to build proposed sidewalk o just oe side of the road (at the discretio as to how the Tow of Crossore wats to approach this project) 4 Motezuma Street (SR 1342) curretly has cocrete sidewalks for part of the road ad paved asphalt for the other part. Proposal is to have cocrete sidewalks o both sides of the etire road segmet. PEDESTRIAN C-17

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105 Appedix D Typical Cross Sectios Cross sectio requiremets for roadways vary accordig to the capacity ad level of service to be provided. Uiversal stadards i the desig of roadways are ot practical. Each roadway sectio must be idividually aalyzed ad its cross sectio determied based o the volume ad type of projected traffic, existig capacity, desired level of service, ad available right-of-way. These cross sectios are typical for facilities o ew locatio ad where right-of-way costraits are ot critical. For wideig projects ad urba projects with limited right-of-way, special cross sectios should be developed that meet the eeds of the project. The comprehesive plaig ad desig typical highway cross sectios, as depicted o the followig pages, were updated o May 5, 2014 i respose to the Strategic Trasportatio Ivestmets 1 (STI) law (House Bill 817) ad are also cosistet with SPOTOie (used for project prioritizatio 2 ), NCDOT's GIS-based web applicatio for providig automated, ear real-time prioritizatio scores ad project costs. This guidace establishes desig elemets that emphasize safety, mobility, complete streets 3, ad accessibility for multiple modes of travel. These typical highway cross sectios should be used as guidelies for comprehesive trasportatio plaig, project plaig ad project desig activities. The specific ad fial cross sectio details ad right of way limits for projects will be established through the preparatio of the Natioal Evirometal Policy Act 4 (NEPA) documetatio ad through fial desig preparatio. O all existig ad proposed roadways delieated o the CTP, adequate right-of-way should be protected or acquired for the recommeded cross sectios. I additio to cross sectio ad right-of-way recommedatios for improvemets, Appedix C may recommed ultimate eeded right-of-way for the followig situatios: roadways which may require wideig after the curret plaig period, roadways which are borderlie adequate ad accelerated traffic growth could reder them deficiet, roadways where a urba curb ad gutter cross sectio may be locally desirable because of urba developmet or redevelopmet, ad roadways which may eed to accommodate a additioal trasportatio mode. 1 For more iformatio o STI, go to: 2 For more iformatio o prioritizatio, go to: 3 For more iformatio o Complete Streets, go to: 4 For more iformatio o NEPA, go to: D-1

106 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 2A 5' P.S. 5' P.S. 8' 12' 12' 8' 60 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2 LANE UNDIVIDED WITH PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED 55 MPH 2B 4' P.S. 4' P.S. 8' 11' 11' 8' 60 MIN..RIGHT OF WAY 2 LANES UNDIVIDED POSTED SPEED 45 MPH OR LESS 2C 4' P.S. 6' 10' 10' 4' P.S. 6' 50 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2 LANE UNDIVIDED WITH PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED MPH

107 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 24' MIN. CLEAR ZONE 24' MIN. CLEAR ZONE 2D MIN. 2' 5' 5' 5' 5' 2' MIN. 4' P.S 4' P.S MIN. SIDEWALK 8' 11' 11' 8' SIDEWALK 90' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY MIN. 2 LANE UNDIVIDED WITH PAVED SHOULDERS AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 2E 6'' 5' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 4'-6' 2' BIKE LANE 5' 4'-6' 5' 6'' MIN. MIN. BIKE SIDEWALK LANE 11' 11' 5' 2' 10' MIN. 60' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2 LANE UNDIVIDED WITH CURB & GUTTER, BIKE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 20' MIN. CLEAR ZONE 20' MIN. CLEAR ZONE 2F SIDEWALK SIDEWALK 2' MIN. 5' 4' P.S. 11' 11' MIN. 80 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4' P.S. 5' 2' MIN. MIN. 2 LANE UNDIVIDED WITH PAVED SHOULDERS AND SIDEWALKS IN CAMA COUNTIES POSTED SPEED MPH

108 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS SCHOOL BUS 2G 6'' MIN. 5' MIN. 4'-6' 4'-6' 5' MIN. 6'' MIN. SIDEWALK PARKING BIKE BIKE PARKING LANE LANE SIDEWALK 10' 2' 8' 5' 11' 11' 5' 8' 2' 10' MIN. MIN. 85' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2 LANE UNDIVIDED WITH CURB & GUTTER, PARKING BOTH SIDES, BIKE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 2H 6'' 5' 4'-6' 4'-6' 5' 6'' MIN. MIN. MIN. MIN. BIKE SIDEWALK BIKE PARKING SIDEWALK LANE LANE 10' 2' 8' 5' 11' 11' 5' 2' 10' MIN. MIN. 75' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2 LANE UNDIVIDED WITH CURB & GUTTER, PARKING ONE SIDE, BIKE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 2I 6'' 5' 4'-6' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 4'-6' 5' 6'' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' 12' 23' MEDIAN 12' 85' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2' 10' MIN. 2 LANE DIVIDED (23 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH

109 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 2J 6'' 5' 4'-6' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' BIKE LANE 5' 11' 23' MEDIAN 11' 90' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY BIKE LANE 4'-6' 5' 5' 2' 10' MIN. 6'' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 2 LANE DIVIDED (23 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER, BIKE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 2K 6'' MIN. 5' 4'-6' MIN. SIDEWALK 4'-6' 5' 6'' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' 12' 17'-6'' MEDIAN 12' 80' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2' 10' MIN. 2 LANE DIVIDED (17-6 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 2L 6'' 5' 4'-6' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' BIKE LANE 5' 11' 17'-6'' MEDIAN 11' 80' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY BIKE LANE 4'-6' 5' 5' 2' 10' MIN. 6'' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 2 LANE DIVIDED (17-6 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER, BIKE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH

110 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 3A 5' P.S. 8' 11' 11' 11' 5' P.S. 8' 80 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2 LANE WITH TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANE, AND PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED MPH 3B 6'' 5' 4'-6' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 4'-6' 5' MIN. 6'' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' 12' 12' 12' 2' 10' MIN. 80' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2 LANE WITH TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANE, CURB & GUTTER, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 3C 6'' 5' 4'-6' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' BIKE LANE 5' BIKE LANE 4'-6' 11' 11' 11' 5' 2' 10' MIN. 80' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 5' 6'' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 2 LANE WITH TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANE, CURB & GUTTER, BIKE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH

111 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 4A 4-10' P.S. 12' 12' 12' 4' P.S. 6:1 6:1 4' P.S. 6' 6' 46' MIN. MEDIAN 180 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY (LIMITED CONTROL OF ACCESS) 300 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY (FULL CONTROL OF ACCESS) 4-10' P.S. 12' 12' 12' 4 LANE DIVIDED (46 DEPRESSED MEDIAN) WITH PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED MPH 24' MIN. CLEAR ZONE 24' MIN. CLEAR ZONE 2' MIN. 5' 5' 4' MIN. P.S. SIDEWALK 8' 12' 12' 23' MEDIAN 12' 12' 4B 130 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4' P.S. 8' 5' 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 2' MIN. 4 LANE DIVIDED (23 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH PAVED SHOULDERS AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 4C 6'' 5' 4'-6' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' 2' MIN. 14' 12' 23' MEDIAN 12' 14' 110 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4'-6' 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 2' 10' MIN. 6'' MIN. 4 LANE DIVIDED (23 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER, WIDE OUTSIDE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH

112 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 6'' 4D MIN. 5' 4'-6' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 4'-6' BIKE LANE 2' 5' 11' 11' 23' MEDIAN 11' 11' 5' 6'' MIN. MIN. BIKE SIDEWALK LANE 5' 2' 10' MIN. 110 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4 LANE DIVIDED (23 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER, BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 24' MIN. CLEAR ZONE 24' MIN. CLEAR ZONE 2' MIN. 4E 5' 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 8' 5' 4' P.S. 4' P.S. 12' 12' 17'-6'' MEDIAN 12' 12' 8' 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 2' MIN. 130' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4 LANE DIVIDED (17-6 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH PAVED SHOULDERS AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 6'' 4F 5' 4'-6' 4'-6' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' 2' MIN. 14' 12' 17'-6'' MEDIAN 12' 14' 5' 6'' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 2' 10' MIN. 100' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4 LANE DIVIDED (17-6 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER, WIDE OUTSIDE LANES AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH D-8 Revised 05/05/2014

113 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 4G 6'' MIN. 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 4'-6' BIKE LANE 2' 5' 11' 11' 17'-6'' MEDIAN 11' 11' 110 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4'-6' 5' 6'' BIKE LANE SIDEWALK 5' 2' 10' MIN. MIN. MIN. 4 LANE DIVIDED (17-6 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER, BIKE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 5A 6'' 5' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' 12' 12' 4'-6' 5' 6'' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 12' 12' 12' 2' 10' MIN. 100' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4 LANE WITH TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANE, CURB & GUTTER, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH

114 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 12' P.S. 12' P.S. 6:1 6:1 12' P.S. 12' P.S. 14' 12' 12' 12' 46' MIN. MEDIAN 12' 12' 12' 14' 6A 300 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 6 LANE DIVIDED (46 DEPRESSED MEDIAN) WITH PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED MPH 12' P.S. 12' 12' 12' P.S. 14' 12' 12' 12' 27' MEDIAN 12' 12' 12' 14' 6B 200 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 6 LANE DIVIDED (27 MEDIAN WITH JERSEY BARRIER) WITH PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED MPH

115 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 8' P.S. 12' P.S. 12' P.S. 12' P.S. 12' P.S. 8' P.S. 8' 12' 12' 23' 12' 12' 12' 27' MEDIAN 12' 12' 12' 23' 12' 12' 8' 6C 300' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 6 LANE FREEWAY (27 MEDIAN WITH JERSEY BARRIER) WITH PAVED SHOULDERS AND 2 LANE ONE-WAY SERVICE ROADS EACH SIDE POSTED SPEED MPH 12' P.S. 12' 12' 12' P.S. 14' 12' 12' 4' 12' 27' MEDIAN 12' 4' 12' 12' 14' 200 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 6D 6 LANE FREEWAY (4 GENERAL PURPOSE LANES, 2 MANAGED LANES, AND 27 MEDIAN WITH JERSEY BARRIER) WITH PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED MPH

116 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 6'' 5' 4'-6' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' 2' MIN. 14' 12' 12' 23' MEDIAN 12' 12' 14' 150 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4'-6' 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 2' 10' MIN. 6'' MIN. 6E 6 LANE DIVIDED (23 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER, WIDE OUTSIDE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH 6'' 5' 4'-6' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 10' 2' MIN. 14' 12' 12' 17'-6'' MEDIAN 12' 12' 14' 130 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4'-6' 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 2' 10' MIN. 6'' MIN. 6F 6 LANE DIVIDED (17-6 RAISED MEDIAN) WITH CURB & GUTTER, WIDE OUTSIDE LANES, AND SIDEWALKS POSTED SPEED MPH

117 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS CLEAR ZONE R/W RIGHT OF WAY LIMIT FOR HIGHWAY M A 12' TRAVEL LANE 4' P.S 8' 3' 2' 2' 3' 5' 5' 5' 5' 40' MIN. ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY MULTI - USE PATH ADJACENT TO RIGHT OF WAY OR SEPARATE PATHWAY R/W MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY LIMIT FOR PLACEMENT OF 5 SIDEWALK M B 2' 9.5' 5' 5' 2' 5'-6'' 11'-12' TRAVEL LANE 5' BIKE LANE 2' 25' ADDITIONAL R/W MAY BE REQUIRED MULTI - USE PATH ADJACENT TO CURB AND GUTTER

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119 Appedix E Level of Service Defiitios The relatioship of travel demad compared to the roadway capacity determies the level of service (LOS) of a roadway. Six levels of service idetify the rage of possible coditios. Desigatios rage from LOS A, which represets the best operatig coditios, to LOS F, which represets the worst operatig coditios. Desig requiremets for roadways vary accordig to the desired capacity ad level of service. LOS D idicates practical capacity of a roadway, or the capacity at which the public begis to express dissatisfactio. Recommeded improvemets ad overall desig of the trasportatio pla were based upo achievig a miimum LOS D o existig facilities ad a LOS C o ew facilities. The six levels of service are described below ad illustrated i Figure 8. LOS A: Describes free-flow operatios. Free Flow Speed (FFS) prevails ad vehicles are almost completely uimpeded i their ability to maeuver withi the traffic stream. The effects of icidets or poit breakdows are easily absorbed. LOS B: Represets reasoably free-flow operatios, ad FFS is maitaied. The ability to maeuver withi the traffic stream is oly slightly restricted, ad the geeral level of physical ad psychological comfort provided to drivers is still high. The effects of mior icidets ad poit breakdows are still easily absorbed. LOS C: Provides for flow with speeds ear the FFS. Freedom to maeuver withi the traffic stream is oticeably restricted, ad lae chages require more care ad vigilace o the part of the driver. Mior icidets may still be absorbed, but the local deterioratio i service quality will be sigificat. Queues may be expected to form behid ay sigificat blockages. LOS D: The level at which speeds begi to declie with icreasig flows, with desity icreasig more quickly. Freedom to maeuver withi the traffic stream is seriously limited ad drivers experiece reduced physical ad psychological comfort levels. Eve mior icidets ca be expected to create queuig, because the traffic stream has little space to absorb disruptios. LOS E: Describes operatio at capacity. Operatios at this level are highly volatile because there are virtually o usable gaps withi the traffic stream, leavig little room to maeuver withi the traffic stream. Ay disruptio to the traffic stream, such as vehicles eterig from a ramp or a vehicle chagig laes, ca establish a disruptio wave that propagates throughout the upstream traffic flow. At capacity, the traffic stream has o ability to dissipate eve the most mior disruptio, ad ay icidet ca be expected to produce a serious breakdow ad substatial queuig. The physical ad psychological comfort afforded to drivers is poor. LOS F: Describes breakdow, or ustable flow. Such coditios exist withi queues formig behid bottleecks. E-1

120 Figure 8 - Level of Service Illustratios Source: 2010 Highway Capacity Maual, Exhibit 11-4 E-2

121 Appedix F Bridge Deficiecy Assessmet The Trasportatio Improvemet Program (TIP) developmet process for bridge projects ivolves cosideratio of several evaluatio methods i order to prioritize eeded improvemets. A sufficiecy idex is used to determie whether a bridge is sufficiet to remai i service, or to what extet it is deficiet. The idex is a percetage i which 100 percet represets a etirely sufficiet bridge ad zero represets a etirely isufficiet or deficiet bridge. Factors evaluated i calculatig the idex are listed below. structural adequacy ad safety serviceability ad fuctioal obsolescece essetiality for public use type of structure traffic safety features The NCDOT Structures Maagemet Uit ispects all bridges i North Carolia at least oce every two years. A sufficiecy ratig for each bridge is calculated ad establishes the eligibility ad priority for replacemet. Bridges havig the highest priority are replaced as federal ad state fuds become available. A bridge is cosidered deficiet if it is either structurally deficiet (SD) or fuctioally obsolete (FO). Structurally deficiet meas there are elemets of the bridge that eed to be moitored ad/or repaired. The fact that a bridge is structurally deficiet does ot imply that it is likely to collapse or that it is usafe. It meas the bridge must be moitored, ispected ad repaired/replaced at a appropriate time to maitai its structural itegrity. A fuctioally obsolete bridge is oe that was built to stadards that are ot used today. These bridges are ot automatically rated as structurally deficiet, or are they iheretly usafe. Fuctioally obsolete bridges are those that do ot have adequate lae widths, shoulder widths, or vertical clearaces to serve curret traffic demad or to meet the curret geometric stadards, or those that may be occasioally flooded. A bridge must be classified as deficiet i order to qualify for federal replacemet fuds. Additioally, the sufficiecy ratig must be less tha 50% to qualify for replacemet or less tha 80% to qualify for rehabilitatio uder federal fudig. Deficiet bridges located o roads evaluated as a part of the CTP are listed i Table 6. For more details o deficiet bridges withi the plaig area, cotact the Structures Maagemet Uit usig the iformatio i Appedix A. F-1

122 Table 6 - Deficiet Bridges Bridge Number Facility Feature Coditio Local ID 2 US 321 Beech Creek SD R Blue Ridge Parkway US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) FO R Hickory Nut Gap Road (SR 1342) Elk River SD AVER0015-H 27 US 221 (Liville Falls Highway) Liville River SD & FO R Blue Ridge Parkway US 221 (Blowig Rock Highway) FO AVER0009-H 48 US 19E Horse Creek SD AVER0008-H 60 Mout Pleasat Road (SR 1143) Trim Brach FO AVER0017-H 66 Old Toe River Road (SR 1157) White Oak Creek FO AVER0019-H 165 US 221/NC 181 Liville River FO R-2595 FO Fuctioally Obsolete SD Structurally Deficiet F-2

123 Appedix G Socio-Ecoomic Data Forecastig Methodology I the developmet of the Avery Couty CTP, existig ad aticipated deficiecies were determied through a aalysis of the trasportatio system lookig at both curret ad future travel patters. The Avery Couty CTP Steerig Committee worked with NCDOT to estimate populatio growth ad areas of expected higher employmet growth to determie the potetial impacts o the future trasportatio system. This data was edorsed by the govermet boards idetified i the table below. Table 7 Populatio/Employmet Data Adoptio Meetigs Date Meetig Adopted (Yes/No) April 7, 2014 Elk Park Board of Alderme Yes April 8, 2014 Beech Moutai Tow Coucil Yes April 8, 2014 Seve Devils Tow Coucil Yes April 14, 2014 Baer Elk Tow Coucil Yes April 15, 2014 Sugar Moutai Village Coucil Yes May 13, 2014 Crossore Board of Alderme Yes May 13, 2014 Newlad Board of Commissioers Yes September 2, 2014 Avery Couty Commissioers Yes Below is a descriptio of the methodology used i the aalysis. Populatio Populatio treds were estimated by calculatig the compoud average aual growth rate (CAAGR) for the previous 30 years of cesus data ( ) ad usig that historical CAAGR value to project ito the future. From 1980 to 2010, Avery Couty grew by a approximate 0.7% CAAGR, which was o par with, if ot slightly better tha, may of its eighborig couties. It was this 0.7% rate that was used to project populatio from 2010 to the base year (2012) ad the future year (2040). The years 1980 to 2010 were selected to calculate the growth rate to use because the rate took ito accout both a high populatio growth period ( ) ad low growth periods ( & ). Avery Couty 1980 Cesus 1990 Cesus Table 8 Cesus Populatio 2000 Cesus 2010 Cesus % CAAGR* ( ) 2012 Estimate (0.7% CAAGR*) 2012 Estimate (OSBM**) 14,409 14,867 17,167 17, % 18,047 17,764 G-1

124 Table 9 Future Populatio Projectio Scearios Year OSBM** 17,764 17,562 17,255 16, % Growth* 17,940 18,522 19,276 20, % Growth* 18,047 19,083 20,461 21, % Growth* 18,119 19,465 21,290 23,285 *Compoud Average Aual Growth Rate **Office of State Budget & Maagemet ( _estimates/couty_projectios.shtm, Last Accessed 8/2/13) Note that the colors i Table 9 correspod with the lie colors i Figure 9 Figure 9 Future Populatio Projectio Scearios Populatio Year G-2

125 1970 Cesus Table 10 Couty Populatio Growth Compariso 1980 Cesus 1990 Cesus 2000 Cesus 2010 Cesus % CAAGR ( ) % CAAGR ( ) % CAAGR ( ) % CAAGR ( ) Couty Avery 12,655 14,409 14,867 17,167 17, % 0.71% 0.90% 0.36% Burke 60,364 72,504 75,740 89,148 90, % 0.76% 0.92% 0.20% Caldwell 56,699 67,746 70,709 77,415 83, % 0.68% 0.81% 0.70% McDowell 30,648 35,135 35,681 42,134 44, % 0.83% 1.17% 0.66% Mitchell 13,447 14,428 14,433 15,687 15, % 0.26% 0.38% -0.07% Watauga 23,404 31,666 36,952 42,695 51, % 1.61% 1.63% 1.81% Ashe 19,571 22,325 22,209 24,384 27, % 0.67% 1.03% 1.13% Alleghay 8,134 9,587 9,590 10,677 11, % 0.51% 0.76% 0.44% Wilkes 49,524 58,657 59,393 65,632 69, % 0.56% 0.78% 0.55% Yacey 12,629 14,934 15,419 17,774 17, % 0.59% 0.73% 0.02% Average: 0.95% 0.72% 0.91% 0.58% Average (mius Watauga): 0.83% 0.62% 0.83% 0.44% High Growth Areas The CTP Steerig Committee idetified areas i Avery Couty that would experiece populatio ad employmet growth rates higher tha the couty average. These higher growth rate areas were give a 1% compoud aual average growth rate value. Traffic couts were projected by a 1% rate if i a high growth area ad 0.7% if aywhere else i the couty. Areas of expected higher populatio, employmet, ad traffic growth are: NC 184 betwee NC 105 ad NC 194 because of the may tourist/secodary residet destiatios ad Lees-McRae College earby The areas withi ad earby the Tows of Newlad ad Baer Elk because of the availability of water ad sewer services NC 194 from Three Mile Road to Souther Newlad (icludig Crossore) because of curret developmet treds The area southwest of Beech Moutai because of the potetial for developmet aroud the Eagles Nest Lodges area NC 194 betwee Elk Park ad Newlad because of the potetial for developmet/redevelopmet of golf course project area. G-3

126 Table 11 Employmet Data Average BEA* 6,215 7,995 7,347 % of Pop. 42% 47% 41% 43% ESC** 6,904 7,617 7,200 % of Pop. 46% 44% 40% 44% *Bureau of Ecoomic Aalysis ( Last Accessed 8/5/13) **NC Employmet Security Commissio ( Last Accessed 8/5/13) Table 12 Populatio/Employmet Summary Year Compoud Aual Growth Rate Populatio 18,000 22, % Employmet 7,600 9,900 Employmet/Populatio 42% 45% - Summary: Base Year = 2012 & Future Year = & 2040 populatio values based o the 0.7% compoud average aual growth rate from the 1980 to 2010 cesus 2012 employmet value is 42% of the total projected populatio ad was determied by the CTP Steerig Committee to be the mid-way value betwee the 2010 employmet/populatio ratio of 40% ad the average employmet/populatio ratio of 45% 2040 projected employmet value is 45% of the total projected populatio The 45% employmet/populatio ratio is reasoable give historical employmet/populatio ratios for Avery Couty ad the ratio used by Watauga Couty durig their CTP process Future Lad Use The CTP Steerig Committee idetified factors i Avery Couty that will strogly ifluece the potetial for future growth: Areas ear icorporated tows/already developed areas Smaller & more affordable tracts of lad that are easier to buy (summer homes ad other developmet built o tracts of lad smaller tha 10 acres is the mai type of developmet to occur i Avery Couty) Desity of Developmet G-4

127 Accessibility to public utilities (water, sewer, electricity) Topography/slope of the lad Watershed Areas Figure 10 - Avery Couty Future Lad Use Map G-5