2013 Watauga County Comprehensive Transportation Plan

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1 2013 Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

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4 Table of Cotets Executive Summary... i I. Aalysis of the Existig ad Future Trasportatio System...I-1 Aalysis Methodology ad Data Requiremets...I-1 Roadway System Aalysis...I-1 Traffic Crash Aalysis...I-3 Bridge Deficiecy Assessmet...I-3 Public Trasportatio ad Rail...I-17 Public Trasportatio...I-19 Rail...I-20 Bicycles ad Pedestrias...I-20 Lad Use...I-21 Cosideratio of the Natural ad Huma Eviromet...I-22 Public Ivolvemet...I-24 II. Recommedatios...II-1 Uaddressed Deficiecies...II-1 Implemetatio...II-2 Problem Statemets...II-2 Highway...II-3 Public Trasportatio ad Rail...II-23 Bicycle...II-24 Pedestria...II-26 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: Traffic Crash Aalysis...F-1 Appedix G: Bridge Deficiecy Assessmet...G-1 Appedix H: Public Ivolvemet...H-1 Appedix I: Socio-Ecoomic Data Forecastig Methodology...I-1 Appedix J: Alterative Aalysis Methodology...J-1

5 List of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla...iii Existig Roadway Deficiecy...I-5 Future Roadway Deficiecy...I-9 Crash Locatios Map...I-13 Deficiet Bridges...I-17 Lad Use Map...I-27 Evirometal Features...I-33 Typical Cross Sectios...D-2 Level of Service Illustratios...E-2 Populatio Growth / TAZ Map...I-3 Employmet Growth / TAZ Map...I-5 Alterative Aalysis Map...J-5 List of Tables Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Evirometal Features...I-23 Restricted Evirometal Features...I-23 CTP Ivetory ad Recommedatios...C-3 Crash Locatios...F-1 Deficiet Bridges...G-2 Socio-Ecoomic Data...I-2 Compoud Aual Growth Rate I-2

6 Executive Summary I March of 2010, the Trasportatio Plaig Brach of the North Carolia Departmet of Trasportatio ad Watauga Couty iitiated a study to cooperatively develop the Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla (CTP), which icludes Booe, Blowig Rock, Seve Devils, ad Beech Moutai. This is a log rage multi-modal trasportatio pla that covers trasportatio eeds through 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 Watauga 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 Watauga 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 221, TIP No. R-2915: The CTP proposes wideig US 221 from US 421 i Deep Gap to NC 88 i Ashe Couty to a four lae boulevard. US , TIP No. R-2615: The CTP proposes improvig US from the NC 105 BYP to US 321 at Vilas to a four lae divided, partially cotrolled access facility. US 421 Bypass, TIP No. U-2703: The CTP proposes a bypass south of Booe to relieve cogestio o US 421, US 321 ad NC 105 i Booe. This project would work i cojuctio with other projects to reduce the mixed traffic o Kig Street, to improve likage to major facilities, to improve traffic flow alog major facilities, ad to improve safety. NC 105, TIP No. R-2566: The CTP proposes wideig NC 105 from the NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to Avery Couty to a four lae facility with a media. NC 105 BYP (SR 1107), Local ID WATA0002-H: The CTP proposes wideig the NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) from NC 105 to US to a three lae facility. i

7 NC 194, Local ID WATA0003-H: The CTP proposes wideig NC 194 from US to Howards Creek Road (SR 1306) to a four lae boulevard. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & RAIL US 321, WATA0001-T: The CTP proposes a ew bus route betwee Booe ad Blowig Rock utilizig US 321. Park-ad-Ride: The CTP proposes seve ew park-ad-ride locatios alog major routes. BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN Middle Fork Greeway, Local ID WATA0001-M: The CTP proposes a ew multiuse path betwee Booe ad Blowig Rock parallel to US 321. ii

8 Adopted by: Watauga Couty Date: April 16, 2013 Tow of Booe Date: Jue 18, 2013 Teessee "$ 88 Ashe Couty Tow of Blowig Rock Date: March 12, 2013 Tow of Seve Devils Date: April 9, Tow of Beech Moutai Date: April 9, 2013 "$ 194 NCDOT Date: September 5, 2013 Edorsed by: High Coutry RPO Date: August 21, 2013 Recommeded by: Trasportatio Plaig Brach Date: August 16, 2013 Beech Moutai "$ 184 Avery Couty 321 Watauga River "$ "$ "$ 105 Booe 321 South Fork New River Blue Ridge Parkway Seve Devils "$ 105 Pisgah Natioal Forest 221 Blowig Rock Wilkes Couty Caldwell Couty Sheet 1 Sheet 2 Sheet 3 Sheet 4 Sheet 5 Adoptio Sheet Highway Map Public Trasportatio ad Rail Map Bicycle Map Pedestria Map Leged Roads Rivers ad Streams Schools Couty Boudary Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Appalachia State Uiversity Miles Sheet 1 of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to CTP documet for more details Adoptio Sheet Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 2, 2012

9 Teessee "$ 88 Ashe Couty 421 "$ 194 South Fork New River Iset A Beech Moutai "$ 184 Avery Couty Watauga River 321 Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 "$ 194 Cove Creek 421 "$ Valle Crucis Bairds Creek Rd SR 1113 Broadstoe Rd SR 1112 Jualuska Rd SR ( (.( Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 Booe ( ( Iset B ((. Castle Ford Rd SR 1333 ( (( Pie Rue Rd SR Browwood Rd SR 1359 Old US 421 SR 1233 Blue Ridge Parkway 221 Deep Gap Iset A Beech Creek Presell School Rd SR 1125 Seve Devils Seve Devils Rd SR 1151 Holloway Moutai Rd SR 1559 "$ 105 Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 Pisgah Natioal Forest Aho Rd SR 1530 Cherry Gap Rd Pod Creek Beech Creek. 221 Blowig Rock Wilkes Couty Beech Moutai Wild Iris L Miles Caldwell Couty Miles Freeways Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Boulevards Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Mior Thoroughfares Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Highway Map Watauga Couty Expressways Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Other Major Thoroughfares Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded.. ( ( Existig Iterchage Proposed Iterchage Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Sheet 2 of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to CTP documet for more details Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 2, 2012

10 . ( (. ( ( ( ( (. ( ( (. Sheet 2A of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to CTP documet for more details Highway Map Iset B Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla. Poplar Grove Rd SR 1102 "$ "$ "$ State Farm Rd Bamboo Rd SR 1514 Poplar Grove Rd South SR 1552 New Market Blvd NC 105 Bypass SR 1107 White Oak Rd SR 1108 Hodges Gap Rd SR 1104 George Wilso Rd SR 1105 Greeway Rd Diamod Rach SR 1551 Jualuska Rd SR 1102 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 Rivers St SR 1163 Wilso Dr Wiklers Creek Rd SR 1549 Old 421 SR 1665 Kig Street "$ 105 Deerfield Rd SR 1522 Meadowview Rd Old 421 SR 1416 Laurel Fork ASU Booe Fairway Dr SR 1602 Wilso Ridge Rd SR 1523 Wikler Creek Laurel Fork South Fork New River US 421 BYP Little Laurel Rd SR 1511 Brows Chapel Rd SR 1513 Bodeheimer Dr Hardi St Homespu Hills Rd SR 1148 US 421 BYP 221 US 421 BYP Deck Hill Rd SR 1547 Leola Dr Deerfield Rd SR 1523 Bamboo Rd SR Blue Ridge Pkwy Friedship Church Rd SR 1525 Freeways Expressways Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Boulevards Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Other Major Thoroughfares Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Mior Thoroughfares Existig..( ( Needs Improvemet Recommeded Existig Iterchage Proposed Iterchage Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Miles Pla Date: August 2, 2012

11 Teessee Ashe Couty 421 "$ 194 South Fork New River Beech Moutai "$ 184 Avery Couty Watauga River 321 Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 "$ 194 "P "P "$ Bairds Creek Rd SR 1113 Broadstoe Rd SR 1112 "$ "P Jualuska Rd SR 1102 Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 Booe Iset A 321 Castle Ford Rd SR 1333 "P Brow's Chapel SR 1513 Pie Rue Rd SR 1355 "P Browwood Rd SR 1359 Old US 421 SR Blue Ridge Parkway "P 421 Seve Devils Rd SR 1151 Seve Devils "$ 105 Holloway Moutai Rd SR 1559 Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 Pisgah Natioal Forest 221 Aho Rd SR "P Blowig Rock Wilkes Couty Caldwell Couty Bus Routes Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Operatioal Strategies Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded High Speed Rail Corridor Existig Recommeded Itermodal Coector # Existig * Recommeded Miles Public Trasportatio ad Rail Map Watauga Couty Fixed Guideway Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Rail Corridor Active Iactive Recommeded Rail Stops, Existig Recommeded Park ad Ride Lot "P Existig "P Recommeded Sheet 3 of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to CTP documet for more details Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 2, 2012

12 "P Jualuska Rd SR 1102 South Fork New River "$ 194 NC 105 Bypass SR 1107 George Wilso Rd SR Hodges Gap Rd SR 1104 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1102 Kig Street Booe New Market Blvd Old 421 SR 1665 "P White Oak Rd SR 1108 ASU Rivers St SR "$ 105 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 Laurel Fork "$ 105 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 "$ 105 Hodges Creek Wilso Dr Hardi St State Farm Rd Wilso Ridge Rd SR 1523 Laurel Fork Wikler Creek Deerfield Rd SR 1522 Diamod Rach SR 1551 Wiklers Creek Rd SR 1549 Greeway Rd Meadowview Rd Bus Routes Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Operatioal Strategies Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded High Speed Rail Corridor Existig Recommeded Itermodal Coector # Existig * Recommeded Miles Public Trasportatio ad Rail Map - Iset A Watauga Couty Fixed Guideway Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Rail Corridor Active Iactive Recommeded Rail Stops, Existig Recommeded Park ad Ride Lot "P Existig "P Recommeded Refer to CTP documet for more details Pla Date: August 2, 2012 Sheet 3A of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2012 Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

13 Iset A Bass Lake Chetola Lake Blue Ridge Parkway Teessee 421 "$ 88 Ashe Couty Pisgah Natioal Forest 221 Mai St 321 BUS 221 Blowig Rock 321 Middle Fork South Fork New River "$ 194 Beech Moutai "$ 184 Avery Couty Watauga River 321 Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 "$ 194 "$ Bairds Creek Rd SR 1113 Broadstoe Rd SR Jualuska Rd SR 1102 Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 Booe Iset B (( 321 Castle Ford Rd SR 1333 Deerfield Rd SR 1523 South Fork New River Pie Rue Rd SR 1355 Brow's Chapel SR Browwood Rd SR 1359 Old US 421 SR Blue Ridge Parkway Miles 421 Caldwell Couty Seve Devils Rd SR 1151 Seve Devils Holloway Moutai Rd SR 1559 "$ 105 Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 Pisgah Natioal Forest 221 Aho Rd SR Iset A Blowig Rock Wilkes Couty Miles Caldwell Couty Leged Bicycle Map O Road Off Road Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Multi-Use Paths Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded.. ( ( Existig Iterchage Proposed Iterchage Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Sheet 4 of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to CTP documet for more details Pla Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Date: August 2, 2012

14 Miles Sheet 4A of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to CTP documet for more details Pla Deerfield Rd SR 1522 "$ ( ( Bicycle Map Iset B Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Date: August 2, 2012 Poplar Grove Rd SR "$ "$ 105 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 "$ Bamboo Rd SR 1514 Wilso Ridge Rd SR 1523 Jualuska Rd SR 1102 Hodges Gap Rd SR 1104 Kig Street New Market Blvd NC 105 Bypass SR 1107 Booe George Wilso Rd SR 1105 ASU White Oak Rd SR 1108 Rivers St SR 1163 Laurel Fork State Farm Rd Hodges Creek Wilso Dr Laurel Fork Wikler Creek Greeway Rd Leola Dr Diamod Rach SR 1551 Wiklers Creek Rd SR 1549 Meadowview Rd South Fork New River Deerfield Rd SR 1523 Faculty St Hardi St Leged O Road Off Road Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Multi-Use Paths Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded.. ( ( Existig Iterchage Proposed Iterchage Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio

15 Teessee "$ 88 Ashe Couty 421 "$ 194 Beech Moutai Iset A Avery Couty 321 Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 "$ 194 Seve Devils Rd SR 1151 Seve Devils Holloway Moutai Rd SR "$ 105 "$ Bairds Creek Rd SR 1113 Broadstoe Rd SR 1112 Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 Pisgah Natioal Forest Jualuska Rd SR 1102 Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 Booe Iset B (( Castle Ford Rd SR 1333 Aho Rd SR 1530 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 South Fork New River Pie Rue Rd SR 1355 Brow's Chapel SR Browwood Rd SR 1359 Old US 421 SR 1233 Blue Ridge Parkway Iset A West Pod Creek Beech Moutai Pkwy Birchwood L Miles Horbeam Rd Tamarak Rd Pod Creek 221 Iset C Blowig Rock Wilkes Couty Beech Moutai "$ Miles Caldwell Couty Avery Couty Leged O Road Off Road Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Multi-Use Paths Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded.. ( ( Existig Iterchage Proposed Iterchage Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Sheet 5 of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to CTP documet for more details Pedestria Map Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Pla Date: August 2, 2012

16 Sheet 5A of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to CTP documet for more details Deerfield Rd SR 1522 "$ ( ( Pedestria Map Iset B Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Poplar Grove Rd SR "$ 105 "$ 105 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 "$ Old 421 SR 1665 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 Wilso Ridge Rd SR 1523 Jualuska Rd SR 1102 Hodges Gap Rd SR 1104 Kig Street New Market Blvd NC 105 Bypass SR 1107 Booe George Wilso Rd SR 1105 ASU White Oak Rd SR 1108 Rivers St SR 1163 Laurel Fork State Farm Rd Hodges Creek Wilso Dr Laurel Fork Wikler Creek Greeway Rd Wiklers Creek Rd SR 1549 Meadowview Rd South Fork New River Old 421 SR 1416 Leola Dr Diamod Rach SR 1551 Leged O Road Off Road Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Multi-Use Paths Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded.. ( ( Existig Iterchage Proposed Iterchage Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Miles Pla Date: August 2, 2012

17 221 Blowig Rock Reservoir 321 Bass Lake Chetola Lake 221 Coe Rd 221 Blowig Rock Blue Ridge Parkway Suset Dr Pisgah Natioal Forest Walligford Rd Globe Rd SR BUS Morris St Chestut Dr Morris St 321 Middle Fork South Fork New River Rasom St Caldwell Couty Goforth Rd (SR 1536) Leged O Road Off Road Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded Multi-Use Paths Existig Needs Improvemet Recommeded.. ( ( Existig Iterchage Proposed Iterchage Existig Grade Separatio Proposed Grade Separatio Miles Sheet 5B of 5 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to CTP documet for more details Pla Pedestria Map Iset C Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla Date: August 2, 2012

18 I. Aalysis of the Existig ad Future Trasportatio System A Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla (CTP) is developed to esure that the progressively developed 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. 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 desires. 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, radial routes or improvemets 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: I-1

19 a iitiative to protect ad maximize the mobility ad coectivity o a core set of highway 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 2010 to 2040 usig both a travel demad model ad a tred lie aalysis. A travel demad model for the Booe urba area was developed to replicate travel patters o the existig trasportatio system as well as to estimate travel patters for Outside of the urba area travel demad was projected usig a tred lie aalysis based o Aual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) from 1990 to I additio, local lad use plas ad growth expectatios were used to develop future growth rates ad patters. The established future growth rates were edorsed by the Watauga Couty Commissioers (November 1, 2011), Booe Tow Coucil (November 15, 2011), Blowig Rock Tow Coucil (November 15, 2011), Seve Devils Tow Coucil (November 14, 2011), ad Beech Moutai Tow Coucil (November 15, 2011). Refer to Appedix I for more detailed iformatio o growth expectatios ad the socio-ecoomic data forecastig methodology. Existig ad future travel demad is compared to 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 (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; I-2

20 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. A crash aalysis was performed for the Watauga Couty CTP for crashes occurrig i the plaig area betwee Jauary 1, 2006 ad December 31, Durig this period, a total of sevety-two locatios that experieced te or more crashes ad/or had a severity average greater tha that of the state s severity for a ijury crash (8.4). These locatios are illustrated i Figure 4. Refer to Appedix F for a detailed crash aalysis. Bridge Deficiecy Assessmet Bridges are a vital ad uique 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 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. I-3

21 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. Nietee deficiet bridges were idetified o roads evaluated as part of the CTP ad are illustrated i Figure 5. Of these, three are scheduled for replacemet i the State Trasportatio Improvemet Program 2 (STIP/TIP). Additioally, oe is located alog a roadway 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 5 i Appedix G gives a listig of the deficiet bridges idetified i the CTP ad the ID umber associated with CTP project proposal. Refer to Appedix G for more detailed bridge deficiecy iformatio. 2 For more iformatio o the STIP, go to: I-4

22 Teessee $ Ashe Couty k tu k $ 194 Beech Moutai $ 184 Avery Couty tu 321 Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 $ 194 Seve Devils Rd SR 1151 Seve Devils k $ Holloway Moutai Rd SR 1559 Bairds Creek Rd SR Broadstoe Rd SR k $ Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 Pisgah Natioal Forest tu 221 Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 Jualuska Rd SR Poplar Grove Rd SR Iset A k Blowig Rock tu 321 tu k Castle Ford Rd SR tu k tu $ tu 421 k tu tu 221 k k Booe 8600 k k Blue Ridge Parkway tu Aho Rd SR Pie Rue Rd SR 1355 Bamboo Rd SR Brow's Chapel SR Browwood Rd SR 1359 Old US 421 SR Wilkes Couty Caldwell Couty Leged 2010 Volumes 2010 Capacity Near Capacity Over Capacity Network Roads Couty Boudary Rivers ad Streams Other Roads k Schools Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Appalachia State Uiversity Miles Figure 2 Sheet 1 of 2 Existig Network Base map date: October 4, Volumes ad Capacity Deficiecies Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

23 k Jualuska Rd SR 1102 $ 194 South Fork New River NC 105 Bypass SR 1107 k George Wilso Rd SR 1105 tu 421 tu Hodges Gap Rd SR 1104 Poplar Grove Rd SR Kig Street New Market Blvd k tu 221 k tu 421 Old 421 SR tu 221tu421 White Oak Rd SR 1108 Laurel Fork ASU Rivers St SR 1163 tu $ Bamboo Rd SR 1514 $ Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 $ State Farm Rd Wilso Ridge Rd SR 1523 Laurel Fork Wilso Dr Hodges Creek Wikler Creek tu 321 tu Deerfield Rd SR Diamod Rach SR 1551 Wiklers Creek Rd SR 1549 Greeway Rd Meadowview Rd Leged 2010 Volumes 2010 Capacity Couty Boudary Muicipal Boudary Miles 2010 Volumes ad Capacity Deficiecies Iset A Near Capacity Over Capacity Network Roads Rivers ad Streams Other Roads k Schools Coservatio Lad Appalachia State Uiversity Figure 2 Sheet 2 of 2 Existig Network Base map date: October 4, 2010 Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

24 Teessee $ Ashe Couty k tu k $ 194 Beech Moutai $ 184 Avery Couty tu 321 Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 $ 194 Seve Devils Rd SR 1151 Seve Devils k $ k $ 194 tu Holloway Moutai Rd SR 1559 Bairds Creek Rd SR Broadstoe Rd SR $ tu 421 Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 k k Pisgah Natioal Forest tu 221 Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 Jualuska Rd SR Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 k Booe Iset A Blowig Rock k k k tu tu k Castle Ford Rd SR Aho Rd SR Bamboo Rd SR Pie Rue Rd SR 1355 Brow's Chapel SR tu tu k Browwood Rd SR Old US 421 SR Blue Ridge Parkway tu tu 421 Wilkes Couty Caldwell Couty Leged 2040 Volumes 2010 Capacity Near Capacity Over Capacity Network Roads Couty Boudary Rivers ad Streams Other Roads k Schools Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Appalachia State Uiversity Miles Figure 3 Sheet 1 of 2 Existig Plus Committed Network Base map date: October 4, Volumes ad Capacity Deficiecies Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

25 k Jualuska Rd SR 1102 South Fork New River NC 105 Bypass SR 1107 k White Oak Rd SR Laurel Fork George Wilso Rd SR tu 421 tu Hodges Gap Rd SR Poplar Grove Rd SR ASU Kig Street Rivers St SR 1163 tu $ $ 194 New Market Blvd k tu 221 k tu 421 Old 421 SR tu 221tu421 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 $ Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 $ State Farm Rd Wilso Ridge Rd SR 1523 Laurel Fork Wilso Dr Hodges Creek Wikler Creek tu 321 tu Deerfield Rd SR Diamod Rach SR 1551 Wiklers Creek Rd SR 1549 Greeway Rd Meadowview Rd Leged 2040 Volumes 2010 Capacity Near Capacity Over Capacity Network Roads Couty Boudary Rivers ad Streams Other Roads k Schools Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Appalachia State Uiversity Miles Figure 3 Sheet 2 of 2 Existig Plus Committed Network Base map date: October 4, Volumes ad Capacity Deficiecies Iset A Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

26 Teessee "$ 88 Ashe Couty 421 "$ 194 Beech Moutai "$ 184 Avery Couty 321 Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 "$ 194 Seve Devils Rd SR 1151 Seve Devils ( 18 ( 67 ( 66 "$ ( 194 ( ( Booe ((( (( (((( Iset ( (((( ( ( ( A ( (( ( 59 ( (( ((( (((((((( ( "$ 105 Holloway Moutai Rd SR 1559 Bairds Creek Rd SR 1113 Broadstoe Rd SR 1112 ( 48 ( 70 "$ 105 Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 Pisgah Natioal Forest 221 Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 Jualuska Rd SR 1102 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 ( ( ( ( ( ( 63 Blowig Rock Castle Ford Rd SR 1333 ( Aho Rd SR 1530 Pie Rue Rd SR 1355 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 ( 71 Brow's Chapel SR Browwood Rd SR 1359 ( 68 Old US 421 SR 1233 Blue Ridge Parkway 221 (31 ( Wilkes Couty Caldwell Couty Leged ( # Muicipal Boudary Crash Locatios (# Map Idex) Schools Couty Boudary Network Roads Other Roads Rivers ad Streams Coservatio Lad Appalachia State Uiversity Miles Figure 4 Sheet 1 of 2 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to Appedix F for more details Crash Locatios (Jauary 1, 2006 ad December 31, 2008) Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

27 Old US 421 SR 1233 k k tu 421 tu 321 ( 16 $ 194 ( 45 ( 8 Booe ( 21 ( ( ( ( ( 64 ( ( ( ( 25 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 26 ( 42 k ( 5 k ( 51 ( 40 ( 62 ( 24 ( 29 ( 52 ( 72 ( 39 ( 41 ( 13 ( 11 ( 3 ( 57 ( 1 ( 60 ( 9 ( 50 ( 15 ( 20 ( 28 ( 10 ( 37 ( 27 ( ( 6 7 ( ( ( 56 ( 65 ( 73 ( 34 Crash Locatios Iset A Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla ( 44 ( 46 ( 55 ( 69 Deerfield Rd SR 1522 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1102 ASU $ 194 tu 221 $ 105 $ 105 tu 221 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 tu 321 tu 221 ASU tu 421 tu 221tu421 Old 421 SR 1665 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 Wilso Ridge Rd SR 1523 Jualuska Rd SR 1102 New Market Blvd NC 105 Bypass SR 1107 White Oak Rd SR 1108 Hodges Gap Rd SR 1104 Kig Street George Wilso Rd SR 1105 tu 321 $ 105 State Farm Rd Greeway Rd Diamod Rach SR 1551 Rivers St SR 1163 Laurel Fork Wikler Creek Wiklers Creek Rd SR 1549 Wilso Dr Laurel Fork Meadowview Rd South Fork New River Bodeheimer Dr Homespu Hills Rd SR 1148 Hardi St Leola Dr Deck Hill Rd SR 1547 ( 19 Leged Miles ( # Muicipal Boudary Crash Locatios (# Map Idex) Network Roads k Schools Couty Boudary Other Roads Rivers ad Streams Coservatio Lad Appalachia State Uiversity Figure 4 Sheet 2 of 2 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to Appedix F for more details (Jauary 1, 2006 ad December 31, 2008)

28 Teessee $ 88 Ashe Couty k tu 421 k $ 194 Beech Moutai $ 184 Avery Couty tu 321 $ 194 ( 29 Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 Seve Devils Rd SR 1151 Seve Devils k $ k 194 tu 321 tu ( 421 k tu k 421 k ( k 344 k Booe Iset A Broadstoe Rd SR 1112 ( 6 Holloway Moutai Rd SR 1559 Bairds Creek Rd SR 1113 ( 27 ( 71 ( 161 ( $ ( 5 tu ( $ 105 ( 55 Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 Pisgah Natioal Forest Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 Jualuska Rd SR 1102 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 tu 221 k Castle Ford Rd SR 1333 Aho Rd SR 1530 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 ( 343 ( 136 ( 359 ( 175 Pie Rue Rd SR 1355 Brow's Chapel SR 1513 tu 221 k ( 142 Browwood Rd SR 1359 Old US 421 SR 1233 ( 363 Blue Ridge Parkway tu 221 tu 421 Iset A Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 ( 62 ( 68 ( 70 $ 194 Bairds Creek Rd SR Miles tu 221 Caldwell Couty k Blowig Rock Wilkes Couty $ Miles Leged Deficiet Bridges ( # k Deficiet Bridge (# Map Idex) Schools Couty Boudary Network Roads Other Roads Rivers ad Streams Muicipal Boudary Coservatio Lad Appalachia State Uiversity Figure 5 Sheet 1 of 1 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Refer to Appedix G for more details Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

29 Public Trasportatio ad Rail Public trasportatio ad rail are vital modes of trasportatio that give alterative optios 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, the NCDOT Board of Trasportatio is ecouragig sigle-couty systems 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 are at work i three areas of the state. Cosolidated urba-commuity 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 ad throughout the Uited States ad Caada. Greyhoud/Carolia Trailways operates i North Carolia. However, commuity, urba ad regioal trasportatio systems are providig icreasig itercity service i North Carolia. A ivetory of existig ad plaed fixed public trasportatio routes for the plaig area is preseted o Sheet 3 of Figure 1. AppalCART 3 is the primary trasit provider i the couty. It operates a free fixed route service i ad aroud Booe that has approximately 100,000 boardigs per moth. AppalCART also operates a o demad service for the rest of the couty. Out of couty bus service is also available through the Moutaieer Express which coects to earby major urba ceters like Hickory/Charlotte ad Wisto-Salem/Greesboro. All recommedatios for public 3 For more iformatio, visit: I-19

30 trasportatio were coordiated with the local govermets ad the Public Trasportatio Divisio of NCDOT. Refer to Appedix A for cotact iformatio for the Public Trasportatio Divisio. Rail Today North Carolia has 3,684 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 a partership betwee NCDOT ad Amtrak. Amtrak 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 893,000 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 everyday. Combied, the Caroliia ad Piedmot carry more tha 200,000 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 20 smaller freight railroads, kow as shortlies. A ivetory of existig ad plaed rail facilities for the plaig area is preseted o Sheet 3 of Figure 1. The oly rail lie i the couty is the Tweetsie Rail Road. This rail lie is a closed loop, recreatio facility ad therefore was ot icluded i the trasportatio aalysis. 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 upo ad 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 the NCDOT are based upo this policy. I-20

31 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 Walk Booe 2011 ad the 2010 Tow of Beech Moutai Streetscape Pla were utilized i the developmet of these elemets of the CTP. 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 Citizes Pla for Watauga 4 (2010) ad the Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla 5 (2009) were used to meet this requiremet. The future lad developmet plas are illustrated i Figure 6. 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 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, 4 The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga ca be viewed at: 5 The 2009 Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla ca be viewed at: I-21

32 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. The majority of growth i Watauga Couty is expected to occur i the viciity of Booe ad alog the US 421 corridor to Deep Gap. For detailed iformatio o how lad use ad growth projectios were developed for ad applied i the CTP, refer to Appedix I. 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 6 (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, efforts were 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 tables. Evirometal features occurrig withi Watauga Couty are show i Figure 7 ad highlighted i Tables 1 ad 2. 6 For more iformatio o NEPA, go to: I-22

33 Table 1 Evirometal Features Airport Boudaries Aadromous Fish Spawig Areas Beach Access Sites Bike Routes (NCDOT) Coastal Marias Colleges ad Uiversities Coservatio Tax Credit Properties Emergecy Operatio Ceters Federal Lad Owership Fisheries Nursery Areas Geology (icludig Dikes ad Faults) Hazardous Substace Disposal Sites Hazardous Waste Facilities High Quality Water ad Outstadig Resource Water Maagemet Zoes Hospital Locatios Hydrography (1:24,000 scale) Lad Trust Priority Areas Natural Heritage Elemet Occurreces Natioal Wetlads Ivetory North Carolia Coastal Regio Evaluatio of Wetlad Sigificace (NC-CREWS) Paddle Trails Coastal Plai Railroads (1:24,000 scale) Recreatio Projects Lad ad Water Coservatio Fud Saitary Sewer Systems Discharges, Lad Applicatio Areas, Pipes, Pumps ad Treatmet Plats Schools Public ad No-Public Shellfish Strata Sigificat Natural Heritage Areas State Parks Submersed Rooted Vasculars Target Local Watersheds - EEP Trout Streams (DWQ) Trout Waters (WRC) Water Distributio Systems Pipes, Pumps, Taks, Treatmet Plats, ad Wells Water Supply Watersheds Wild ad Sceic Rivers Additioally, the followig evirometal features were cosidered but are ot mapped due to restrictios associated with the sesitivity of the data. Table 2 Restricted Evirometal Features Archaeological Sites Historic Natioal Register Districts Historic Natioal Register Structures Macrosite Boudaries Maaged Areas Megasite Boudaries I-23

34 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 Watauga Couty Board of Commissioers i August 2010 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 Watauga Couty CTP Committee, which icluded a represetative from each muicipality, couty staff, the RPO, ad others. 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 a public drop-i sessio i Watauga Couty to preset the trasportatio deficiecies ad to solicit ideas for addressig the deficiecies. The meetig was held o April 12, 2012 at the Watauga Couty Courthouse. Four commet forms were submitted durig this sessio. A secod public drop-i sessio was held o November 8, 2012 at the High Coutry Coucil of Govermets buildig. The purpose of this this sessio was to preset the proposed Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla to the public ad solicit commets. Through survey resposes ad s, 157 commets were received after this sessio. A public hearig was held o March 12, 2013 durig the Blowig Rock Tow Coucil meetig. The purpose of this meetig was to discuss the pla recommedatios ad to solicit further iput from the public. The CTP was adopted durig this meetig. A public hearig was held o March 19, 2013 durig the Watauga Couty Commissioers meetig. The purpose of this meetig was to discuss the pla recommedatios ad to solicit further iput from the public. A public hearig was held o April 9, 2013 durig the Beech Moutai Tow Coucil meetig. The purpose of this meetig was to discuss the pla recommedatios ad to solicit further iput from the public. The CTP was adopted durig this meetig. A public hearig was held o April 9, 2013 durig the Seve Devils Tow Coucil meetig. The purpose of this meetig was to discuss the pla recommedatios ad to solicit further iput from the public. The CTP was adopted durig this meetig. A public hearig was held o April 16, 2013 durig the Watauga Couty Commissioers meetig. The purpose of this meetig was to discuss the pla recommedatios ad to solicit further iput from the public. The CTP was adopted durig this meetig. I-24

35 A public hearig was held o April 19, 2013 durig the Booe Tow Coucil meetig. The purpose of this meetig was to discuss the pla recommedatios ad to solicit further iput from the public. A public hearig was held o Jue 18, 2013 durig the Booe Tow Coucil meetig. The purpose of this meetig was to discuss the pla recommedatios ad to solicit further iput from the public. The CTP was adopted durig this meetig. The High Coutry RPO edorsed the CTP o August 21, The North Carolia Departmet of Trasportatio mutually adopted the Watauga Couty CTP o September 5, I-25

36 Figure 6 Sheet 1 of 3

37 THE FRAMEWORK PLAN Figure 6 Sheet 2 of 3 THE BOONE 2030 LAND USE PLAN ADOPTED OCTOBER : The Framework Pla Booe, North Carolia 45

38 THE FRAMEWORK PLAN: TOWN LIMITS Figure 6 Sheet 3 of 3 THE BOONE 2030 LAND USE PLAN ADOPTED OCTOBER 2009 Booe, North Carolia 4: The Framework Pla 46

39 Teessee $ 88 Ashe Couty k tu 421 k $ 194 tu 321 tu k. $ 421 tu 321 ( k q q q q? 194 q k. A k A A q k k ( A A A? A Booe Beech Moutai A q? A A A Iset A.(? A q q $ A q q A A (? A 184 $ q ( 194 $. A ( ((. 105 Avery Couty Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 q? Seve Devils Rd SR 1151 Seve Devils $ 105 Holloway Moutai Rd SR 1559 Bairds Creek Rd SR 1113 Broadstoe Rd SR k Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 Pisgah Natioal Forest tu 221 Caldwell Couty Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 Jualuska Rd SR 1102 Poplar Grove Rd SR ?? A k Blowig Rock q k tu 321 tu 221 Castle Ford Rd SR 1333 Aho Rd SR 1530 Pie Rue Rd SR 1355 Brow's Chapel SR 1513 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 tu 421 tu 221 k Browwood Rd SR 1359 Old US 421 SR 1233 Blue Ridge Parkway tu tu 421 Wilkes Couty Leged Couty Boudary Muicipal Boudary Roads k Schools A? Sewer Systems - Discharges Sewer Systems - Pumps Sewer Systems - Treatmet Plats Sewer Systems - Pipes Hazard Substace Disposal Sites q Water Distributio - Taks A? Water Distributio - Pumps Water Distributio - Treatmet Plats Water Distributio - Pipes Trout Streams Water Bodies Wetlads Water Supply Watersheds Outstadig Resourse Waters Miles Figure 7 Sheet 1 of 4 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Evirometal Features Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

40 . South Fork New River ( k ( k tu 421 tu 321 A q q q A A A q A A k k? A A. ( A (? q (. A A ( ( ( Sheet 2 of 4 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Evirometal Features Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla.. Poplar Grove Rd SR 1102 tu 321 $ 194 New Market Blvd tu 221 tu tu421 tu NC 105 Bypass SR 1107 White Oak Rd SR 1108 Hodges Gap Rd SR 1104 George Wilso Rd SR 1105 Rivers St SR 1163 Jualuska Rd SR 1102 US 421 BYP Kig Street Old 421 SR 1665 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 ASU Booe tu 221 $ 105 US 421 BYP Laurel Fork $ 105 State Farm Rd $ 105 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1552 tu 321 tu 221 Greeway Rd Diamod Rach SR 1551 Meadowview Rd Wiklers Creek Rd SR 1549 Wilso Dr Deerfield Rd SR 1522 Bamboo Rd SR 1514 Fairway Dr SR 1602 Wilso Ridge Rd SR 1523 Hodges Creek Laurel Fork Wikler Creek US 421 BYP Deerfield Rd SR 1523 Bamboo Rd SR 1524 Leged Couty Boudary Muicipal Boudary Roads k Schools A? Sewer Systems - Discharges Sewer Systems - Pumps Sewer Systems - Treatmet Plats Sewer Systems - Pipes Hazard Substace Disposal Sites A? Water Distributio - Pumps Water Distributio - Treatmet Plats q Water Distributio - Taks Water Distributio - Pipes Trout Streams Water Bodies Wetlads Water Supply Watersheds Outstadig Resourse Waters Figure 7 Miles

41 Teessee 88 $ Ashe Couty k t u 421 $ 194 k $ 184 Avery Couty Broadstoe Rd SR 1112 $ 194 d sr evil D 151 e v Se SR Shulls Mill Rd SR 1557 $ 105 y wa d llo i R Ho ta 559 u 1 Mo SR Seve Devils $ Pisgah Natioal Forest 221. Castle Ford Rd SR 1333 Booe k Iset A k ( (. t u 321 t u uk t ut Old US 421 SR 1233 Blue Ridge Parkway t u 421 ( (. ( Bamboo Rd SR 1514 t u k 221. t u Br ow SR ' s C 15 hap 13 el k Po pla r SR G rov 15 e R 52 d 194. k Ah o Rd SR 1530 ird s SR C r 11 ee k 13 R d $ Beech Moutai. (k k (. ( 321 Rd od wo 9 w 135 Bro SR t ut u k 421 Ba Rd e 5 R u 35 e 1 Pi SR Mast Gap Rd SR 1117 Rd a sk 2 lu 1 0 a 1 Ju SR k 321 Howards Creek Rd SR 1306 t u Wilkes Couty Blowig Rock Caldwell Couty 0 Leged Miles Couty Boudary Dedicated ad Registered Areas Lads Maaged For Coservatio Muicipal Boudary Natural Heritage Areas Lad Trust Coservatio Properties Fault Lies Natural Heritage Elemet Occurreces Coservatio Tax Credit Properties Roads 1 Lad Trust Priority Areas Figure 7 Sheet 3 of 4 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Evirometal Features Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla

42 . Jualuska Rd SR 1102 $ k 194 ( New Market Blvd ss 21 k P BY Hodges Gap Rd SR 1104 Poplar Grove Rd SR 1102 t u 321 S i St t at ef ar m Wilso Dr Hodges Creek Diamod Rach SR 1551 Gree w BYP ( Wiklers Creek Rd SR 1549 t u 321 Wikler Creek US 421 ay Rd ( Me a t u 221 dowv ie w Rd. 0 Leged Wilso Ridge Rd SR 1523 Ba m SR bo o 15 Rd 24 ( Couty Boudary Dedicated ad Registered Areas Lads Maaged For Coservatio Muicipal Boudary Natural Heritage Areas Lad Trust Coservatio Properties Fault Lies Natural Heritage Elemet Occurreces Coservatio Tax Credit Properties Lad Trust Priority Areas Bamboo Rd SR 1514 ( Fairway Dr SR 1602 ( Deerfield Rd SR Miles 421 Rd Deerfield Rd SR SR Bamboo Rd SR 1514 rd Ha $ u t ut k Old 421 SR 1665 Rivers St SR 1163 ( Poplar Grove Rd Roads 221 $ ASU.$ Laurel Fork u t u t Kig Street White Oak Rd SR 1108 Laurel Fork 421 Booe ( hite Oak Rd South Fork New River t u t u Rd o ils W 05 ge 11 or R Ge S Bypa NC SR 1 4 US k 421 BY P US Figure 7 Sheet 4 of 4 Base map date: October 4, 2010 Evirometal Features Watauga Couty Comprehesive Trasportatio Pla.

43 II. Recommedatios This chapter presets recommedatios for each mode of trasportatio i the 2013 Watauga Couty CTP as show i Figure 1. More detailed iformatio o each recommedatio is tabulated i Appedix C. Refer to Appedix J for documetatio of project alteratives ad scearios that were studied, but are ot icluded i the adopted CTP. Uaddressed Deficiecies The followig deficiecies were idetified durig the developmet of the CTP, but they remai uaddressed. US (Kig Street) from US 321 (Hardi Street) to Hodges Gap Road (SR 1104) i dowtow Booe is curretly over capacity. Because of physical costraits, o method of improvemet was foud to be acceptable to Booe at this time. Cetral busiess district storefrot developmet prevets ay additios to the curret pavemet width. While the existig pavemet width would be sufficiet to provide four travel laes, Booe prefers to keep the existig arragemet of two 12 foot travel laes ad roadside parkig. US 321 BUS from US 221 to Globe Road (SR 1537) i dowtow Blowig Rock is projected to be over capacity by Because of physical costraits, o method of improvemet was foud to be acceptable to Blowig Rock at this time. Cetral busiess district storefrot developmet prevets ay additios to the curret pavemet width. While the existig pavemet width would be sufficiet to provide four travel laes, Blowig Rock prefers to keep the existig arragemet of two 12 foot travel laes ad roadside parkig. A small sectio of Deerfield Road (SR 1522) is projected to be over capacity by This sectio begis at the itersectio with State Farm Road, ad exteds 250 feet to the ortheast. The primary cause of this cogestio is the reduced capacity resultig from a 25 mph speed limit aroud Watauga Couty Hospital. At this time, locals prefer to maitai the speed limit zoe. Seve Devils is located i southwest Watauga Couty ad has a elevatio of 3,944 feet. The oly access poit to Seve Devils from the surroudig road etwork is via Seve Devils Road (SR 1151). I recet years there has bee growig cocer about wild fires i the area. I the evet that Seve Devils Road (SR 1151) is closed because of wild fire or other atural disaster, a alterative access route betwee Seve Devils ad the surroudig road etwork would be eeded. Two possible locatios for such a route were studied as part of this CTP; however, either proved feasible at this time. Additioal study is required to select a appropriate alterative. II-1

44 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 for 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 govermet coordiate o relevat lad developmet reviews ad all trasportatio projects to esure proper implemetatio of the CTP. Local govermets ad the North Carolia Departmet of Trasportatio share the resposibility for access maagemet ad the plaig, desig ad costructio of the recommeded projects. Prior to implemetig projects from the CTP, additioal aalysis will be ecessary to meet the Natioal Evirometal Policy Act 1 (NEPA) or the North Carolia State Evirometal Policy Act 2 (SEPA). This CTP may be used to provide iformatio i the NEPA/SEPA process. 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. 1 For more iformatio o NEPA, visit: 2 For more iformatio o SEPA, visit: II-2

45 HIGHWAY US Proposed Improvemets from US 321 at Vilas to NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) Local ID: R-2615 Last updated: 9/7/2012 R-2615 Idetified Problem US is curretly over capacity ad is projected to remai over capacity i 2040 from NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to US 321 i Vilas. The purpose of this project is to relieve cogestio o the existig facility ad to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a Level of Service (LOS) D o the facility. Justificatio of Need US is the primary route betwee Booe ad the wester portios of the couty. It is curretly a two lae facility with a speed limit of 55 miles per hour (mph). Lae widths vary from 11 to 12 feet. The facility is curretly over capacity with a Average Aual Daily Traffic (AADT) volume of 15,200 vehicles per day (vpd), compared to a LOS D capacity of 12,100 vpd. Approximately 19,500 vpd are projected i Commuity Visio ad Problem History US is desigated a ecoomic Gateway i the 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga 3. The pla describes the aesthetic quality of such facilities as vitally importat to the ecoomic future of the commuity. US was idetified as beig over capacity i the 2002 Watauga Couty Thoroughfare Pla. CTP Project Proposal Project Descriptio ad Overview The CTP proposes improvig this sectio of US to a boulevard. This would be accomplished by wideig to four laes, addig a media, ad 4 foot paved shoulders to accommodate bicycles. These improvemets ca serve as a steppig stoe to achievig the Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) visio for US to be a expressway. 3 The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga ca be viewed at: II-3

46 Additioally, from 2006 through 2008 the itersectio of US 321 ad US 421 experieced 21 crashes with a average severity of 4.29, compared to the state s average of 4.73 for the same period. Natural & Huma Evirometal Cotext Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of the followig evirometal features: trout streams ad a lad trust priority area. Relatioship to Lad Use Curret lad use is low desity rural. There are some roadside shops alog the route. Residetial developmets are ot directly off US but are istead accessed from cross streets. The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga proposes mixed use developmet alog US The pla also idetifies Cove Creek at the wester ed of the project as a historic commuity. Likages to Other Plas ad Proposed Project History US is classified as a pricipal arterial o the Federal Fuctioal Classificatio System, ad this stretch of US is o the statewide tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network 4 (NCMIN). Statewide tier facilities serve log-distace trips, coect regioal ceters, have the highest usage, ad mostly serve a mobility eed. Additioally, US is desigated as a expressway o NCDOT s SHC Visio Pla. The 2002 Thoroughfare Pla for Watauga Couty idetified US as over capacity ad recommeded wideig US to four laes. This improvemet (R- 2615) has bee i the TIP as a ufuded itrastate project sice the TIP. The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga idetified the wideig of US as oe of five priority projects. Multi-modal Cosideratios Bicycle accommodatios are recommeded alog the etire facility. Public/ Stakeholder Ivolvemet Results from the Goals & Objectives (G&O) survey coducted for this CTP revealed that US was the most idetified area described as commoly used, ad was also repeatedly idetified as difficult to access. However, respodets ofte did ot specify which portio of US 421 was the target of those resposes. Either US 321 or US 421 betwee Booe ad Teessee was specifically idetified 65 times as a commoly used facility. This sectio of US was also idetified as a trasportatio challege, as difficult to access, ad as a route avoided because of cogestio. Commets received from the public workshop o November 8, 2012 icluded support for bike accommodatios alog this facility. 4 For more iformatio o NCMIN, visit: II-4

47 US 321 (Hardi Street / Blowig Rock Road) Proposed Improvemets from US 421 (Kig Street) to the proposed US 421 BYP Local ID: WATA0001-H Last updated: 9/7/2012 WATA0001-H Idetified Problem US 321 is projected to be ear or over capacity i 2040 from US 421 (Kig Street) to the proposed US 421 BYP. 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 Existig US 321 from US 421 (Kig Street) i Booe to Fairway Drive (SR 1602) has four 12 foot wide through laes, a speed limit of 35 mph, ad a ceter tur lae. From Fairway Drive (SR 1602) to the proposed US 421 BYP, US 321 chages to a 4 lae udivided cross sectio. The 2010 Average Aual Daily Traffic (AADT) volume rages II-5

48 from 18,000 vehicles per day (vpd) orth of NC 105 to 41,800 vpd south of NC 105, compared to a LOS D capacity of 25,400 vpd ad 26,600 vpd respectively. Approximately 24,000 to 61,700 vpd are projected i Commuity Visio ad Problem History The Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla (2009) 5 idetified US 321, ad especially the itersectio with NC 105, as the worst traffic cogestio i Booe. The pla proposed a multi-prog approach to addressig the issues. The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla idetified US 321 from Fairway Drive (SR 1602) to NC 105 as havig a serious capacity problem, defied as a volume to capacity ratio over 1.25 ad from NC 105 to ear Rivers Street (SR 1163) as over capacity. CTP Project Proposal Project Descriptio ad Overview The CTP proposes covertig US 321 to a boulevard by removig the ceter tur lae, providig a media, ad bicycle accommodatios. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008, thirtee itersectios alog this corridor were idetified as havig 10 or more crashes, oe of which had a severity idex above the state s average of 8.4 for a ijury crash. There are a additioal four high crash locatios alog cross streets i the viciity. Refer to Appedix F for more detailed iformatio o these locatios. Natural & Huma Evirometal Cotext Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of trout streams, water distributio pipes, sewer system pipes, ad water supply watershed. The proposed project also crosses withi a lad trust priority area. Relatioship to Lad Use Curret lad use alog US 321 is primarily busiess. Beig withi the Booe city limits, lad alog US 321 has high desity ad cotiues to develop. Five of the top twety employers i the couty have direct access to US 321 with a additioal two withi half a mile. These five employers are Appalachia State Uiversity (ASU), Belk Ic. (located i Booe Mall), A F Bak, Lowe s Home Ceters Ic., ad Wal-Mart Stores Ic. The other two earby are the Iteratioal Resistace Compay o Greeway Road ad Watauga Medical Ceter o Deerfield Road (SR 1522). After the developmet ad approval of socio-ecoomic data for the CTP, the Iteratioal Resistace Compay bega the process of closig its facility. This chage will be reflected i future CTP updates. 5 The 2009 Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla ca be viewed at: II-6

49 The Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla (2009) categorizes future lad use alog US 321 as either Mixed Use: Medium to High Desity developmet or as belogig to ASU, ad idetifies four Regioal Mixed Use Ceters alog this sectio of US 321. Likages to Other Plas ad Proposed Project History While the Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla (2009) recommeded a o-typical cross sectio to address the capacity deficiecy, may of the characteristics of the cross sectio alig with NCDOT s criteria of a boulevard. Some of the overlappig characteristics iclude dividig the facility with a raised media ad limitig or cosolidatig driveway access. The primary differece is that the Booe 2030 Pla (2009) proposes utilizig 4 through laes ad additioal low speed parallel laes (effectively service roads) while the CTP proposes utilizig U-tur bulbs. The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla idetified US 321 as over capacity, but thought a solutio of a proposed US 421 bypass ad a wideig [of] State Farm Road should be adequate to the desig year of Future cogestio o US 321 will be highly depedet o the impacts of the proposed US 421 BYP, whether usig ew locatio or utilizig parts of existig facilities. See U for more iformatio. US 321 is classified as a pricipal arterial o the Federal Fuctioal Classificatio System from the proposed US 421 BYP to NC 105 ad as a mior arterial from NC 105 to US 421 (Kig Street). This stretch of US 321 is o the statewide tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network 6 (NCMIN). Statewide tier facilities serve logdistace trips, coect regioal ceters, have the highest usage, ad mostly serve a mobility eed. Multi-modal Cosideratios AppalCART operates a fixed route bus service alog US 321. Pedestria facilities curretly exist alog US 321, ad o improvemets are recommeded. Bicycle accommodatios are also recommeded alog the etire project. Public/ Stakeholder Ivolvemet Results from the Goals & Objectives (G&O) survey coducted for this CTP revealed that US 321, kow as Blowig Rock Road, was the most idetified ofte used facility for the couty. It was also the secod most idetified area described as difficult to access after Kig Street. 6 For more iformatio o NCMIN, visit: II-7

50 NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) Proposed Improvemets from NC 105 to US Local ID: WATA0002-H Last updated: 9/7/2012 Idetified Problem NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) is projected to be ear or over capacity i 2040 from NC 105 to Caldwell Commuity College. 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 105 BYP (SR 1107) from NC 105 to US has two 12 foot laes ad a speed limit of 55 miles per hour (mph). The 2010 Aual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) volume rages from 10,600 to 13,500 vpd, ad has a capacity of 13,500 vpd (LOS D). The estimated 2040 traffic volume rages from 10,200 to 16,000 vpd. WATA0002-H Commuity Visio ad Problem History The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla idetified NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) as havig a serious capacity problem defied as a volume to capacity ratio over 1.25 i the forecasted year of CTP Project Proposal Project Descriptio ad Overview The CTP proposes improvig NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to a three lae major thoroughfare with 4 foot paved shoulders to accommodate bicycles. II-8

51 Additioally, from 2006 through 2008, three itersectios alog this corridor were idetified as havig 10 or more crashes or had a severity idex above the state s average of 8.4 for a ijury crash. Those itersectios icluded: US , Hodges Gap Road (SR 1104) ad NC 105. Refer to Appedix F for more detailed iformatio o these locatios. Natural & Huma Evirometal Cotext Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of trout streams ad Caldwell Commuity College. It is also withi a lad trust priority area. Relatioship to Lad Use Curret lad use alog NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) is a mixture of busiess ad residetial. Beig at the edge of the Booe Extraterritorial Jurisdictio (ETJ), NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) is low desity but is experiecig developmet. The souther itersectio of NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) ad NC 105 is domiated by Uiversity Highlads Apartmets which provides housig for studets attedig Appalachia State Uiversity. Caldwell Commuity College is just orth of White Oak Road (SR 1106). There are also three churches i the viciity; Westview Baptist Church, Alliace Bible Fellowship, ad Bibleway Baptist Church. The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga 7 idetified Key Commuity Services alog NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) icludig Caldwell Commuity College. The pla also proposes mixed use developmet alog NC 105 BYP (SR 1107), from the Booe ETJ to US The Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla (2009) categorizes future lad use alog NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) as Primary Residetial ad Low Desity developmet. Likages to Other Plas ad Proposed Project History The Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla 8 (2009) recommeded wideig NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to a three-lae aligmet with spot medias. The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla idetified NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) as part of the the plaed aligmet for the US 421 BYP; as such, it was recommeded to be wideed to a 5 lae cross sectio. The CTP s project proposal is based o a plaig horizo year of 2040, further tha previous plas. Future cogestio o NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) will be highly depedet o the impacts of the proposed US 421 BYP, whether usig ew locatio or utilizig parts of existig facilities. See U for more iformatio. Level of Service o NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) is also impacted by the sigal with US ad the correspodig TIP project, R The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga ca be viewed at: 8 The 2009 Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla ca be viewed at: 9 The U-2703 project website ca be viewed at: II-9

52 This stretch of NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) is o the subregioal tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network 10 (NCMIN). Subregioal tier facilities serve localized movemets. They provide more of a access fuctio tha mobility, ad are of a higher iterest to cities ad couties tha the state. Multi-modal Cosideratios AppalCART operates a fixed route bus service alog NC 105 BYP (SR 1107). Pedestria facilities are recommeded from NC 105 to US Bicycle accommodatios are also recommeded from NC 105 to US to improve access to Caldwell Commuity College. Public/ Stakeholder Ivolvemet NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) serves Caldwell Commuity College which was idetified i the 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga as a Key Commuity Service ad subsequetly icluded i the CTP s Goals ad Objectives as a key Activity Ceter. Oe of the objectives established for the CTP stated the preferece for road desigs that promote multimodal services, itercoectivity, ad accessibility to Activity Ceters. NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) from NC 105 to US is recommeded to have highway, trasit, pedestria, ad bicycle improvemets. 10 For more iformatio o NCMIN, visit: II-10

53 NC 194 Proposed Improvemets from US to Howards Creek Road (SR 1306) Local ID: WATA0003-H Last updated: 9/7/2012 Idetified Problem NC 194 is curretly ear or over capacity ad is projected to be over capacity i 2040 from US to Howards Creek Road (SR 1306). 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 Withi the Booe muicipal limits, NC 194 is a two lae facility with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour (mph), lae widths of 10 feet, a Average Aual Daily Traffic (AADT) volume of 10,500 vehicles per day (vpd) ad a capacity (LOS D) of 9,400 vpd. WATA0003-H Outside the Booe muicipal limits, NC 194 is a two lae facility with a speed limit of 55 mph, lae widths of 9 feet, a AADT volume of 8,600 vpd ad a capacity (LOS D) of 12,200 vpd. NC 194 is the primary route betwee Booe ad the orther portios of the couty. Approximately 12,800 vpd are projected i Commuity Visio ad Problem History The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga idetified the wideig of NC 194 as oe of five priority projects. The 2002 Thoroughfare Pla for Watauga Couty projected NC 194 from the Booe Plaig Area Boudary (PAB) to Jack Hayes Road (SR 1327) to be over capacity by The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla idetified NC 194 as beig II-11

54 slightly over capacity i 1990 ad havig a serious capacity problem, defied as a volume to capacity ratio over 1.25 i the forecasted year of CTP Project Proposal Project Descriptio ad Overview The CTP proposes improvig this sectio of NC 194 to a boulevard. This would be accomplished by wideig to four laes ad addig a media. Bicycle ad pedestria accommodatios are also recommeded alog the proposed project. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008 the itersectio of NC 194 ad US experieced 38 crashes with a average severity of 2.9, compared to the state s average of 4.73 for the same period. Natural & Huma Evirometal Cotext Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of the followig: atural heritage sites, atural heritage elemet occurreces, trout streams, Hardi Park Elemetary School, water distributio pipes ad sewer systems pipes. Relatioship to Lad Use Curret lad use varies from medium desity developmet at the NC 194 ad US itersectio to low desity rural developmet orth of the Booe tow limits. The developmet at the corer of NC 194 ad US is achored by a Lowe s Foods, ad it icludes restaurats, a ciema, a bak, ad other strip developmet. Further orth at the itersectio of NC 194 ad New Market Boulevard is Hardi Park Elemetary School which has driveway access to both roads. At Pioeer Drive is the Watauga Couty School cetral office. At the orther ed of the project, the itersectio of NC 194 ad Howards Creek Road (SR 1306), is a NCDOT depot ad district office. Just off NC 194 o Howards Creek Road (SR 1306), is Moutai Pathways School. The outstadig balace of lad with access to NC 194 is primarily residetial i ature. The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga 11 idetified the Key Commuity Services alog NC 194 as Hardi Park Elemetary School ad Moutai Pathways School. The pla proposes mixed use developmet alog NC 194 from the Booe Extraterritorial Jurisdictio (ETJ) to Howards Creek Road (SR 1306). Accordig to the Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla (2009) 12, future lad use o the south ed of NC 194 is categorized as Urba Residetial ad Mixed-Use developmet. Likages to Other Plas ad Proposed Project History NC 194 is a major collector o the Federal Fuctioal Classificatio System, ad is o the regioal tier of the North Carolia Multimodal Ivestmet Network 13 (NCMIN). 11 The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga ca be viewed at: 12 The 2009 Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla ca be viewed at: 13 For more iformatio o NCMIN, visit: II-12

55 Regioal tier facilities ca serve statewide trasportatio, but they usually coect major populatio ceters ad provide a more localized fuctio icludig lad access. The 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga idetified the wideig of NC 194 as oe of five priority projects. The 2002 Watauga Couty Thoroughfare Pla recommeded wideig NC 194 to a four lae divided cross sectio from US to Howards Creek Road (SR 1306) ad wideig to a three lae cross sectio orth of Howards Creek Road (SR 1306) to Jack Hayes Road (SR 1327). For this CTP, the sectio of the project from Howards Creek Road (SR 1306) to Jack Hayes Road (SR 1327) has bee replaced with a ew project (WATA0015-H) to wide to 12 foot laes ad 4 foot paved shoulders from Howards Creek Road (SR 1306) to Castle Ford Road (SR 1333). Multi-modal Cosideratios AppalCART operates a fixed route bus service alog NC 194 from US to New Market Boulevard. Pedestria facilities are recommeded from US to New Market Boulevard to improve access to Hardi Park Elemetary School. NC 194 does ot curretly accommodate bicycles. Bicycle accommodatios are recommeded from US to Ashe Couty to improve access to Hardi Park Elemetary School, Gree Valley Elemetary School, ad the Todd Commuity. Public/ Stakeholder Ivolvemet Results from the Goals & Objectives (G&O) survey coducted for this CTP revealed that NC 194 was the fifth most idetified ofte used facility for the couty. II-13

56 US 221, TIP No. R-2915 US 221 from US 421 i Deep Gap to NC 88 i Ashe Couty is projected to be over or ear capacity i the Ashe Couty sectio. Please see the 2010 Ashe Couty CTP for more details. The Trasportatio Improvemet Program (TIP) icludes project R-2915 that is iteded to address this deficiecy. The TIP project icludes wideig US 221 to a four lae boulevard with bicycle accommodatios. This project is curretly scheduled for costructio i 2015 accordig to the TIP. 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. US 321, TIP No. R-5016 US 321 from Avery Couty to US 421 i Vilas does ot meet the future mobility eeds i wester North Carolia ad ito Teessee. This facility is iteded to provide mobility i Watauga Couty ad, ultimately, coectivity betwee Johso City, TN ad Gastoia, NC. Additioally, US 321 from US 421 i Vilas to Romiger Road (SR 1121) is projected to be ear capacity by US 321 is desigated as a expressway o NCODT s the Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla adopted o September 2, US 321 is a two lae facility with a speed limit of 55 miles per hour (mph), ad lae widths of 11 feet, except for the Cove Creek commuity where it has a 35 mph speed limit. The 2010 Aual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) volume rages from 2,900 to 6,700 vpd, ad has a capacity of 9,100 vpd (LOS D). The estimated 2040 traffic volume rages from 4,200 to 7,700 vpd. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008 the itersectio of US 321 ad US 421 experieced 21 crashes with a average severity of 4.29, compared to the state s average of 4.73 for the same period. US 321 from Avery Couty to US 421 i Vilas 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. R-5016 is curretly ufuded i the Trasportatio Improvemet Program (TIP) ad is scheduled for reprioritizatio by NCDOT s Strategic Prioritizatio Office of Trasportatio (SPOT) refer to Appedix A for cotact iformatio. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of trout streams, wetlads, ad atural heritage areas. Additioally, NCDOT s Structures Maagemet Uit has idetified bridge #29 over Cove Creek as fuctioally obsolete, which is scheduled for replacemet uder TIP project B The 2002 Watauga Couty Thoroughfare Pla recommeded wideig US 321 from Vilas to Avery Couty to two 12 foot laes. II-14

57 US , Local ID: WATA0004-H US from the proposed US 421 BYP south of Booe to US 221 orth of Blowig Rock does ot meet the future mobility eeds i wester North Carolia ad ito Teessee. This facility is iteded to provide mobility i Watauga Couty ad, ultimately, coectivity betwee Johso City, TN ad Gastoia, NC. Additioally, a portio of this facility betwee the proposed US 421 BYP ad Niley Cook Road (SR 1532) will be ear capacity by US is desigated as a expressway o the Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla adopted by NCDOT o September 2, 2004 ad last updated o July 10, US betwee the proposed US 421 BYP south of Booe to US 221 orth of Blowig Rock is curretly a four lae udivided facility with 11 foot laes. The 2010 Aual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) volume is 18,100 vpd, ad capacity is 26,200 vpd (LOS D). The estimated 2040 volume is 22,800 vpd. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008 the itersectio of US ad US 321 BUS (Mai Street) experieced 10 crashes with a average severity of 1.00, compared to the state s average of 4.73 for the same period. The itersectio of US ad Paye Brach Road (SR 1541) experieced 5 crashes ad had a severity idex of 19.12, above the state s average of 8.4 for a ijury crash. This sectio of US is recommeded to be upgraded to a expressway. As developmet occurs alog this corridor every effort should be made to limit access i order to maitai mobility ad coectivity. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of water supply watershed, water treatmet plats, sewer system discharge poits, sewer treatmet plats, sewer systems water distributio pipes, trout streams, lakes, wetlads, lad trust priority areas, lad trust coservatio properties, lads maaged for coservatio, ad coservatio tax credit properties. The 2002 Watauga Couty Thoroughfare Pla did ot previously idetify US betwee Booe city limits ad Blowig Rock as eedig improvemets. US 321, TIP No. R-2237 US 321 from US 221 orth of Blowig Rock to Caldwell Couty does ot meet the future mobility eeds i wester North Carolia ad ito Teessee. This facility is iteded to provide mobility i Watauga Couty ad, ultimately, coectivity betwee Johso City, TN ad Gastoia, NC. The TIP icludes project R-2237 that is iteded to address this problem. US 321 is desigated as a expressway o NCDOT s Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla adopted by NCDOT o September 2, 2004 ad last updated o July 10, TIP project R-2237 icludes wideig US 321 to multi-laes. This project is curretly uder costructio ad is scheduled to be complete i For additioal II-15

58 iformatio about this project, icludig the Purpose ad Need, cotact NCDOT s Project Developmet ad Evirometal Aalysis Brach (PDEA). US 421 Bypass, TIP No. U-2703 Curretly, US 421, US 321, ad NC 105 i Booe experiece cogestio. This is a result of the mix of through traffic tryig to coect betwee NC 105 to the southwest ad US 421 to the east ad heavy traffic to destiatios dowtow (Kig Street) ad alog US 321, TIP project U-2703, the proposed US 421 Bypass, is iteded to address this deficiecy. The proposed project icludes costructig a bypass south of Booe. The proposed bypass is recommeded as a multi-lae, divided facility. The Strategic Highway Corridor (SHC) Visio Pla adopted by NCDOT o September 2, 2004 ad last updated o July 10, 2008 idetifies the proposed bypass as a freeway. The Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla 14 (2009), idetifies the proposed bypass as a two-lae parkway with a desig speed of 40 mph, with recreatioal parkig (such as pull-offs for views), ad bike laes/shoulders. NCDOT issued a report i August 2008 documetig a study which followed the Natioal Evirometal Policy Act (NEPA)/ Sectio 404 of the Clea Water Act Iteragecy Merger Process. This study, Pre-TIP Study Report US 421 Improvemets TIP Project U , reached cocurrece o the first two poits (Purpose ad Need, ad Alteratives to be Carried Forward for Detailed Study). The report idetifies these four primary purposes for the project: Reduce the mixed use of US 421 (Kig Street) through dowtow Booe by local ad through traffic Improve system likage for US 421 ad other major facilities Improve traffic flow alog US 421 ad other major facilities Improve safety alog US 421 For additioal iformatio about this project, icludig the Purpose ad Need, cotact NCDOT s Project Developmet ad Evirometal Aalysis Brach (PDEA) or visit NCDOT s project website for the study. Durig the developmet of this CTP, several additioal alteratives were evaluated at the request of the locals. Refer to Appedix J for detailed iformatio o the additioal alteratives evaluated. The locatio selected for recommedatio i the CTP combies alteratives 3 ad 4 from the Pre-TIP study, ad the modifies them slightly based o curretly available GIS data. 14 The 2009 Booe 2030 Lad Use Pla ca be viewed at: 15 The study report ca be viewed at: II-16

59 US 421, TIP No. U-4020 US 421 (Kig Street) from NC 194 to US 321 (Hardi Street) is curretly over capacity. The Trasportatio Improvemet Program (TIP) icluded project U-4020 that is iteded to address this deficiecy. The TIP project icludes wideig this sectio of US 421 (Kig Street) to a four to six lae boulevard with bicycle ad pedestria accommodatios. This project was uder costructio whe the CTP was started, ad was completed prior to the adoptio of the CTP. 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 16. US 421, Local ID: WATA0005-H US 421 from US 321 i Vilas to Tater Hill Road (SR 1306) is projected to be ear or over capacity by Improvemets are eeded to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a LOS D o the facility. US 421 has two 12 foot laes ad a speed limit of 55 mph from US 321 i Vilas to Tater Hill Road (SR 1306). Portios of the facility also have a climbig lae. The 2010 AADT rages from 7,400 to 10,500 vpd, compared to a LOS D capacity of 12,100 to 18,200 vpd. The estimated 2040 traffic volume is 12,900 to 15,300 vpd. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008 the itersectio of US 321 ad US 421 experieced 21 crashes with a average severity of 4.29, compared to the state s average of 4.73 for the same period. The itersectio of US 421 ad Tater Hill Road (SR 1306) experieced 1 crash ad had a severity idex above the state s average 8.4 for a ijury crash. The CTP proposes wideig US 421 to a four lae boulevard with bicycle accommodatios from US 321 i Vilas to Teessee. The CTP Committee also recommeded ad iteds to pursue the iclusio of US 421 from US 321 i Vilas to Teessee as a boulevard o NCDOT s SHC Visio Pla. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of trout streams ad wetlads. The 2002 Thoroughfare Pla for Watauga Couty idetified US 421 as over capacity ad recommeded wideig US 421 to four laes from the Booe Plaig Area Boudary (PAB) to Teessee. This improvemet (R-2615) has bee i the TIP as a ufuded itrastate project sice the TIP. I the TIP, the project limits for R-2615 chaged to o loger iclude this portio of US 421. US 421, Local ID: WATA0006-H US 421 from the ed of the existig divided sectio east of Old US 421 (SR 1416) to NC 194 is projected to be over capacity by Improvemets are eeded to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a LOS D o the facility. 16 The U-4020 project website ca be viewed at: II-17

60 US 421 from the ed of the existig divided sectio east of Old US 421 (SR 1416) to NC 194 is a five lae udivided facility with four 12 foot through laes, a speed limit of 45 mph, ad a ceter tur lae. The 2010 AADT volume rages from 24,700 to 25,700 vpd, compared to a LOS D capacity of 27,600 vpd. The estimated rage of 2040 traffic volume is 44,400 to 51,300 vpd. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008 the itersectio of NC 194 ad US experieced 38 crashes with a average severity of 2.9, compared to the state s average of 4.73 for the same period. The CTP proposes improvig US 421 to a boulevard from NC 194 to Old 421 (SR 1416) ad to a expressway from Old 421 (SR 1416) to the ed of the existig divided sectio by removig the ceter tur lae ad providig a media. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of sewer system pipes, sewer system pumps, water distributio pipes, trout streams, wetlads, ad lad trust priority areas. The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla recommeded improvig US 421 from NC 194 to the proposed US 421 BYP from 2 to 5 laes. I that pla the proposed US 421 BYP tied i at approximately Bamboo Road (SR 1514). From the proposed US 421 BYP to the Plaig Area Boudary (PAB), the 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla proposed wideig to a 4 lae divided cross sectio. NC 105, Local ID: WATA0007-H NC 105 from NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to US is curretly over capacity. Improvemets are eeded to relieve existig cogestio ad to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a LOS D o the facility. NC 105 from NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to US is a five lae facility with four 12 foot thru laes ad a speed limit of 35 mph. This stretch of NC 105 has a ceter tur lae except for the portio betwee US 321 ad Dogwood Road. The 2010 AADT volume rages from 24,700 to 28,500 vpd, compared to a LOS D capacity of 22,000 to 26,600 vpd. The estimated rage of 2040 traffic volume is 29,600 to 50,200 vpd. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008, fourtee itersectios alog this corridor were idetified as havig 10 or more crashes or had a severity idex above the state s average of 8.4 for a ijury crash. Refer to Appedix F for more detailed iformatio o these locatios. The CTP proposes improvig this sectio of NC 105 to a boulevard by removig the ceter tur lae, providig a media, ad bicycle accommodatios. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of water distributio pipes, sewer system pipes, trout streams, ad lad trust priority areas. The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla recommeded improvig NC 105 to a 5 lae cross sectio. This improvemet has bee completed. II-18

61 NC 105, TIP No. R-2566 NC 105 from NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to Liville i Avery Couty is projected to be over capacity by TIP project R-2566 is iteded to address this deficiecy. The TIP project icludes wideig NC 105 to a four lae boulevard with bicycle accommodatios. 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 17. Bamboo Road (SR 1514), Local ID: WATA0008-H Bamboo Road (SR 1514) from Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) to US is curretly over capacity. Improvemets are eeded to relieve existig cogestio ad to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a LOS D o the facility. Bamboo Road (SR 1514) from Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) to US has two 10 foot laes ad a speed limit of 35 mph. The 2010 AADT alog this facility is 9,000 vpd compared to a LOS D capacity of 8,800 vpd. The estimated 2040 traffic volume is 12,900 vpd. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008, three itersectios alog this corridor were idetified as havig 10 or more crashes or had a severity idex above the state s average of 8.4 for a ijury crash. Those itersectios icluded: US , Brookhollow Road (SR 1614), ad Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523). Refer to Appedix F for more detailed iformatio o these locatios. I 2009, NCDOT Divisio 11 cotracted Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP (RK&K) to study the possibility of corridor improvemets alog Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523), Deerfield Road (SR 1522), ad Bamboo Road (SR 1514). Several aligmet ad itersectio alteratives were studied, but o fial recommedatio was made. The CTP proposes wideig Bamboo Road (SR 1514) to 12 foot laes with 4 foot paved shoulders to accommodate bicycles. Additioally, itersectio improvemets are recommeded at Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523). Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of sewer system pipes, sewer system pumps, water distributio pipes, trout streams, ad lad trust priority areas. The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla did ot recommed ay improvemets to Bamboo Road (SR 1514). Deerfield Road (SR 1522), Local ID: WATA0009-H Deerfield Road (SR 1522) from State Farm Road to Bamboo Road (SR 1524) is curretly over capacity. Improvemets are eeded to relieve existig cogestio ad to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a LOS D o the facility. Deerfield Road (SR 1522) from State Farm Road to Bamboo Road (SR 1524) has two 10 foot laes ad a speed limit of 35 mph. The 2010 AADT alog this facility is 13,300 vpd compared to a LOS D capacity of 8,800 vpd. The estimated 2040 traffic volume is 17 The R-2566 project website ca be viewed at: II-19

62 16,200 vpd. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008 the itersectios of Deerfield Road (SR 1522) with State Farm Road ad Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) experieced 15 ad 12 crashes, respectively, with average severities of 2.93 ad 3.96, compared to the state s 4.73 average for the same period. I 2009, NCDOT Divisio 11 cotracted Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP (RK&K) to study the possibility of corridor improvemets alog Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523), Deerfield Road (SR 1522), ad Bamboo Road (SR 1514). Several aligmet ad itersectio alteratives were studied, but o fial recommedatio was made. The CTP proposes wideig Deerfield Road (SR 1522) to 12 foot laes with 4 foot paved shoulders to accommodate bicycles from State Farm Road to Bamboo Road (SR 1524). Additioally, itersectio improvemets are recommeded at Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523). Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of sewer system pump, sewer system pipes, water distributio pipes, trout streams, water supply watershed, wetlads, ad lad trust priority areas. The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla recommeded improvig Deerfield Road (SR 1522) from State Farm Road to Bamboo Road (SR 1524) to a 4 lae, udivided cross sectio. Poplar Grove Road Bypass, Local ID: WATA0010-H At the request of Appalachia State Uiversity (ASU), Divisio 11 has begu a ivestigatio ito a ew locatio facility coectig Homespu Hills Road (SR 1148) ad Bodeheimer Drive west of ASU. This would require a miimum of 200 feet o ew locatio to coect the two facilities creatig a route parallel to Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102). Makig this coectio will ope up a ew access poit betwee ASU ad NC 105. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of lakes ad wetlads. Lad use i the viciity is either residetial alog Homespu Hills Road (SR 1148) or istitutioal (ASU) alog Bodeheimer Drive. For more iformatio about this project, please cotact the NCDOT s Highway Divisio 11 office. Presell School Road (SR 1125) Extesio, Local ID: WATA0011-H Beech Moutai is the highest tow i the easter Uited States with a elevatio of 5,506 feet. The oly paved access poit to Beech Moutai from the surroudig road etwork is via NC 184. I recet years there has bee growig cocer about wild fires i the area. I the evet that NC 184 is closed because of wild fires or other atural disasters, a alterative access route betwee Beech Moutai ad the surroudig etwork is desired for emergecy purposes. II-20

63 The CTP proposes extedig Presell School Road (SR 1125) to Cherry Gap Road i Beech Moutai. This ew locatio facility would be 2 laes. The proposed ew locatio would attempt to utilize a existig local road bed. There is a upaved facility (Buckeye Creek Road) coectig to Beech Moutai through Avery Couty. Buckeye Creek Road is a locally maitaied facility i Watauga Couty ad is SR 1312 i Avery Couty. Presell School Road (SR 1125) was chose as the preferred alterative because of the added beefits of a third coectio. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is cotaied i a lad trust priority area. Accordig to the 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga there is also a protected ridge lie i the area icludig Egg Kob. The 2002 Watauga Couty Thoroughfare Pla did ot previously idetify ay similar improvemets. Seve Devils Road (SR 1151), Local ID: WATA0012-H Seve Devils is located i southwest Watauga Couty ad has a elevatio of 3,944 feet. The oly access poit to Seve Devils from the surroudig etwork is via Seve Devils Road (SR 1151). I recet years there has bee growig cocer about wild fires i the area. I the evet that Seve Devils Road (SR 1151) is closed because of wild fires or other atural disasters, a alterative access route betwee Seve Devils ad the surroudig etwork is desired for emergecy purposes Two ew locatio facilities were evaluated durig the course of the CTP. However either proved adequately feasible to iclude i the pla. The first was a coectio from wester Seve Devils to Arett Road (SR 1338) i Avery Couty. This facility has already bee built but was ot allowed to ope due to a court ijuctio. This alterative was rejected for the CTP because of legal cocers over the court ijuctio. The secod alterative was to coect easter Seve Devils to Justus Road (SR 1137). 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 project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie existig Seve Devils Road (SR 1151) of lad trust priority areas, water distributio popes, ad a water distributio treatmet plat. Accordig to the 2010 Citizes Pla for Watauga there is also the Foscoe-Gradfather Moutai Commuity Coucil Area i the viciity. The 2002 Watauga Couty Thoroughfare Pla did ot previously idetify ay similar improvemets. II-21

64 State Farm Road, Local ID: WATA0013-H State Farm Road from NC 105 to Deerfield Road (SR 1522) is projected to be over capacity by Improvemets are eeded to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a LOS D o the facility. State Farm Road from NC 105 to Deerfield Road (SR 1522) has two 12 foot laes ad a speed limit of 35 mph. The 2010 AADT volume rages from 10,600 to 8,900 vpd, compared to a LOS D capacity of 9,400 vpd. The estimated rage of 2040 traffic volume is 11,400 to 14,400 vpd. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008, three itersectios alog this corridor were idetified as havig 10 or more crashes or had a severity idex above the state s average of 8.4 for a ijury crash. Those itersectios icluded: NC 105, Deerfield Road (SR 1523) ad Booe Heights Drive. Refer to Appedix F for more detailed iformatio o these locatios. The CTP proposes improvig State Farm Road to a three lae, curb ad gutter, cross sectio with wide outside laes to accommodate bicycles. Based o a plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of sewer system pipes, water distributio pipes, trout streams, water supply watershed, lads maaged for coservatio, ad lad trust priority areas. The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla recommeded improvig State Farm Road from Deerfield Road (SR 1522) US 221 to a 5 lae cross sectio. Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523), Local ID: WATA0014-H Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) from Deerfield Road (SR 1522) to Bamboo Road (SR 1514) is projected to be ear capacity by Improvemets are eeded to accommodate projected traffic volumes i order to maitai a LOS D o the facility. Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) from Deerfield Road (SR 1522) to Bamboo Road (SR 1514) has two 10 foot laes ad a speed limit of 35 mph. The 2010 AADT alog this facility is 7,700 vpd compared to a LOS D capacity of 8,800 vpd. The estimated 2040 traffic volume is 8,300 vpd. Additioally, from 2006 through 2008, two itersectios alog this corridor were idetified as havig 10 or more crashes or had a severity idex above the state s average of 8.4 for a ijury crash. Those itersectios were with Deerfield Road (SR 1523) ad Hickory Lae (SR 1626). Refer to Appedix F for more detailed iformatio o these locatios. I 2009, NCDOT Divisio 11 cotracted Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP (RK&K) to study the possibility of corridor improvemets alog Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523), Deerfield Road (SR 1522), ad Bamboo Road (SR 1514). Several aligmet ad itersectio alteratives were studied, but o fial recommedatio was made. The CTP proposes wideig Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) to 12 foot laes with 4 foot paved shoulders to accommodate bicycles. Additioally, itersectio improvemets are recommeded at Deerfield Road (SR 1522) ad Bamboo Road (SR 1514). Based o a II-22

65 plaig level evirometal assessmet usig available GIS data, the proposed project is i the viciity (300ft from ceterlie) of water distributio pipes, wetlads, trout streams, ad water supply watershed. The 1991 Booe Thoroughfare Pla recommeded improvig Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) from Deerfield Road (SR 1522) to Bamboo Road (SR 1514) to 12 foot laes. MINOR WIDENING IMPROVEMENTS The followig facilities withi Watauga Couty do ot have capacity issues, 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. WATA0015-H: NC 194 from Howards Creek Road (SR 1306) to Castle Ford Road (SR 1333) Wide to 12 foot laes with 4 foot paved shoulders to accommodate bicycles. WATA0016-H: Bamboo Road (SR 1524) from Deerfield Road (SR 1523) to Friedship Church Road (SR 1525) Wide to 12 foot laes with 4 foot paved shoulders to accommodate bicycles. WATA0017-H: Broadstoe Road (SR 1112) from NC 194 to NC 105 Wide to 12 foot laes with 4 foot paved shoulders to accommodate bicycles. WATA0018-H: Greeway Road from Wiklers Creek Road (SR 1549) to Leola Drive Wide to 12 foot laes. WATA0019-H: Meadowview Drive from US to US Wide to 12 foot laes. WATA0020-H: Leola Drive from Greeway Road to US 321 Wide to 12 foot laes. WATA0021-H: Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) from Rivers Street (SR 1163) to NC 105 Wide to 12 foot laes. WATA0022-H: Rivers Street (SR 1163) from Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) to US 321 (Hardi Street) Wide to 12 foot laes. WATA0023-H: Wiklers Creek Road (SR 1547) from Greeway Road to Wilso Drive Wide to 12 foot laes. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND RAIL The trasit elemet of the Watauga Couty CTP is show i Figure 1, Sheets 3 ad 3A. AppalCART curretly operates fixed bus routes i the couty. Out of couty services are provided by the Moutaieer Express. Durig the developmet of the CTP, oe ew route was idetified as a strategic ew expasio for AppalCART. This is i additio to improvig ad expadig all curret routes to keep pace with demad. Curret strategies beig explored by AppalCART iclude icreasig the umber of buses per route, providig reverse route services, ad expadig operatioal hours to iclude more weekeds ad eveigs. Please refer to the 2011 AppalCART Commuity Trasportatio Service Pla 18 (CTSP) for more details. 18 The 2011 AppalCART CTSP ca be viewed at: II-23

66 WATA0001-T: New bus route betwee Booe ad Blowig Rock utilizig US 321 Additioally, seve locatios were idetified for potetial park ad ride lots. They are proposed at the followig itersectios: WATA0002-T: US 221 ad US 321 i Blowig Rock WATA0003-T: US ad Brookshire Road (SR 1328) WATA0004-T: US 321 ad US 421 i Vilas WATA0005-T: US ad NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) WATA0006-T: US 421 ad Old US 421 i Rutherwood WATA0007-T: US 421 ad US 221 i Deep Gap WATA0008-T: NC 105 ad Shulls Mill Road (SR 1557) i Foscoe Out of couty services provided by the Moutaieer Express coect Booe with the regioal hubs of Charlotte, ad Greesboro. Both the East/West ad the North/South routes are projected to eed additioal service capacity by WATA0009-T: From Booe to Leoir, Hickory, Licolto, Gastoia, ad Charlotte WATA0010-T: From Booe to North Wilkesboro, Hamptoville, Wisto-Salem, ad Greesboro BICYCLE The bicycle elemet of the Watauga Couty CTP is show i Figure 1, Sheets 4 ad 4A. 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 ad gutter sectios require at miimum 5 foot bike laes or 14 foot outside laes. Shoulder sectios require a miimum 4 foot paved shoulder. All bridges alog roadways where bike facilities are recommeded shall be equipped with 54 ich railigs. Improvemet to Existig Facilities: WATA0001-B: US 221 from Caldwell Couty to Blowig Rock muicipal limits WATA0002-B: US 221 from US 321 Bus to US 321 R-2915: US 221 from Ashe Couty to US 421 R-2237: US 321 from Caldwell Couty to US 221 R-5016: US 321 from Avery Couty to US 421 i Vilas WATA0001-H: US 321 from US 421 to Deerfield Road (SR 1522) R-2615: US from Vilas to NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) WATA0003-B: US from NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to Jualuska Road (SR 1102) WATA0004-B: US 321 BUS from US 321 to US 221 WATA0005-H: US 421 from Teessee to US 321 i Vilas II-24

67 R-2566: NC 105 from Avery Couty to NC 105 BYP WATA0007-H: NC 105 from NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to US WATA0002-H: NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) from US to NC 105 WATA0005-B: NC 184 from Beech Moutai to Avery Couty WATA0003-H: NC 194 from US to Howards Creek Road (SR 1306) WATA0015-H: NC 194 from Howards Creek Road (SR 1306) to Castle Ford Road (SR 1333) WATA0006-B: NC 194 from Castle Ford Road (SR 1333) to Ashe Couty WATA0007-B: NC 194 from US to Avery Couty WATA0008-H: Bamboo Road (SR 1514) from US to Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1323) WATA0008-B: Bamboo Road (SR 1514) from Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1323) to Deerfield Road (SR 1522) WATA0017-H: Broadstoe Road (SR 1112) from NC 194 to NC 105 WATA0009-B: Deerfield Road (SR 1522) from US (Blowig Rock Road) to State Farm Road. WATA0009-H: Deerfield Road (SR 1522) from State Farm Road to Bamboo Road (SR 1524) WATA0010-B: Deerfield Road (SR 1523) from to Bamboo Road (SR 1514) to Bamboo Road (SR 1524). WATA0011-B: Faculty Street, from NC 105 to Holmes Drive WATA0012-B: Hill Street from Holmes Drive to Rivers Street (SR 1163) WATA0013-B: Holmes Drive from Faculty Street to Hill Street WATA0014-B: New Market Boulevard from NC 194 to US WATA0021-H: Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) from NC 105 to Rivers Street (SR 1163) WATA0022-H: Rivers Street (SR 1163) from Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) to US 321 WATA0013-H: State Farm Road from NC 105 to Deerfield Road (SR 1522) WATA0015-B: Water Street from Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) at Rivers Street (SR 1163) to US at Jualuska Road (SR 1102) WATA0014-H: Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) from Deerfield Road (SR 1522) to Bamboo Road (SR 1514) Multi-Use Path Facilities: Multi-use paths are facilities physically separated from motor vehicle traffic that is either withi the highway right-of-way or o a idepedet right-of-way. Multi-use paths iclude bicycle paths, rail-trails, or other facilities built for bicycle ad pedestria traffic. Multi-use paths from the Booe pedestria pla, Walk Booe 2011, were icorporated ito the CTP. Additioally, the followig multi-use path project was idetified to serve the eeds of Watauga Couty. II-25

68 Middle Fork Greeway, Local ID: WATA0001-M The evisioed Middle Fork Greeway would ru betwee Booe ad Blowig Rock, a distace of about 6.5 miles. The greeway would coect the existig Booe Greeway with Shoppes o the Parkway at the itersectio of US 221 ad US 321 i Blowig Rock. The Middle Fork River is part of the headwaters of the New River ad as such is importat to watershed, trout streams, ad wetlads foud i the viciity. Watauga Couty Pathways 19 is a o-profit orgaizatio workig towards the preservatio ad evetual costructio of this corridor. PEDESTRIAN Booe has a existig pedestria pla etitled Walk Booe 2011 that was utilized i the developmet of the pedestria elemet of the CTP. The Walk Booe 2011 pla was cooperatively developed by Booe ad NCDOT s Divisio of Bicycle ad Pedestria Trasportatio. The Tow of Beech Moutai Streetscape Pla was developed i The iformatio from these pedestria plas was icorporated ito the CTP. Additioally, the followig projects were recommeded durig the developmet of the CTP. New Facilities: R-2237 (Blowig Rock): US 321 from US 221 to Goforth Road (SR 1536) WATA0001-P (Blowig Rock): Chestut Drive from US 321 BUS (Mai Street) to Morris Street WATA0002-P (Blowig Rock): Chestut Street from Walligford Road to US 321 BUS (Mai Street) WATA0003-P (Blowig Rock): Morris Street from Chestut Drive to Morris Street WATA0004-P (Blowig Rock): Rasom Street from Suset Drive to US 321 WATA0005-P (Blowig Rock): Walligford Road from Laurel Lae to Globe Road (SR 1537) WATA0006-P (Booe): US from NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to Booe muicipal limits WATA0002-H (Booe): NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) from NC 105 to US WATA0021-H (Booe): Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) from NC 105 to Water Street Improvemet to Existig Facilities: WATA0007-P (Blowig Rock): US 221 from US 321 BUS to Chetola Lake Drive New Off Road Facilities: WATA0008-P (Blowig Rock): from Clark Street at Old Stable Lae to US 221 at Coe Road (SR 1571) opposite the Bass Lake parkig lot 19 For more iformatio o Watauga Couty Pathways, visit: II-26

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70 Appedix A Resources ad Cotacts 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 1501 Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Board of Trasportatio 1501 Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Highway Divisio 801 Statesville Rd North Wilkesboro, NC (336) Cotact the: Divisio Egieer with geeral questios cocerig NCDOT activities withi each Divisio ad for iformatio o Small Urba Fuds. Divisio Costructio Egieer for iformatio cocerig major roadway improvemets uder costructio. Divisio Traffic Egieer for iformatio cocerig traffic sigals, highway sigs, pavemet markigs, ad crash history. Divisio Operatios Egieer for iformatio cocerig facility operatios. Divisio Maiteace Egieer iformatio regardig maiteace of all state roadways, improvemet of secodary roads ad other small improvemet projects. The Divisio Maiteace Egieer also oversees the District Offices, the Bridge Maiteace Uit ad the Equipmet Uit. District Egieer for iformatio o outdoor advertisig, jukyard cotrol, driveway permits, road additios, subdivisio review ad approval, Adopt-A- Highway program, ecroachmets o highway right of way, issuace of oversize/overwidth permits, pavig priorities, secodary road costructio program ad road maiteace. PO Box 1460 Booe, NC (828) A-1

71 Trasportatio Plaig Brach (TPB) Cotact the Trasportatio Plaig Brach for iformatio o log-rage multi-modal plaig services Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) High Coutry Rural Plaig Orgaizatio (RPO) Cotact the RPO for iformatio o log-rage multi-modal plaig services. 468 New Market Blvd Booe, NC (828) Strategic Plaig Office Cotact the Strategic Plaig Office for iformatio cocerig prioritizatio of trasportatio projects Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Project Developmet & Evirometal Aalysis (PDEA) Cotact PDEA for iformatio o evirometal studies for projects that are icluded i the TIP Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) State Asset Maagemet Uit Cotact the State Asset Maagemet Uit for 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) Program Developmet Brach Cotact the Program Developmet Brach for iformatio cocerig Roadway Official Corridor Maps, Feasibility Studies, ad the Trasportatio Improvemet Program (TIP) Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Public Trasportatio Divisio Cotact the Public Trasportatio Divisio for iformatio public trasit systems Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) A-2

72 Rail Divisio Cotact the Rail Divisio for rail iformatio throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Divisio of Bicycle ad Pedestria Trasportatio Cotact this Divisio for bicycle ad pedestria trasportatio iformatio throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Structures Maagemet Uit Cotact the Structures Maagemet Uit for iformatio o bridge maagemet throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Roadway Desig Uit Cotact the Roadway Desig Uit for iformatio regardig desig plas ad proposals for road ad bridge projects throughout the state Mail Service Ceter Raleigh, NC (919) Trasportatio Mobility ad Safety Divisio Cotact the Traffic Safety Uit for iformatio regardig crash data 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. A-3

73 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 For visual depictio of facility types for the followig CTP classificatio, visit 0Facility20Types20-20Cotrol20of20Access20Defiitios.pdf 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) B-1 Revised: October 4, 2012

74 - Driveways right-i/right-out oly; direct driveway access via service roads or other alterate coectios 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 B-2 Revised: October 4, 2012

75 - Multi-modal elemets bus stops, bike laes/wide outer lae (urba) or wide paved shoulder (rural), sidewalks (urba) - ROW 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 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. B-3 Revised: October 4, 2012

76 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, 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 high speed rail service is provided (there are curretly o existig high speed corridor i North Carolia). - Recommeded Proposed corridor for high speed rail service. Rail Stop A railroad statio or stop alog the railroad tracks. Itermodal 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 or a bus statio. Park ad Ride Lot A strategically located parkig lot that is free of charge to ayoe who parks a vehicle ad commutes by trasit or i a carpool. Existig Grade Separatio Locatios where existig rail facilities ad 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: October 4, 2012

77 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: October 4, 2012

78 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: October 4, 2012

79 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: October 4, 2012

80 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 (ft) is the approximate width of the roadway from edge of pavemet to edge of pavemet. Listed uder laes is the total umber of laes, with the letter D if the facility is divided. 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 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 AADT (Aual Average Daily Traffic) volumes, give i vehicles per day (vpd), are estimates oly based o a systems-level aalysis. The 2040 AADT 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 AADT with CTP is a estimate of the volume i 2040 with all proposed CTP improvemets assumed to be i place. The 2040 AADT 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 I. 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 as part of the CTP. 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. C-1

81 Tier: Tiers are defied as part of the North Carolia Mulitmodal Ivestmet Network (NCMIN). Abbreviatios are Sta= statewide tier, Reg= regioal tier, Sub= subregioal tier. 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, ad P= pedestria). C-2

82 Table 3 - CTP INVENTORY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ID Facility US 221 US 221 R-2915 US 221 Sectio (From - To) Caldwell Couty to Shulls Mill Rd (SR 1556) Shulls Mill Rd (SR 1556) to US 321 BUS US 221 US 321 BUS to US 321 US 221 US 321 to NC 105 US 221 NC 105 to US 421 US 221 US 421 to US 221 (Deep Gap) US 421 to Ashe Couty Jurisdictio Watauga Couty Blowig Rock Blowig Rock Watauga Couty HIGHWAY 2010 Existig System 2040 Proposed System 2040 Dist. Cross-Sectio ROW Speed Limit Existig Capacity AADT AADT with Proposed Capacity Cross- ROW CTP Classifi- Other (mi) (ft) laes (ft) (mph) (vpd) AADT E+C CTP (vpd) Sectio (ft) catio Tier Modes ADQ 60 Maj Reg B ADQ 150 Maj Reg B ADQ 60 Maj Reg B Cocurret with US 321 Cocurret with NC 105 Cocurret with US B 150 B Reg B R-5016 US 321 Avery Couty to Phillip's Brach Watauga Rd (SR 1211) Couty A 180 E Sta B R-5016 US 321 Phillip's Brach Rd (SR 1211) to Watauga US 421 Couty A 180 E Sta B R-2615 US US 421 US 421 to Ward-Greee Rd (SR Watauga 1177) Couty A 180 E Sta B R-2615 US US 421 Ward-Greee Rd (SR 1177) to Watauga US 421 BYP Couty A 180 E Sta B R-2615 US US 421 Watauga US 421 BYP to NC 105 BYP Couty A 100 Maj Reg B US US 421 NC 105 BYP to Booe Tow Watauga Limits Couty ADQ 100 Maj Reg B US US 421 Booe Tow Limits to Speed Limit Chage Booe ADQ 100 Maj Reg B US US 421 Speed Limit Chage to Water St (SR 1102) Booe ADQ 100 Maj Reg B US US 421 Water St (SR 1102) to US 321 Booe ADQ 0 Maj Reg WATA0001-H US 321 US 421 (Kig St) to River St (SR 1163) Booe D 110 B Reg B WATA0001-H US 321 River St (SR 1163) to NC 105 Booe D 110 B Reg B WATA0001-H US US 221 NC 105 to Booe Heights Dr Booe D 110 B Reg WATA0001-H US US 221 Booe Heights Dr to Deerfield Dr (SR 1522) Booe D 110 B Reg WATA0001-H US US 221 Deerfield Dr (SR 1522) to US 421 BYP Booe D 110 B Reg WATA0004-H US US 221 US 421 BYP to Niley Cook Rd Watauga (SR 1523) Couty B 110 E Reg C-3

83 ID Facility WATA0004-H US US 221 WATA0004-H US US 221 R-2237 US 321 Sectio (From - To) Niley Cook Rd (SR 1523) to Edmiste Rd (SR 1547) Edmiste Rd (SR 1547) to US 221 US 221 to Avery Couty Jurisdictio Watauga Couty Watauga Couty Blowig Rock HIGHWAY 2010 Existig System 2040 Proposed System 2040 Dist. Cross-Sectio ROW Speed Limit Existig Capacity AADT AADT with Proposed Capacity Cross- ROW CTP Classifi- Other (mi) (ft) laes (ft) (mph) (vpd) AADT E+C CTP (vpd) Sectio (ft) catio Tier Modes B 110 E Reg B 110 E Reg B 110 E Reg WATA0005-H US 421 Teessee to Howards Creek Rd-Tater Hill Rd (SR 1306) Watauga Couty A 180 B Reg B WATA0005-H US 421 WATA0005-H US 421 Howards Creek Rd-Tater Hill Rd (SR 1306) to begiig 3-lae Watauga Couty Watauga Couty A 180 B Reg B A 180 B Reg B Begiig of 3-lae to US 321 US 421 US 321 to US 321 (Hardi Street) Cocuret with US 321 U-4020 US 421 US 321 (Hardi St) to NC 105 Booe D 110 B Reg B U-4020 US US 221 NC 105 to NC 194 Booe B 150 B Reg B WATA0006-H US US 221 NC 194 to Kig St (SR 1665) Booe D 110 B Reg B M WATA0006-H US US 221 WATA0006-H US US 221 US US 221 US US 221 US 421 Kig Street (SR 1665) to Old 421 (SR 1416) Old 421 (SR 1416) to Begi Expressway Begi Expressway to US 421 BYP US 421 BYP to US 221 US 221 to Wilkes Couty Booe D 110 B Reg B M Watauga Couty Watauga Couty Watauga Couty Watauga Couty D 110 E Reg B M D ADQ 200 E Reg D ADQ 200 E Sta ADQ 200 E Sta US 321 BUS US 321 BUS US 321 to Johs River Rd (SR 1537) Johs River Rd (SR 1537) to US 221 Blowig Rock Blowig Rock ADQ 60 Maj Reg B ADQ 60 Maj Reg B U-2703 US 421 BYP U-2703 US 421 BYP U-2703 US 421 BYP US 421 to US 321 US 321 to NC 105 NC 105 to US 421 Watauga Couty Watauga Couty Watauga Couty A 250 F Sta A 250 F Sta A 250 F Sta C-4

84 ID Facility Sectio (From - To) Jurisdictio HIGHWAY 2010 Existig System 2040 Proposed System 2040 Dist. Cross-Sectio ROW Speed Limit Existig Capacity AADT AADT with Proposed Capacity Cross- ROW CTP Classifi- Other (mi) (ft) laes (ft) (mph) (vpd) AADT E+C CTP (vpd) Sectio (ft) catio Tier Modes R-2566 NC 105 Avery Couty to Shulls Mill Rd Watauga (SR 1556) Couty B 110 B Sta B R-2566 NC 105 Shulls Mill Rd (SR 1556) to Watauga Bairds Creek Rd (SR 1113) Couty B 110 B Sta B R-2566 NC 105 Bairds Creek Rd (SR 1113) to Watauga US 421 BYP Couty B 110 B Sta B R-2566 NC 105 Watauga US 421 BYP to NC 105 BYP Couty B 110 B Reg B WATA0007-H NC 105 NC 105 BYP to Ed 5-lae Booe D 110 B Reg B WATA0007-H NC 105 Ed 5-lae to US 321/221 Booe D 110 B Reg B WATA0007-H NC US 221 US 321 to US 421 Booe D 110 B Reg B WATA0002-H NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) US to NC 105 Watauga Couty B 80 Maj Reg B P NC 184 Avery Couty to Beech Moutai Beech Moutai ADQ 60 Maj Reg B NC 194 Avery Couty to Broadstoe Rd Watauga (SR 1112) Couty ADQ 60 Maj Reg B NC 194 Broadstoe Rd (SR 1112) to US Watauga 321/421 Couty ADQ 60 Maj Reg B NC 194 US 321/421 to US 321 (Hardi St) Coccuret with US 321 NC 194 US 321 (Hardi St) to NC 194 Coccuret with US 421 WATA0003-H NC 194 US 421 to Booe Tow Limits Booe D 110 B Reg B WATA0003-H NC 194 Booe Tow Limits to Howards Creek Rd (SR 1306) Watauga Couty D 110 B Reg B WATA0015-H NC 194 NC 194 Howards Creek Rd (SR 1306) to Castle Ford Road (SR 1335) Castle Ford Road (SR 1335) to Ashe Couty Watauga Couty Watauga Couty A 60 Maj Reg B ADQ 60 Maj Reg B Aho Rd (SR 1530) US 321 to Blue Ridge Pkwy Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc WATA0016-H Bamboo Rd (SR 1524) Deerfield Rd (SR 1523) to Fairway Dr (SR 1602) Watauga Couty C 50 Mi Loc C-5

85 ID Facility WATA0016-H Bamboo Rd (SR 1524) Bamboo Rd (SR 1524) Bamboo Rd (SR 1514) Bamboo Rd (SR 1514) WATA0008-H Bamboo Rd (SR 1514) Sectio (From - To) Fairway Dr (SR 1602) to Friedship Church Road (SR 1525) Friedship Church Road (SR 1525) to Deerfield Rd (SR 1523) Deerfield Rd (SR 1523) to Brows Chapel Rd (SR 1513) Brows Chapel Rd (SR 1513) to Wilso Ridge Rd (SR 1523) Wilso Ridge Rd (SR 1523) to US Jurisdictio Watauga Couty Watauga Couty Watauga Couty Watauga Couty Watauga Couty HIGHWAY 2010 Existig System 2040 Proposed System 2040 Dist. Cross-Sectio ROW Speed Limit Existig Capacity AADT AADT with Proposed Capacity Cross- ROW CTP Classifi- Other (mi) (ft) laes (ft) (mph) (vpd) AADT E+C CTP (vpd) Sectio (ft) catio Tier Modes A 60 Mi Loc ADQ 60 Mi Loc ADQ 60 Mi Loc B ADQ 60 Mi Loc B A 60 Mi Loc B NC 194 to Dewitt Barett Rd Bairds Creek Rd (SR 1113) (SR 1114) Dewitt Barett Rd (SR 1114) to Bairds Creek Rd (SR 1113) NC 105 Watauga Couty Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc ADQ 60 Mi Loc WATA0017-H Broadstoe Rd (SR 1112) WATA0017-H Broadstoe Rd (SR 1112) NC 194 to Dewitt Barett Rd (SR 1114) Dewitt Barett Rd (SR 1114) to NC 105 Watauga Couty Watauga Couty D 90 Mi Loc B D 90 Mi Loc B Brows Chapel Rd (SR 1513) Bamboo Rd (SR 1514) to US 421 Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc Browwood Rd (SR 1359) US 421 to Ashe Couty Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc Castle Ford Rd (SR 1533) NC 194 to Pie Ru Rd (SR 1535) Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc Deerfield Rd (SR 1522) US 321 to State Farm Rd Booe ADQ 40 Mi Loc B State Farm Rd to Bamboo Rd Watauga WATA0009-H Deerfield Rd (SR 1522) A 60 Mi Loc B (SR 1514) Couty Deck Hill (SR 1547) Wiklers Creek Rd (SR 1547) to US 321/221 Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc Dewitt Barett Rd (SR 1114) Broadstoe Rd (SR 1112) to Bairds Creek Rd (SR 1113) Watauga Couty ADQ 50 Mi Loc C-6

86 ID Facility Fairway Dr (SR 1602) Sectio (From - To) US 321 to Bamboo Rd (SR 1524) Jurisdictio Watauga Couty HIGHWAY 2010 Existig System 2040 Proposed System 2040 Dist. Cross-Sectio ROW Speed Limit Existig Capacity AADT AADT with Proposed Capacity Cross- ROW CTP Classifi- Other (mi) (ft) laes (ft) (mph) (vpd) AADT E+C CTP (vpd) Sectio (ft) catio Tier Modes ADQ 60 Mi Loc Friedship Church Rd (SR 1525) Aso Rd (SR 1530) to Bamboo Rd (SR 1524) Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc George Wilso Rd (SR 1104) George Wilso Rd (SR 1105) US 321/421 to Hodges Gap Rd (SR 1104) Hodges Gap Rd (SR 1104) to NC 105 BYP Watauga Couty Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc ADQ 60 Mi Loc WATA0018-H Greeway Rd Wiklers Creek Rd (SR 1547) to Leola Dr Booe C 0 Mi Loc M Hodges Gap Rd (SR 1104) NC 105 BYP to US 321/421 Holloway Moutai Rd (SR 1559) NC 105 to US 221 Howards Creek Rd (SR 1306) US 421 to NC 194 Watauga Couty Watauga Couty Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc ADQ 60 Mi Loc ADQ 60 Mi Loc Jualuska Rd (SR 1102) US 321/421 to Howards Creek Rd (SR 1306) Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc Kig St, East (SR 1665) US 421 to US 421 Booe ADQ 0 Mi Loc Laurel Fork Rd (SR 1109) Bairds Creek Rd (SR 1113) to NC 105 BYP Watauga Couty ADQ 0 Mi Loc WATA0020-H Leola Dr Greeway Rd to US 321/221 Booe C 0 Mi Loc M Little Laurel Rd (SR 1511) Laurel Fork Rd (SR 1109) to NC 105 BYP Watauga Couty ADQ 0 Mi Loc WATA0019-H Meadowview Dr US 321 to Greeway Rd Booe E 0 Mi Loc WATA0019-H Meadowview Dr Greeway Rd to US 321 Booe E 0 Mi Loc M Mist Gap Rd (SR 1117) Watauga NC 194 to US 321 Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc New Market Blvd US 421/221 to NC 194 Booe ADQ 0 Mi Loc C-7

87 ID Facility Sectio (From - To) Jurisdictio HIGHWAY 2010 Existig System 2040 Proposed System 2040 Dist. Cross-Sectio ROW Speed Limit Existig Capacity AADT AADT with Proposed Capacity Cross- ROW CTP Classifi- Other (mi) (ft) laes (ft) (mph) (vpd) AADT E+C CTP (vpd) Sectio (ft) catio Tier Modes Old US 421 (SR 1416) Old US 421 (SR 1672) US 421 to US 421 US 421 to US 421 Watauga Couty Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc ADQ 60 Mi Loc Pie Ru Rd (SR 1535) Castle Ford Rd (SR 1533) to US 421 Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc WATA0021-H Poplar Grove Rd (SR 1102) NC 105 to Rivers St Watauga Couty E 60 Mi Loc B WATA0010-H Poplar Grove Rd BYP Homespu Hills Rd (1148) to Bodeheimer Dr Booe C 50 Mi Loc Poplar Grove Rd (SR 1552) Shulls Mill Rd (SR 1558) to NC 105 Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc WATA0011-H Presell School Road Extesio Cherry Gap Road to Presell School Road (SR 1125) Beech Moutai C 50 Mi Loc WATA0022-H Rivers St (St 1163) Poplar Grove Rd (SR 1102) to US 321 (Hardi St) Booe ** ** Mi Loc B Russ Corett Rd (SR 1550) Poplar Grove Rd (SR 1552) to Wiklers Creek Rd (SR 1549) Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc Shulls Mill Rd (SR 1556) NC 105 to US 221 Watauga Couty ADQ 60 Mi Loc WATA0012-H Seve Devils Rd (SR 1151) NC 105 Seve Devils ADQ 60 Mi Loc WATA0013-H State Farm Rd Water Rd (SR 1102) Wilso Dr US 221/NC 105 to Deerfirld Rd (SR 1522) Poplar Grove Rd (SR 1102) to US 321/421 Wiklers Creek Rd (SR 1547) to NC 105 Booe B 80 Mi Loc B Booe ADQ 60 Mi Loc B Booe ADQ 60 Mi Loc B C-8

88 ID Facility Sectio (From - To) Deerfield Rd (SR 1522) to WATA0014-H Wilso Ridge Rd (SR 1523) Bamboo Rd (SR 1524) Jurisdictio Watauga Couty HIGHWAY 2010 Existig System 2040 Proposed System 2040 Dist. Cross-Sectio ROW Speed Limit Existig Capacity AADT AADT with Proposed Capacity Cross- ROW CTP Classifi- Other (mi) (ft) laes (ft) (mph) (vpd) AADT E+C CTP (vpd) Sectio (ft) catio Tier Modes A 60 Mi Loc B Wiklers Creek Rd (SR 1549) Russ Corett Rd (SR 1550) to Greeway Rd Booe Wiklers Creek Rd (SR WATA0023-H 1547) Greeway Rd to Wilso Dr Booe Wiklers Creek Rd (SR 1547) Wilso Dr to US 321 Booe ADQ 60 Mi Loc E 60 Mi Loc M ADQ 60 Mi Loc C-9

89 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND RAIL ID WATA0001-T Facility/ Route Sectio (From - To) Tow of Booe to Tow of Blowig Rock Route US 321 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 1 Speed Existig System Proposed System Limit (mph) Distace (mi) Type Type Other Modes Bus H 1 Oly major public trasportatio routes ad proposals are show here. For further documetatio of the public trasportatio system, refer to the 2011 ApplCART Commuity Trasportatio Service Pla or the Moutaieer Express. C-10

90 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN 1 PEDESTRIAN Existig System Proposed System Other ID Facility/ Route Sectio (From - To) Distace Side of Type (mi) Street Type Side of Street Modes R-2237 US 321 US 221 to Goforth Road (SR 1536) Sidewalk Both H WATA0001-P Chestut Drive US 321 BUS (Mai Street) to Morris Street Sidewalk Both WATA0002-P Chestut Drive Walligford Road to US 321 BUS (Mai Street) Sidewalk Both WATA0003-P Morris Street Chestut Drive to Morris Street Sidewalk Both WATA0004-P Rasom Street Suset Drive to US Sidewalk Both WATA0005-P Walligford Road Laurel Lae to Globe Road (SR 1537) Sidewalk Both WATA0006-P US NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) to Booe muicipal limits Sidewalk Both H B WATA0002-H NC 105 BYP (SR 1107) NC 105 to US Sidewalk Both H B WATA00021-H Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) NC 105 to Water Street Sidewalk Both H B WATA0007-P US 221 US 321 BUS to Chetola Lake Drive 0.4 Sidewalk South Sidewalk Both B WATA0008-P Off Road Path Clark Street at Old Stable Lae to US 221 at Coe Road (SR 1571) opposite the Bass Lake parkig lot Off Road -- ID Facility/ Route Sectio (From - To) BICYCLE Existig System Proposed System Distace Cross-Sectio (mi) (ft) laes Type Cross-Sectio Other Modes WATA0001-B US 221 Caldwell Couty to Shulls Mill Road (SR 1556) O Road PS 2 WATA0001-B US 221 Shulls Mill Road (SR 1556) to Blowig Rock muicipal limits O Road 2 A WATA0002-B US 221 US 321 BUS to US O Road BL 3 P R-2915 US 221 Ashe Couty to US 421 Cocurret With US See Highway Table H R-2237 US 321 Caldwell Couty to US 221 Cocurret With US See Highway Table H R-5016 US 321 Avery Couty to US 421 Cocurret With US See Highway Table H WATA0001-H US 321 US 421 to Deerfield Road (SR 1522) Cocurret With US See Highway Table H C-11

91 ID Facility/ Route Sectio (From - To) BICYCLE Existig System Proposed System Distace Cross-Sectio (mi) (ft) laes Type Cross-Sectio Other Modes R-2615 US US from Vilas to NC 105 BYP Cocurret With US See Highway Table H WATA0003-B US NC 105 BYP to Jualuska Rd (SR 1102) O Road BL 3 P WATA0004-B US 321 BUS US 321 to US O Road BL 3 WATA0005-H US 421 Teessee to US 321 i Vilas Cocurret With US See Highway Table H WATA0007-H NC 105 NC 105 BYP to US Cocurret With NC See Highway Table H P R-2566 NC 105 Bairds Creek Rd (SR 1113) to NC 105 BYP Cocurret With NC See Highway Table H R-2566 NC 105 Avery Couty to Bairds Creek Rd (SR 1113) Cocurret With NC See Highway Table H WATA0002-H NC 105 BYP US to NC 105 Cocurret With NC 105 BYP - See Highway Table H P WATA0003-H NC 194 US to Howard Creek Rd (SR 1306) Cocurret With NC See Highway Table H P WATA0015-H NC 194 Howard Creek Rd (SR 1306) to Castle Ford Rd (SR 1335) Cocurret With NC See Highway Table H WATA0006-B NC 194 Castle Ford Rd (SR 1335) to Ashe Couty O Road PS 2 WATA0007-B NC 194 US to Avery Couty O Road PS 2 WATA0005-B NC 184 Beech Moutai to Avery Couty O Road 2 B WATA0008-H Bamboo Rd (SR 1514) US to Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1323) Cocurret With Bamboo Rd (SR 1514) - See Highway Table H WATA0008-B Bamboo Rd (SR 1514) Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) to Deerfield Rd (SR 1523) O Road PS 2 Cocurret With Broadstoe Road (SR 1112) - See Highway WATA0017-H Broadstoe Road (SR 1112) NC 194 to NC 105 H Table WATA0009-B Deerfield Road (SR 1522) US to State Farm Road O Road BL 3 WATA0010-H Deerfield Road (SR 1523) Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) to Bamboo Road (SR 1514) Cocurret With Deerfield Road (SR 1523) - See Highway Table H C-12

92 ID Facility/ Route Sectio (From - To) BICYCLE Existig System Proposed System Distace Cross-Sectio (mi) (ft) laes Type Cross-Sectio Other Modes WATA0011-B Faculty Street NC 105 to Holmes Drive O Road 2 E WATA0012-B Holmes Drive Faculty Street to Hill Street < O Road 2 E WATA0013-B Hill Street Holmes Drive to Rivers Street < O Road 2 E WATA0014-B New Market Boulevard NC 194 to US O Road 2 E WATA0021-H Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) NC 105 to Rivers Street (SR 1163) Cocurret With Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) - See Highway Table H P WATA0022-H River Street (SR 1163) Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) to US 321 Cocurret With River Street (SR 1163) - See Highway Table H WATA0013-H State Farm Road NC 105 to Deerfield Road (SR 1522) Cocurret With State Farm Road - See Highway Table H P WATA0011-B Water Street Poplar Grove Road (SR 1102) to US O Road BL 3 P WATA0014-H Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) Deerfield Road (SR 1523) to Bamboo Road (SR 1514) Cocurret With Wilso Ridge Road (SR 1523) - See Highway Table H MULTI-USE PATH Existig System Proposed System Other ID Facility/ Route Sectio (From - To) Distace Side of Type (mi) Street Type Cross-Sectio Modes WATA0001-M Middle Fork Greeway Booe to Blowig Rock Multi-use Path MA 1 Oly major routes ad proposals are show here. For further documetatio of bicycle ad pedestria facilities ad proposals, refer to Walk Booe 2011 Pla ad the Tow of Beech Moutai Streetscape Pla (2010). 2 PS Paved Shoulder proposed with a width of at least 4 feet. 3 BL Bike Lae proposed with a width of at least 5 feet. 4 WOL Wide Outside Lae proposed with a width of at least 14 feet. C-13

93 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 typical cross sectios were updated o December 7, 2010 to support the Departmet s Complete Streets 1 policy that was adopted i July This guidace established desig elemets that emphasize safety, mobility, ad accessibility for multiple modes of travel. These typical cross sectios should be used as prelimiary 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 (NEPA) documetatio ad through fial pla 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 Complete Streets, go to: D-1

94 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 2 LANES 2 A WIDE PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED = 55 MPH 5' P.S. 5' P.S. 8' 12' 12' 8' 60 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2 B WIDE PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED = 45 MPH OR LESS 4' P.S. 4' P.S. 8' 11' 11' 8' 60 MIN..RIGHT OF WAY 2 C WIDE PAVED SHOULDERS POSTED SPEED = 35 MPH OR LESS 4' P.S. 6' 10' 10' 50 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4' P.S. 6'

95 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 2 LANES 2 D SIDEWALK PLACEMENT BEHIND A ROADWAY DITCH CLEAR ZONE CLEAR ZONE 2' 5' 5' 5' 5' 2' MIN. SIDEWALK 4' P.S 8' 90' RIGHT OF WAY 4' P.S 11' 11' 8' MIN. SIDEWALK 2 E CURB AND GUTTER WITH BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' BIKE LANE 5' 5' MIN. BIKE SIDEWALK LANE 11' 11' 5' 2' 10' MIN. 60' RIGHT OF WAY 2 F BUFFERS AND SIDEWALKS WITHOUT A ROADWAY DITCH (20 MPH TO 45 MPH) (TYPICALLY COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT ACT COUNTIES) 10' - 20' CLEAR ZONE 10' - 20' CLEAR ZONE SIDEWALK SIDEWALK 2' 5' 6' - 16' 4' P.S. 11' 11' MIN. 60' - 80 RIGHT OF WAY 4' P.S. 6' - 16' 5' 2' MIN.

96 2 G TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 2 LANES CURB & GUTTER - PARKING ON EACH SIDE SCHOOL BUS 5' MIN. 5' 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 H CURB & GUTTER - PARKING ON ONE SIDE 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 5' PARKING MIN. BIKE BIKE SIDEWALK LANE LANE 2' 8' 5' 11' 11' 5' 2' 10' MIN. 75' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 2 I RAISED MEDIAN WITH CURB & GUTTER LANDSCAPED MEDIAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' BIKE LANE 5' 11' 23' (17-6 MIN.) MEDIAN 80-90' RIGHT OF WAY 11' BIKE LANE 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 5' 2' 10' MIN.

97 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 3 LANES 3 A WIDE PAVED SHOULDERS 4'-5' P.S. 8' 11' 11' 11' 4'-5' P.S. 8' 80 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 3 B CURB & GUTTER WITH WIDE OUTSIDE LANES AND SIDEWALKS 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' 14' 11' 14' 2' 10' MIN. 80' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY

98 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 4 LANES 4A DIVIDED WITH MEDIAN FULL OR LIMITED CONTROL OF ACCESS 4' P.S. 6' 4-10' P.S. 12' 12' 4' P.S. 6' 12' 46' MIN. MEDIAN 4-10' P.S. 12' 12' 12' 180 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY (LIMITED CONTROL OF ACCESS) MIN. RIGHT OF WAY (FULL CONTROL OF ACCESS) 4B DIVIDED WITH MEDIAN - NO CURB & GUTTER PARTIAL CONTROL OF ACCESS SCHOOL BUS 4-5' P.S. 2' P.S. 12' 8' 12' 6' 6' 2' P.S. 4'-5' P.S. 12' 30' MIN. MEDIAN 12' 8' 150' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 4C RAISED MEDIAN WITH WIDE OUTSIDE LANES AND SIDEWALKS LANDSCAPED MEDIAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 5' 2' 14' 11' 23' (17-6 MIN.) 11' 14' MIN. SIDEWALK 2' 10' MIN. 110 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY D-6 Revised 12/07/2010

99 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 4 LANES 4 D RAISED MEDIAN - CURB & GUTTER WITH BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS LANDSCAPED MEDIAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. BIKE LANE 2' 5' 11' 11' 23' (17-6 MIN.) MEDIAN 11' 11' 110 MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 5' MIN. BIKE LANE SIDEWALK 5' 2' 10' MIN. 4 E GRASS MEDIAN WITH BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS SCHOOL BUS 5' MIN. SIDEWALK BIKE LANE 4' P.S. 6' 4' P.S. 6' BIKE LANE 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' 5' 11' 11' 46' (30 MIN.) RIGHT OF WAY 11' 11' 5' 2' 10' MIN. 5 A 5 LANES WIDE OUTSIDE LANES 5' 5' MIN. SIDEWALK MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 2' 14' 11' 11' 11' 14' 2' 10' MIN. 100' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY

100 TYPICAL HIGHWAY CROSS SECTIONS 6 LANES 6A DIVIDED WITH GRASS MEDIAN 12' P.S. 12' P.S. 12' P.S. 14' 12' 12' 12' 12' P.S. 14' 14' 46' MIN. MEDIAN 12' 12' 12' 14' 300' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 6B RAISED MEDIAN - CURB & GUTTER WITH WIDE OUTSIDE LANES AND SIDEWALKS SCHOOL BUS LANDSCAPED MEDIAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY 5' 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. MIN. SIDEWALK 2' 14' 11'-12' 11'-12' 23' (17-6 MIN.)MEDIAN 11'-12' 11'-12' 14' 2' 150' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY 10' MIN. 8 LANES 8A RAISED MEDIAN - CURB & GUTTER WITH SIDEWALKS LANDSCAPED MEDIAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY 5' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 5' 2' 11'-12' 11'-12' 11'-12' 11'-12' 23 (17'- 6 MIN.) MEDIAN 11'-12' 11'-12' 11'-12' 11'-12' 2' MIN. SIDEWALK 10' MIN. 160' MIN. D-8 Revised 12/07/2010

101 TYPICAL MULTI - USE PATH MULTI - USE PATH ADJACENT TO RIGHT OF WAY OR SEPARATE PATHWAY M A R/W RIGHT OF WAY LIMIT FOR HIGHWAY CLEAR ZONE 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 CURB AND GUTTER M B R/W MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY LIMIT FOR PLACEMENT OF 5 SIDEWALK 2' 9.5' 5' 5' 2' 5'-6'' 11'-12' TRAVEL LANE 5' BIKE LANE 2' 25' ADDITIONAL R/W MAY BE REQUIRED

102 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 9. 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

103 Figure 9 - Level of Service Illustratios Source: 2010 Highway Capacity Maual, Exhibit 11-4 E-2