Regional Transportation Alliance

Updates

New and improved plans for I-40 Rebuild

NC Secretary of Transportation Tony Tata awarded the I-40/440 Rebuild contract yesterday announcing a revised anticipated project schedule that will help reduce the impact on drivers.

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RTA studying capacity of controlled roundabouts

RTA has hired Joe Hummer, Ph.D., PE, of Birmingham, MI to analyze the performance of controlled roundabouts -- which incorporate part-time signals upstream of a roundabout entrance to enable the "metering" of heavy flows into a roundabout. Initial results for the RTA study of controlled roundabouts are expected by May 2013.

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RTA request for 70 MPH on northern I-540 approved

The NC Department of Transportation is increasing the speed limit to 70 MPH on approximately 20 miles of Interstate 540 in northern Wake County. The limit will increase from the US 64/264 Knightdale Bypass west to the US 70 interchange area near Brier Creek.

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