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More info at www.ncdot.org/�tpb <br /> Additional Information... <br /> • Highway Categories... <br /> Freeway Facility <br /> • High mobility, low access <br /> • 55mph or greater <br /> • Cross section: minimum 4 lanes with median <br /> • Connections provided only at interchanges; all cross streets are grade-separated <br /> • Driveways not allowed <br /> • Traffic signals not allowed <br /> • Examples: I-40, I-95, US 64 from Rocky Mount to Williamston, US 1 from Raleigh to <br /> Sanford <br /> Expressway Facility <br /> • High mobility, low access <br /> • 45 to 60 mph <br /> • Cross section: minimum 4 lanes with median <br /> • Connections at interchanges (major cross streets) and at-grade intersections (minor <br /> cross streets) <br /> • Driveways limited in location and number, right-in/right-out only <br /> • Traffic signals not allowed <br /> • Examples: US 117 north of I-40, US 74 just east of I-277 in Charlotte <br /> Boulevard Facility <br /> • Moderate mobility, moderate access <br /> • 30 to 55mph <br /> • Cross section: minimum 2 lanes with median <br /> • Connections are at-grade intersections for most major and minor cross streets <br /> • Driveways allowed —primarily right-in/right-out; consolidation and sharing access is <br /> encouraged <br /> • Traffic signals allowed <br /> • Examples: US 1 in Raleigh, NC 55 (Holly Springs Bypass), US 70 from Clayton to <br /> Garner <br /> Major/Minor Thoroughfares <br /> • Balanced mobility and access <br /> • 25 to 55mph <br /> • Cross section: minimum 2 lanes, no median; includes facilities with a continuous left <br /> turn lane <br /> • Connections are at-grade intersections <br /> • Driveways allowed with full movements; consolidate and share access when possible <br /> • Traffic signals allowed <br /> • Examples: NC 86 north of Hillsborough, US 64 in Siler City, US 70 in Kinston, NC 168 <br /> in Currituck County <br /> Strategic Highways <br /> • Strategic Highway Corridors Plan <br /> — Ultimate vision for maintaining statewide mobility- specifically identifies the <br /> desired facility type for each corridor <br /> — Impact on our study area: <br /> • NC 86— Upgrade to Expressway <br />