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7 <br />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: 1-40,1-95, 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 1-40, US 74 just east of 1 -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 />