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Minimum Problem Statements – Highway – 17 <br />roadway at a daily volume greater than the LOS D capacity of this segment. In 2040 the projected <br />volume will be 17,500 vpd, with a volume-to-capacity ratio of 1.5. The segment has been identified as <br />‘needing improvement’. <br /> <br />The primary sources of congestion on this segment of roadway are the intersections at either end. The <br />Estes Drive Extension/North Greensboro Street intersection experiences severe delays, but will be <br />receiving improvements in 2018 (TIP# U-5846) to ease congestion. The intersection at the south end of <br />the corridor, North Greensboro Street and East Main Street (SR 1010), is also very congested and should <br />be improved to ease traffic flow. North Greensboro Street should not be widened to avoid significant <br />impacts to residential and commercial development along the corridor. Bike and pedestrian <br />improvements and some safety improvements would likely increase capacity of the roadway. <br /> <br />South Greensboro Street (SR 1919) (East Main Street (SR 1010) to NC 54) <br /> <br />This section of roadway leads from NC 54 into the heart of downtown Carrboro. It is a narrow, two-lane <br />road lined with single and multi-family homes. There is some office and storage space at the bottom of <br />the hill near NC 54, and a large commercial center has recently broken ground. This is also a major <br />gateway road into Carrboro, with a current count of 12,000 vehicles per day. The 2040 projected count <br />will produce a volume-to-capacity ratio of 1.3 and the road is identified as ‘needs improvement’. <br />However, adding travel lanes would greatly impact the neighborhoods because the residential and <br />commercial buildings are very close to the roadway. Additionally, once in downtown Carrboro, <br />Greensboro Street (SR 1919) remains a two-lane road, and widening just the southern portion would <br />create even more of a bottleneck than already exists. <br /> <br />Suggested improvements to the road include adding bike lanes and sidewalks. While bike lanes are not <br />currently planned (again, due to limited right-of-way), the 2016-2025 STIP includes construction of a <br />sidewalk along one side of the roadway. TIP# U-4726DX, currently programmed for FY 2016, will <br />construct a sidewalk from the north end of Old Pittsboro Road to NC 54. Suggested sidewalk <br />improvements are recommended from the north end of Old Pittsboro Road to East Main Street. In <br />addition, the mixed-use center being built at the intersection of Old Pittsboro Road and S Greensboro <br />Street will construct a roundabout at the intersection to improve traffic flow. <br /> <br />Hillsborough Road (SR 1009)/North Greensboro Street (SR 1772) (Old <br />Fayetteville Road (SR 1107) to Estes Drive Extension (SR 1780)) <br /> <br />Hillsborough Road (SR 1009) is a primary thoroughfare through Carrboro. This segment runs from the <br />rural buffer at the western end of Town, past McDougle Elementary and Middle schools, through <br />residential neighborhoods, and ends at one of the busiest intersections in Carrboro (Estes Drive <br />Extension (SR 1780) and North Greensboro Street (SR 1772)). The roadway currently operates at less <br />than LOS D volumes, and is projected to remain at less than 1.0 volume-to-capacity ratio in 2040. The <br />segment is projected to average almost 11,000 vehicles daily in 2040 and is deemed to ‘need <br />improvement’ from Old Fayetteville Road to Estes Drive Extension.