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^ .9^ 6 North Carolina Department of Transportation Statewide Planning Branch Small Urban Planning Unit ^m 2002 Thoroughfare S-S^MROM- for W. ^^;^^ May 2002 ^ ^VJJ^I Franklin County Thoroughfare Plan Prepared by the: Statewide Planning Branch Division of Highways North Carolina Department of Transportation In cooperation with: Franklin County The Federal Highway Administration U.S. Department of Transportation May 2002 Travis K. Marshall, P.E. Small Urban Planning Unit Head Acknowledgments Persons responsible for this report: Project Engineer: E. W. Thomas, E.I.T. Small Urban Planning Unit Head: T. K. Marshall, P.E. Group Manager: L. L. Cove, P.E. Manager Statewide Planning Branch: A. B. Norwood, P.E. Engineering Technician: L. Toney Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from State Library of North Carolina http://www.archive.org/details/franklincountyth2002nort Executive Summary This plan documents the findings of a thoroughfare plan study for Franklin County. Below is a listing and brief description of these findings. A more detailed discussion of these recommendations can be found in Chapter 2. Minor Arterials us 401 TIP Project R-2814. Widen to multi-lanes from north of SR 2044 (Ligon Mill Road in Wake County) to NC 39 in Louisburg. Widen to four-lanes from the Louisburg Planning Boundary to Warren County. NC561 Widen to 2-12' lanes from Halifax County to the Louisburg Planning Boundary. NC 98 Widen to 2-12' lanes from Wake County to the Bunn City Limits (reserve right of way for a multi- lane facility) and from the NC 39/98 split to Nash County. NC39 Widen to four-lanes from the Louisburg Planning Boundary to Vance County. Major Collectors NC 581 Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from Nash County to NC 56. NC96 Widen to four-lanes from Granville County to the Youngsville Planning Boundary. Widen to 2-12' lanes from the Youngsville Planning Boundary to Wake County. NC56 Widen to four-lanes from NC 56/581 split to the Louisburg Planning Boundary. Widen to four-lanes from the Franklinton Planning Boundary to the Louisburg Planning Boundary. NC 56 (Continued) Widen to 2-12' lanes from Granville County to the Franklinton Planning Boundaiy. Reserve right of way for a multi-lane facility. NC39 Widen to 2-12' lanes from Wake County to the Bunn City Limits and from SR 1609 (Baptist Church Road) to the Louisburg Planning Boundary. Reserve right of way for a multi-lane facility. SR 1770 (Old US 64) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from Wake County to SR 1759 (Thomas-Arnold Road). Minor Collectors SR 1720 (Riley Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from NC 39 to Wake County. SR 1716 (Strictland Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1720 (Riley Road) to NC 98. SR1706 (M C Wilder Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from US 401 to NC 39. SR1611 (Sledge Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes fromNC 98 to SR 1001 (Pearces Road). SR 1609 (Baptist Church Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1611 (Sledge Road) to NC 39. SR 1600 (East River Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1001 (Pearces Road) to the Louisburg Planning Boundary. SR 1436 (L M Centerville Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1432 (Laurel Mill Road) to NC 561. SR 1433 (Person Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1407 (Schloss Road) to SR 1432 (Laurel Mill Road). 1 SR 1432 (Laurel Mill Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1433 (Person Road) to SR 1436 (L M Centerville Road). SR 1425 (White Level Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from NC 58 to SR 1002 (Seven Paths Road). SR 1419 (Ron Tharrington Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from the Louisburg Planning Boundary to SR 1002 (Seven Paths Road). SR 1414 (Moulton Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1002 (Seven Paths Road) to NC 39. SR 1412 (Pete Smith Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1432 (Laurel Mill Road) to SR 1002 (Seven Paths Road). SR 1407 (Schloss Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from US 401 to SR 1433 (Person Road). SR 1243 (Walter Grissom Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1003 (Sims Bridge Road) to Vance County. SR 1239 (Rocky Ford Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from Vance County to NC 39. SR 1235 (Dyking Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1003 (Sims Bridge Road) to the Louisburg Planning Boundary. SR 1211 (West River Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from the Franklinton Planning Boundary to the Louisburg Planning Boundary. SR 1203 (Green Hill Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from NC 56 to Granville County. SR 1147 (Holden Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from US 1 to Granville County. SR 1127 (Pocomoke Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from the Franklinton Planning Boundaiy to Granville County. SR 1114 (Peach Orchard Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1105 (Mays Crossroads) to NC 56. SR 1113 (Hill Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1116 (Cedar Creek Road) to SRI 105 (Mays Crossroads). SR 1105 (Mays Crossroads) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1100 (Tarboro Road) to NC 56. SR 1103 (Pilot Riley Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from US 401 to SR 1105 (Mays Crossroads). SR 1003 (Sims Bridge Road) 5'M/jj'to«^flr6?Z)e5/^.'Widen to 2-12'lanes from NC 56 to Vance County. SR 1002 (Seven Paths Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from Nash County to US 401. SR 1001 (Pearces Road) Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from NC 581 to Wake County.