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\I/&;SL>(*Z # North Carolina Department of Transportation Statewide Planning Branch \*Z^ Small Urban Planning Unit Thoroughfare Plan for [ We've Got Great Connections! JuneA993 THOROUGHFARE PLAN FOR SMITHFIELD, SELMA and PINE LEVEL, NORTH CAROLINA Prepared by the: Statewide Planning Branch Division of Highways N. C. Department of Transportation In Cooperation with: The Town of Smithfield The Town of Selma The Town of Pine Level The Federal Highway Administration U. S. Department of Transportation „MHt»N„ June, 19 93 i07 J 111*11- '#/'«inim»»»° QJU* David G. Modlirf, J D. , P. E Small urban Pla g Unit Head Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from State Library of North Carolina http://www.archive.org/details/thoroughfareplan1993smith ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Persons Responsible for this Report: Project Engineer: Jamal S. Alavi Small Urban Planning Unit Head: Dr. D. G. Modlin, Jr., P.E Manager of Statewide Planning: Dr. M. R. Poole, P.E. Engineering Technician: Jason P. Galloway 200 copies of this report were printed at a cost of $740.28, <or $3.29 per copy (G.S. 143-170.1) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE I . INTRODUCTION 1 II . THOROUGHFARE PLANNING PRINCIPLES 3 Objectives 3 Operational Efficiency 4 System Efficiency 5 Functional Classification 5 Local Access Streets 5 Minor Thoroughfares 5 Major Thoroughfare System 6 Idealized Major Thoroughfare System 6 Radial Streets 6 Loop System Streets 6 Bypass 8 Application of Thoroughfare Planning Principles.. 8 III. EXISTING AND PROJECTED CONDITIONS 9 Historic Background 9 Factors Affecting Transportation 10 Population 13 Economy and Employment 15 Land Use 15 IV. TRAVEL FORECAST MODELS 2 0 V. ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING STREET SYSTEM 23 Existing Travel Patterns 23 Capacity Deficiencies 25 System Deficiencies 26 Special Corridors 26 Goals and Objectives 26 Traffic Accidents 27 VI . RECOMMENDED 19 92 THOROUGHFARE PLAN 31 Thoroughfare Plan Recommendations 31 System Improvements 36 VII . IMPLEMENTATION 41 State Municipal Adoption of the Thoroughfare Plan.. 41 Methods used to Protect Adopted Thoroughfare Plan.. 43 Subdivision Controls 43 Zoning 43 Future Street Line Ordinances 43 Development Reviews 4 4 Roadway Corridor Official Map 44 Funding Sources 45 Capital Improvement Program 45 Transportation Improvement Fund 45 Industrial Access Funds 45 Small Urban Funds 4 6 Other Funding Sources 4 6 Environmental Concerns 46 Construction Priorities and Cost Estimates 48 APPENDIX A Travel Forecasting Models A-l APPENDIX B Goals and Objectives Survey B-l APPENDIX C Recommended Subdivision Ordinances C-l APPENDIX D Road Inventory for Planning Area D-l APPENDIX E Project Breakdown Map for US 70 Bypass .... E-l LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE 1. Geographic Location 2 2. Idealized Thoroughfare Plan 7 3. Planning Area and Zones 11 4 . Population Trends for Planning Area 14 5. Land Use 17 6. Level of Service 24 7. Existing System With 2020 ADT's V/C Ratio 29 8. 1992 Recommended Thoroughfare Plan 39 LIST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE 1. Population Projections for the Planning Area .... 13 2. Percentage of Job Types for the Planning Area ... 15 3. Travel Data Summary 21 4. Accident Summary 28 5. Funding Sources and Implementation Methods 42 6. Probability Estimation Guide 47 7. Environmental Considerations 47 8. Potential Project Cost Estimates 50 9. Benefits Evaluation for Investigated Projects ... 50