Technical report for the city of Boiling Spring Lakes thoroughfare plan

2004·15.4 MB·English

by  North Carolina. Division of Highways. Statewide Planning Branch

North Carolina Department of Transportation
Office of Planning & Environmental
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Technical Report
for the
City of Boiling Spring Lakes
Thoroughfare Plan
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CLEARINGHOUSE
OCT 2 7 2004
2002
STATE LIBRARY OF
NORTH CAROLINA
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Technical Report
for the
City of Boiling Spring Lakes
Thoroughfare Plan
Prepared by the
Statewide Planning Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
In Cooperation with
The Town of Shallotte
The Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
July, 04

Persons Responsible for this Report:
Project Engineer: Kimberly Drew Hinton
Engineering Technician Reuben Crummy.
Group Manager of Statewide Planning Branch: Daniel L. Thomas, P.E.
Manager of Statewide Planning Branch: Mike Bruff, P.E.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents i
Executive Summary 1
Highlights of the 2002 Study Plan 1
Chapter 1 Thoroughfare Plan for the City of Boiling Spring Lakes 7
Urban Thoroughfare Classification 7
2002 Thoroughfare Plan 8
Purpose & Need Statements 8
Major Thoroughfares 8
NC87 8
NC 133 9
Boiling Spring Lakes Connectors 10
West Boiling Spring Road Extension 10
Boiling Spring Lakes (BSL) Parkway 10
SR 1518 (Daw's Creek Road) 11
Minor Thoroughfares 12
SR 1541 Cougar Road Extensions 12
Charlestown/Johnston Road Extension 12
Drayton/Beech Road Extension 12
Northern Crosstown Street 12
Redwood Road Extension 12
Public Involvement 12
Chapter 2 Implementation of the Thoroughfare Plan 15
State-Municipal Adoption of the Thoroughfare Plan 15
Subdivision Controls 15
Land Use Controls 15
Zoning Ordinances 15
Official Maps 16
Development Reviews 17
Funding Sources 18
Capital Improvements Program 18
Transportation Improvement Program 18
Industrial Access Funds 19
Small Urban Funds 19
The North Carolina Highway Trust Fund Law 19
Chapter 3 Existing and Projected Conditions 21
Factors Affecting Transportation 21
Population 21
Economy 23
Environmental Concerns 23
Heritage 23
Historic Sites 24
Park Properties 24

Endangered Species 24
Occurrences 25
Water Quality 25
Wetlands 25
Fish Nursery Areas 25
High Quality Water 26
National Wetlands Inventory 26
Pollution Concerns 26
Superfund 26
Pollution Discharge 26
Traffic 27
Capacity, Width, and Alignment Deficiencies 27
High Frequency Accident Profile 29
Bridge Replacement Program 29
Functionally Obsolete 30
Structurally Deficient 30
List of Tables
Table 1 Population & Projections 22
Table 2 Population to Vehicle Registration Comparison 22
Table 3 Minimum Levels of Service for Roads and Highways 28
Table 4 Minimum Tolerable Lane Widths 28
Table 5 High Frequency Accident Profile 29
Table 6 Structurally Deficient Bridges 31
List of Figures
Figure 1 Geographical Location 3
Figure 2 2001 Boiling Spring Lakes Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan 5
Figure 3 Idealized Thoroughfare Plan 35
Figure 4 Acquisition Map 37
Figure 5 Environmental Concerns 39
Figure 6 AADT Map 41
Appendix
Level of Service
Cross Sections
Street Inventory
Listing of National Heritage Occurrences
Comments from Public Forum
Traffic Counts & Graphs
Recommended Subdivision Ordinances
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