Project Overview
Planning and development are underway on a proposal to improve traffic congestion and travel times by converting Capital Boulevard (U.S. 1) between Interstate 540 in Raleigh and Purnell/Harris roads in Wake Forest to a controlled-access highway.
Controlled-access means ramps at interchanges would provide entry onto the roadway, cross-streets could have overpasses built over them, and private driveway connections would not be allowed.
Between 32,000 and 65,000 vehicles travel this stretch of Capital Boulevard per day, and traffic is anticipated to increase to 44,000 to 75,000 vehicles per day by 2040.
Travel times are highly variable, making it difficult for drivers to plan trips. A trip at evening peak hour, for example, can take up to four times longer than trips at non-peak times.
Project Funding
This project is listed as Project U-5307 in the N.C. Department of Transportation's State Transportation Improvement Program and is funded for $655.8 million.
Utility construction costs
| $32.3 million
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Right of way costs
| $246 million
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| Construction costs | $469.4 million
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Total cost |
$747.7 million |
*Estimated costs subject to change