Status Report For US 17 Corridor, April 2012
US 17 Washington Bypass (R-2510)
Total cost: $326 million (National Highway System) Unfunded: $0
• Record of Decision approved - December 2004
• R/W Acquisition Segment A - Completed
Segment B - Completed
Segment C - Completed
• Construction Segment A - Opened to traffic September 2011
Segment B - Opened to traffic February 26, 2010
Segment C - Construction contract let March 2011 (estimated completion late 2013)
Action items Accomplished January - March:
• Segment C - Continue grading, drainage, paving and structure activities. Structure #3 over Old Ford Swamp completed. Structure #2 over Cherry Run under construction, end bents completed.
Action items for April - June:
• Segment C - Complete bridge construction over Cherry Run in May 2012. Begin structure #4 bridge construction of northbound lanes over Old Ford Swamp. Continue
installation of drainage pipes and waterlines.
Project Manager (Segment C): Shawn Mebane, P.E. (252) 792-0347 cmebane@ncdot.gov
US 17 from Washington Bypass to Williamston (R-2511) Total cost: $54.5 million (NC Trust Fund) Unfunded: $42.3 million
• State Environmental Assessment - September 2012
• Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) - September 2013
• R/W Acquisition - Budgeted $8.5 million beginning NC FY 2019
• Utilities - Budgeted $3.2 million in NC FYs 2019-20
• Construction - Unfunded ($42.3 million)
Action items Accomplished January - March:
• Draft environmental assessment distributed to other NCDOT units for review. However, document will be delayed to September 2012 to allow time for geotechnical investigation for project (see below).
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