Rock Quarry Road

The Rock Quarry Road potion of the project consisted of widening Rock Quarry Road to a five lane section with curb and gutter and sidewalk on both sides of the roadway from just west of Sunnybrook Road to just east of New Hope Rd. Outside travel lanes were wider to accommodate bicycle traffic along the corridor. The new five lane section allows for two through lanes in each direction in addition to a center turn lane. A significant advantage for utilizing a five lane section for this project was the allowance for reversal of lanes while loading and unloading traffic for special events at the Walnut Creek Amphitheater. Additionally, the existing bridge over Big Branch Creek has been replaced with a seven lane bridge that will accommodate future widening of Rock Quarry Road.

Jones Sausage Road

The Jones Sausage Road portion of the project consisted of widening Jones Sausage Road to a four-lane divided section with a raised median from the existing interchange with I-40 to Auburn Church Road. East of Auburn Church Road, the road widened a grassed depressed median and was realigned to a new intersection opposite of New Hope Road at Rock Quarry Road. A new connection to Drayford Way was constructed to allow continued access to the Parish Manor community. Additionally, a multi-cell reinforced box culvert was built across Big Branch Creek. Sidewalks were provided on the west side of the road, and the outside travel lanes were widened to accommodate bicycle traffic. The project design allowed for future widening in the median if it is needed in the future.

In addition to the roadway construction, the City is also finalizing the landscaping contract that will be installed this fall when weather and temperatures are more conducive to the installation of the planting material.  The landscaping work should be completed between October and December of this year.  If you wish to see more on this project, please refer to the project website for more details.

Falls of Neuse Road 

Falls of Neuse Road is now fully open to traffic!  The realignment and widening of Falls of Neuse Road was a two phase project with the first phase between Fonville Road and New Falls of Neuse Road being completed in Fall 2011, which included a new bridge crossing of the Neuse River.  The second phase picked up from Fonville Road and extended the widening south to Raven Ridge Road.  The total improvements accounted for over three miles of improvements with sidewalk and multi-use path that improves pedestrian connectivity to the surrounding communities and the Neuse River Greenway.

The City is also currently finalizing completion of the landscaping contract along Falls of Neuse Road, which should be completed in June.  This will provide the traveling public and adjoining property owners with a lush new streetscape that will complement the roadway corridor for many years into the future.  In addition, two new HAWK (High Intensity Activated crossWalK) beacons will be installed, one crossing between Coolmore Drive and Whittington Drive, and another at Falls Dam Road.  These pedestrian activated signals will be installed in late summer following pole fabrication out of Virginia.  This will be the first use of this new technology within the City of Raleigh.  The HAWK beacons will provide pedestrians a safer crossing at these locations that are not currently signalized, but have high volumes of pedestrian cross traffic within the corridor.

Lake Wheeler Road Pedestrian Improvements

Construction has recently started on the Lake Wheeler Road project, which includes improvements to the corridor between Raleigh Oaks Shopping Center and Centennial Parkway that were endorsed by City Council at its October 19, 2010 meeting.

The project includes construction of pedestrian improvements along the west side of Lake Wheeler Road, including a 5’ wide asphalt path in shoulder/swale areas and 5-6’ concrete sidewalk in curb and gutter areas.  There are also intersection improvements at Sierra Drive and Carolina Pines Avenue to install left turn lanes.  The 13’ wide outside travel lanes were setup to eventually accommodate future use of shared bicycle lanes on the future road corridor.  These turn lane improvements will help to reduce traffic congestion and vehicle conflict points along the roadway corridor, reduce rear end collisions and provide left turning traffic into the adjoining neighborhoods a "safe haven" while allowing through traffic to continue through the intersection without delay due to left turning traffic.  It will also assist in reducing bottlenecks along the corridor, especially during AM and PM peak traffic, improving safety to both motorists and pedestrians by increasing traffic gaps and improving sight distance at intersections.

The awarded cost of construction for this project was $576,000 and was approved for federal funds administered by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) through Surface Transportation Program - Direct Attributable (STP-DA) allocations.  The project will be funded 80% by federal grant funds and 20% by the City of Raleigh’s Capital Improvement Program.  Please visit the project website for further details.

Creedmoor Road Sidewalks

Construction has recently started on the Creedmoor Road Sidewalks project, which includes the installation of 5’ sidewalks along both sides of Creedmoor Road from Glenwood Avenue to Strickland Road. This project will complete 4 miles of sidewalk gaps along the east and west side of Creedmoor Road. 

The project will include installation or realignment of ramps for new crosswalk locations, upgrades to non-ADA compliant ramps (adding truncated domes), installation of pedestrian refuges with existing and/or proposed islands at key locations, and setup for future pedestrian signalization modifications by the City’s Transportation Operations division.

The awarded cost of construction for this project was $495,000 and was approved for federal funds administered by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) through Surface Transportation Program - Direct Attributable (STP-DA) allocations.  The project will be funded 80% by federal grant funds and 20% by the City of Raleigh’s Capital Improvement Program.  The project should be completed in Fall 2013. 

John Truelove

Senior CADD Technician

John is a Senior Cadd Technician for the Design/Construction Division.  His more recent responsibilities include assisting citizens and the City of Raleigh staff with map research and scanning. John has worked extensively over the past several years on creating a database for purposes of searching all City of Raleigh archived maps the City has on file.  The City currently has a total of 215 gigabytes of scanned images in archives that date back to the early 1900’s.  The process of scanning these documents was started around 2005 and took a lot of effort by several people, including John, to make this information available in electronic format.  John continues to help build the City’s archives to make it as complete as possible for future use by employees and the citizens of Raleigh.

John is originally from Raleigh and has been working for the City for 28 years.  When not at work he enjoys Historical Re-enacting, Rockhounding, and volunteering with the N.C. Bi-Centennial Committee – War of 1812.  John also volunteers at Mordecai Historic Parks Education Friday’s Program in September.  John is looking forward to retirement in a couple of years when he will be able to enjoy his hobbies on a more frequent basis.

Mike Reynolds

Contract Inspections Supervisor

Mike is the Contract Inspections Supervisor for the Public Works’ Design/Construction Division.  He is responsible for supervising the daily inspection duties of six Senior Engineering Inspectors on various City of Raleigh funded projects. Mike's staff conducts daily inspections associated with roadway, sidewalk, streetscape and landscape projects.

Mike has enjoyed working for the City of Raleigh for thirty years.  He resides in Raleigh and is happily married to his wife Becky of thirty-two years.  In Mike's leisure time, he enjoys traveling and watching college and professional sports on television.