Five Points CAC
Five Points Residents Support High-Speed Rail, But Oppose the Use of the Norfolk Southern Corridor (NC3)
At the August 26th meeting of the Five Points CAC, residents made it very clear they DO NOT support the use of the Norfolk Southern rail corridor (NC3) for high-speed rail, but agreed that high-speed rail is an important component of a comprehensive transit system for Raleigh and the Triangle. The final votes were...
Completing the High-Speed Rail Public Comment Form or Online Survey
You have two choices for submitting your comments to the NC Department of Transportation Rail Division, the state agency supporting the high-speed rail project: an online version and a paper version.
Q & A: NCDOT Responds to Neighborhood Questions
QUESTION 1: The DEIS showed no difference in noise and vibration impacts between NC1/2 and NC3. A more recent handout from NCDOT-Rail (provided to folks at the July 26 public hearing) indicates greater impacts for NC3, including "severe" impacts for 19 noise receptors and 99 versus 48 vibration-impacted structures.
- What is the source of these new impact numbers?
- Where are these noise receptors?
ANSWER: The NC3 alternative, due to its late inclusion in the SEHSR project, was inadvertently excluded from the Section V noise and vibration analysis prepared for the DEIS. This omission was subsequently identified and Parsons Transportation Group (PTG) of Chicago, who prepared the original analysis, assessed the NC3 alternative in early July. The impact numbers they developed were provided in the handout at the public hearing in Raleigh on July 26th. The updated assessment will be included in the final environmental impact statement.
It should be noted that the updated assessment of the NC3 alternative applied the same operating characteristics that were used to assess the NC1 and NC2 alternatives. Namely, it assumed 8 SEHSR trains, 8 intermodal trains, and 4 freight trains.
Additionally, it should be noted that the potential noise and vibration impacts included in the public hearing handout do not account for any impact to businesses or residences that would potentially be relocated. For noise, along NC3, if you eliminate estimated relocations, there would be 4 fewer severe impacts and 3 fewer impacts than reported. None of the reported noise impacts along NC1 or NC2 are estimated relocations. For vibration, along NC1 and NC2, if you eliminate estimated relocations, there would be 8 fewer impacts than reported. Along NC3, if you eliminate estimated relocations, there would be 30 fewer impacts than reported.
The potentially impacted noise receptors along the NC3 alternative are generally located along the first and second row of structures adjacent to the existing Norfolk Southern line when the second row is close (i.e., within 200 feet of the centerline). The bulk of the NC3 impacts identified are between Fairview Road and Peace Street.
SPECIAL FIVE POINTS CAC MEETING: High-Speed Rail Proposal
Location: Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1500 Glenwood Ave ( map)
Open house begins at 6:30 PM.
Meeting begins at 7:30 PM
UPDATE: Glenwood Avenue Construction
August 10, 2010
Today we placed the 2nd lift of asphalt and they are currently placing the third lift of asphalt from the Rialto to Wade Avenue. We hope to finish placing the third lift of asphalt today. Today has gone a lot better than they had planned. Tomorrow we will be raising some utilities on the project to prepare for the upcoming traffic shift. We are anticipating on switching traffic within the next 7 days. This could happen as early as Friday if everything goes as planned.
Thanks
Jeff
UPATE: Glenwood Avenue Construction
August 2, 2010
Today crews placed the intermediate layer (middle layer) of asphalt in the Five Points Intersection between The Rialto and Whitaker Mill. Meanwhile, grading crews spent the day getting the section between West Aycock and The Rialto ready to pave. The weather over the past few days has not played in our favor, so as long as we do not get hit with any rain over the evening we will be paving in the morning. As with any day that we have paving operations occurring in this section, you can anticipate higher volumes of truck traffic entering and exiting the work zone. Use caution while traveling through this area. Thanks and have a good evening.
Jiles P. Harrell
Assistant Resident Engineer
District Drive Resident Office - Raleigh Division 5 Construction
(919) 733-9499
jpharrell@ncdot.gov
UPATE: Glenwood Avenue Construction
July 30,2010
While the rain has been much needed in the Triangle Area and elsewhere in the state, it made an unfortunate dent in our plans for today and this weekend. Due to the amount of rain we had last night, the grade was too saturated to pave and work on without doing more harm to progress than good. Crews spent most of the day cleaning up the construction site and refreshing our existing erosion control measures. At this time, we will have to put off paving until Monday. Monday morning we will fix any areas on the grade that were damaged from the rain yesterday, followed by any paving that is available at that time. We will be striving to make up these two days in all ways possible.
Thank you and have a good weekend.
Jiles P. Harrell
Assistant Resident Engineer
District Drive Resident Office - Raleigh Division 5 Construction
(919) 733-9499
jpharrell@ncdot.gov
UPDATE; Glenwood Avenue Construction
July 29, 2010
Today grading crews were back on site preparing the roadbed for pavement. At the end of the day, they will have all the grade ready between West Aycock Street and the Rialto. Tomorrow we are scheduled to place the remaining base layer of asphalt, as long as we do not have any rain tonight. Provided all goes as planned tomorrow and the weather holds off for the eve
UPATE: Glenwood Avenue Construction
Crews continued to work on the new drainage network today, laying another 150 feet of pipe between the school and the Rialto. Also, concrete crews finished the new sidewalk between existing sidewalk and the new curb and gutter from the Rialto to Fairview Road. Crews also began grading between West Aycock St and Harvey in preparation for paving.
Crews will continue to lay pipe, build drainage structures, grade for paving for the rest of this week.
Thank you for your patience during this construction project.
Thanks
Jeff Allen
