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City Of Durham & NCDOT To Upgrade Multiple Roadways In Durham Starting This Spring

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DURHAM, N.C. – Pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers who travel 11 roadways in Durham will soon have better connections and improved safety thanks to a roadway resurfacing and restriping project that is now underway.

Beginning this spring, the City of Durham and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will resurface and upgrade pavement marking designs on 11 roadways within the city limits.

What You Need to Know

  • 11 roadways will be resurfaced within the city limits.
  • Residents and stakeholders are invited to meet with City staff at public events and to provide input for pavement marking designs.
  • Intermittent lane closures will occur in Spring/Summer 2024. Electronic message boards will be posted at construction sites one week prior to closures.

The City’s Transportation and Public Works Departments and the NCDOT will manage the road improvement project. Roads will receive updated pavement designs based on current conditions and community input. The City will manage the resurfacing of the following five City-owned roadways, and the NCDOT will manage the resurfacing of six State-owned roads.

City-owned Roadways:      

  • Stadium Drive (Horton Street to Carver Street)
  • Oak Grove Parkway (Wake Forest Highway to Stallings Road)
  • Woodcroft Parkway (Fayetteville Road to Hope Valley Road)
  • Crown Parkway (Page Road to Chin Page Road)
  • Elizabeth Street (Holloway Street to Dowd Street)

State-owned Roadways:      

  • Roxboro Street (Markham Avenue to Lakewood Avenue)
  • Mangum Street (Markham Avenue to Lakewood Avenue)
  • Liberty Street (Roxboro Street to Dillard Street)
  • Dillard Street (East Main Street to Holloway Street)      
  • University Drive (Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard to East Forest Hills Boulevard)
  • Main Street (Ninth Street to N. Buchanan Boulevard)

Beginning in late January, City staff will host public open houses and pop-up events to discuss pavement marking changes for each roadway. Planners and engineers will attend these events to explain the work, gather feedback, and answer questions. 

A public engagement schedule is now posted on the City’s Roadway Resurfacing Projects webpage. Staff will communicate expected changes to English and Spanish speakers through public events, the project webpage, mail notices, Way to Go Durham newsletters, and the City of Durham Transportation Department’s social media channels.

An engineering team for the State-owned roadways began data collection in November 2023 and is currently in the traffic analysis and engagement phase. A separate engineering team will begin field investigation and traffic analysis for City-owned roadways in early 2024. All construction is anticipated to be completed by November 2024. This project is City-funded through the Capital Improvements Program.

Visit the project webpage for more information, including staff contacts, project schedules, status updates, and upcoming community engagement meetings.