There’s been some site prep/ clearing. Most of the work has been on 440 so far. It’s part of the 440 rebuild they’ve been doing.
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They were originally supposed to close Blue Ridge right after the State Fair and Hillsborough for a few months in the summer, with the goal of having everything reopened before the 2023 State Fair (thus making 2022 the only State Fair where Blue Ridge is closed). So yeah, I think NCDOT’s a little behind on this one.
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The Blue Ridge area needs a Hotel with a restaurant on the site of the NCDOT maintenance yard site at corner of Trinity/BR or across District Drive on NC M. of Art. I did hear about proposal for outparcel restaurant at the Atrium at Lake Boone & Blue Ridge. The State owns too much land and needs to sell some!!
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Not exactly Blue Ridge Corridor, but the new HQ at Reedy Creek and Edwards Mill (can’t remember the company building it…) is coming along quite nicely. Hate that is is kinda out in the middle of a field, but I have a feeling that will change with time. Also hate that they put their giant parking deck right by the intersection with the buildings away from EM Road, but no one consulted me for approval. 
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I think that you are talking about Bandwidth.
At least it’s NOT out in RTP and doesn’t require a 30-40 minute commute.
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Oh what, you’re not a fan of the humble and severely dated Ramada Inn? 
/teasing
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I agree with you. Going down Edwards Mill all you see is deck. It will be nice when down but we need Restaurants in this area if not everyone will drive to Lake Boone.
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Construction starts in July for the new pedestrian bridge over Wade and “protected intersection” at Blue Ridge & Reedy Creek Rd!
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That may be the first protected intersection in the city. There’s one inside Fenton which I think is the only one in the region.
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FWIW, leaving the Fenton on Friday, I got to experience that protected lane. I feel like it makes the turn really awkward, especially if someone is turning in the adjacent lane too, and I would’ve hit the lane protection curb if I hadn’t been paying attention. All for safer pedestrian infrastructure, but curious to see how this plays out here.
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Yup. Whole point is to make you think and act slowly while turning. 15’ radius will become pretty standard in urban and even suburban conditions.
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When it comes to ped and bike safety at intersections, building infrastructure that forces drivers to drastically slow down when making right turns is the next best thing to banning right-on-red outright.
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Any time there’s a trail or bike lane crossing official guidance is to restrict right on red
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And I get that point. I’m just saying it caught me by surprise driving with no one around. There’s lots of measures that are supposed to make drivers do one thing, but end up having something else happen. I’m betting on people running over the curb, sideswiping the adjacent car, or getting rear ended when they slam on their brakes… the way there were accidents at the roundabouts on Hillsborough St when they first opened. Time will tell.
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Always going to be a learning curve with new toys. I’d be willing to bet these are all over in a few years much like roundabouts now.
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Yep. I remember the incessant complaining when they added roundabouts to Hillsborough Street. Now I don’t think anyone wants to go back to what they replaced. A few dinged-up cars is better than even one dead pedestrian or cyclist.
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Every time I walk Hillsborough St., I fantasize that there were most streets like it in the city.
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Sounds like work is getting started. Let’s stretch out this skyline, ladies and gents! https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article263933916.html
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I drive past this all the time on the way to the office. The old Mail Service Center has a big “Closed” sign up and there is visible work being done to empty out/salvage metal from inside the building.
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Drivers break this rule all the time, even at crosswalks that have been signed as no-right-on-red for years (Hunt@Western eg).
Not that I’m saying it’s a bad idea, just that it’s as effective as sharrows at encouraging driver attention to potential pedestrians and cyclists.