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Open House Public Meeting

March 5, 2025

5 pm to 7 pm

The Clayton Center

115 East 2nd Street

Clayton

There was no formal presentation.

This was an open house "drop-in" public meeting.

Disclaimer

This project website and maps were created before major roads, including N.C. 42, were renamed/re-designated in 2025 in this area. The route within the project limits is now known as Veterans Parkway, and a portion of it is also N.C. 36. All future project materials and maps will reflect these changes.

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Please note, this page is intended to provide information that was presented at the public meeting on March 5, 2025 and solicit feedback from the public. 

For additional information, please visit the NCDOT webpage: 

 https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/nc-42-widening/Pages/default.aspx

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Project Overview

The proposed project will widen N.C. 42 (South Lombard Street in Clayton) from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane, median-divided roadway. The project will extend from N.C. 50 to U.S. 70 Business (Clayton Boulevard) but will not include the I-40/N.C. 42 interchange, where widening and other improvements were completed in 2024 as part of a separate NCDOT contract.

NCDOT is currently advancing engineering designs along this N.C. 42 corridor for this proposed project.  The widened roadway will include new bridges over Swift Creek, Little Creek and White Oak Creek.

To facilitate the smooth movement of traffic along this corridor, NCDOT proposes to upgrade numerous intersections, some with innovative designs to help improve traffic flow while minimizing property impacts. Some intersections will remain as traditional ones with traffic signals with such added improvements as dedicated turn lanes, increased turn-lane length, and improved traffic signals.

Other intersections, however, will be converted into reduced conflict intersections, ​which is a general term used by NCDOT to describe several types of designs that can be used to improve safety and traffic flow on a highway.  There are variations to this design, but they all function the same by reducing the number of movements, to improve traffic flow and safety.

The intersections along the NC 42 corridor for this proposed project may include median U-turns, roundabouts, and directional crossovers. . NCDOT updated the design maps for the March 2025 public meeting to reflect which intersection would be improved by these type of innovative designs.

For additional information about RCIs visit https://www.ncdot.gov/initiatives-policies/Transportation/safety-mobility/reduced-conflict-intersections/Pages/default.aspx.

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Using the tabs above, or the links below this key map, will open the individual map page to view and comment on each map.

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* Costs are estimates and subject to change

Based on Draft 2026-2035 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

* Future dates are subject to change

Comments

NCDOT accepts comments throughout all phases of project development.  

All comments will be taken into consideration, and carry equal weight, regardless of submittal method.

To submit comments for consideration during the current phase of project development,

please submit before March 20, 2025.

The public is encouraged to leave comments using this webpage, email, or phone number:

Email: NC42-Clayton@publicinput.com

Phone Number: 984-205-6615 and enter project code 11141 to leave a message

Comments may also be submitted by U.S. Mail to the Project Manager

Russell Broadwell

Project Manager

NCDOT Highway Division 4

PO Box 3165
Wilson, NC 27895