Project Background

During the Six Forks Corridor Study conducted in 2012, the community residents, businesses, and institutions shared their desire to make the section of Six Forks Road between I-440 and Lynn Road a safe, multimodal, and attractive corridor.

The first phase of this plan was identified to be between Rowan Street and Lynn Road and is what the City is currently known as the Six Forks Road Improvement Project. The design of this project started in the spring of 2020, with a budget of $31.3M. However, with the significant increase real estate and in construction costs since 2020 the new budget for this proposed project is $119.0M. This large funding gap cannot be addressed with the City’s current funding resources.

What does this mean?

City staff has assessed different options for this project. On Oct. 17, 2023, these options were presented to City Council, and now we are bringing those options to you.  

The survey is open to responses through November 10, 2023. 

Here are the options

 Option Total CostAdditional Funds needed over $46.1M budgetRedesign timeEstimated Completion 

Cancel and restart the project. 

$3.0M

0

None

N/A

Shorten the project option one - 6 Lanes with separated bike and pedestrian facilities between Rowan and Millbrook. (Intersection crossing improvements included from Rowan to Millbrook)

S66.2M

$20.1M

Modest redesign time needed

48 mounths

Shorten the project option two – 6 Lanes with separated bike and pedestrian facilities between Rowan and North Glen. (Intersection crossing improvements included from Rowan to North Glen)

$35.6M

0

Modest redesign time needed

32 months

Only add separated bike and pedestrian facilities between Rowan and Lynn Road. (Intersection crossing improvements included from Rowan to Lynn)

$49.4M

$3.3M

Extensive redesign time needed

48 months

Only add a multi-use path from Rowan Street to Lynn Road. (Intersection crossing improvements included from Rowan to Lynn)

$44.0M0

Extensive redesign time needed

48 months

 

Question title

Please rank the five options

Closed to responses | 736 Responses

Question title

Do you have other ideas you would like us to consider?

Closed for Comments

Question title

How often do you use the Six Forks Road Corridor?

More than 10 times per week
51%
2-5 times per week
24%
6-10 times per week
16%
0-1 times per week
9%
Closed to responses | 593 Responses

Thank you for your input!