The project will include an at-grade pedestrian crossing on US Highway 17 at the intersection of Ploof Road/Olde Waterford Way, in addition to approximately 300-feet of sidewalk on the northeast side of Olde Waterford Way to connect to the existing sidewalk network within the commercial area of Waterford and beyond. The pedestrian crossing and associated sidewalk would create the only pedestrian crossing across the multi-lane highway and connect pedestrian facilities on both sides of the highway, that are continuing to develop with residential and retail infrastructure. The Town received federal funding from the FY23 Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Direct Attribute (STBGP-DA) Grant for the design, permitting, right of way, and construction of the project.
Engineering and Design
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Project Updates
NCDOT and Town Staff reviewed the preliminary design plans and provided comments back to the Engineer. Next steps are for the Engineer to make revisions and submit Preliminary Right of Way Design plans to the Town for formal review.
Preliminary design plans have been submitted to NCDOT and the Town for review. Design plans will be submitted to the Town's Technical Review Committee (TRC) for formal review and approval.
Survey crews have completed field investigations and survey data has been compiled for the Engineer to use for the design plans.
Survey crews will be out over the next several weeks conducting field work and gathering data for the Engineer.
NCDOT provided concurrence on the Professional Services Agreement with Exult Engineering and the Town issued Notice to Proceed to begin survey and design on the project.
Town Council adopted Resolution R-24-052 authorizing an agreement with Exult Engineering, PC.
NCDOT and the Town of Leland have selected Exult Engineering, PC as the Engineering Firm to design the pedestrian crossing.
The Town of Leland invites qualified firms to submit a qualification proposal to provide traffic engineering and design consulting services associated with the preliminary engineering, right of way acquisition, advertisement and bidding, and preparation of the final design construction documents of North Carolina Department of Transportation Local Program’s Surface Transportation Block Grant - Direct Attribute BL-0074 U.S. Highway 17 Pedestrian Crossing project. The RFQ document can be found at https://www.townofleland.com/rfps-rfqs. The Town will receive written responses to this RFQ through March 5, 2024 at 3 p.m.
Town staff is in the process of releasing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for PE services to bring on an Engineering Firm to design the pedestrian improvements.
The Town of Leland and NCDOT have executed an agreement to design and construct the pedestrian crossing.
