December 2007 - The US 64 Corridor Study begins.

Winter/Spring 2008 - The Study Team reviews existing conditions, analyzes long-term concepts, and develops three options for the long-term plan.

May 2008 - The Study Team holds Workshop #1 in Apex and Pittsboro. The Team presents the purpose and need of the study and the initial three options of the long-term plan.

Summer/Fall 2008 - Study Team reviews comments from Workshop #1, and recommends a fourth long-term option, which is a combination of the first three options. The design and characteristics of Alternative #4 are based the public comments and professional staff input.

Winter 2008/2009 - Study Team analyzes short-term concepts and recommends the superstreet concept for the short-term plan. The Study Team also develops the video simulation of the Alternative #4 for the long-term solution, and conducts the land use assessment.

April 2009 - The Study Team holds Workshop #2 held in Apex and Pittsboro. The Team presents the Alternative #4 as the recommended long-term solution (including the video simulation), and the superstreet concept as the recommended short-term solution. The draft land use assessment and draft implementation are also presented.

July 2009 - In an effort to respond to citizen questions and comments, the Study Team holds a community meeting in Cary. The purpose of the meeting was for Study Team representatives to provide information and answer questions regarding the planning study.

August 2009 - The Study Team reviews comments and concerns received during spring/summer 2009. The Study Team re-evaluates the plans and revises the draft short-term and long-term recommendations and begins documentation of the options that were considered.

October 2009 - The Study Team shares the revised draft recommendations and associated documentation with community representatives at a Stakeholders Workshop, and asks for comments and feedback.

November/December 2009 (Planned) - Following the Stakeholders' Workshop, the Study Team makes changes to the plans, if necessary, based on the workshop discussion, and finalizes the DRAFT Corridor Study Report. This report will encompass the entire study effort which began in December 2007, and will include all the analyses and recommendations.

January 2010 (Planned) - The Study Team provides the DRAFT Corridor Study Report for a minimum 30-day public comment period.

Winter 2010 (Planned) - The Study Team makes changes to the recommendations, if necessary, and finalizes the US 64 Corridor Study Report.

The evaluation of the US 64 corridor includes the development of a plan that will aid in implementing the recommendations of the study, for both the short-term and long-term solutions. The Implementation Plan includes several key elements to help guide the transition of the corridor from the existing conditions, through the short-term and long-term improvements, and includes the following information:

• Determining potential strategies for funding the improvements
• Segmenting the corridor into smaller pieces to allow for incremental development
• Determining the priority and life-span of the short-term strategies
• Determining the priority of the long-term strategies
• Developing options for transitioning the short-term strategies to the long-term strategies

The primary product of the phasing plan is the development of maps that will show how the corridor will transition from its existing state to the long-term solutions in five-year increments.

• Draft Implementation Plan (4.6 MB)

The final recommendations will be included the US 64 Corridor Study Report upon completion of the study.