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Morrisville presents draft transportation plan with new cross sections, 146 project concepts and tighter prioritization
Summary
Town staff and Kimley Horn consultants presented a draft comprehensive transportation plan update that narrows cross‑section flexibility, prioritizes 146 multimodal projects and introduces a local connectivity metric intended to improve access and position projects for CAMPO/NCDOT funding.
Bridal Martin, transportation project manager for the town, and consultants from Kimley Horn told the Planning and Zoning Board on April 2026 that the draft comprehensive transportation plan (CTP) update focuses on clearer, more prescriptive roadway cross sections, a universe of 146 potential projects across modes, and a data‑driven prioritization framework to help secure outside funding.
The presentation, led by Bridal Martin with technical detail from Lisonbee Bluitt and Will Anderson of Kimley Horn, emphasized design changes intended to improve safety and predictability for developers and road users. "The town of Morrisville needs more prescription with each of their cross sections," Will Anderson said, describing the removal of wide outside lanes and sharrows in favor of separated side paths, narrower travel lanes where appropriate and wider sidewalks (the draft moves the standard from five feet to six feet).
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