Brawley School Road update

August 24, 2011. Southbound lanes on Brawley School Road are open and it feels good to have this new road.

Today's Brawley School Road Traffic

Notice the extra traffic on brawley? It was due to the first full day of kindergarten at Woodland Heights for all the classes. I expect traffic to be similar to today for a couple more weeks when more mom's start using the bus. Traffic is usually a little lighter on Friday's and a little heavier on Monday's. In a few weeks some of the part time summer residents move back to their full time residence whichs helps the traffic also.

Brawley School Road Work Updates

Sunday through Thursday night this week starting at 9:00pm Brawley will have some one lane closures for nighttime work. Not much traffic after 9:00 but plan accordingly.

Engineers plans and drawings for the Brawley Widening project

http://dotw-xfer01.dot.state.nc.us/DSPlan/2008%20Highway%20Letting/09-16-08/Plans%20and%20Proposals/Iredell%20R-3833A%20C201902/Plans/Traffic.pdf

DOT working to coordinate lights on Brawley School Road

From the Stateville Record

Press release




Published: April 21, 2010



The N.C. Department of Transportation is working to synchronize the timing of traffic signals on Brawley School Road at the intersections of Mallard Way and Morrison Plantation in Mooresville to help reduce the backups that have been occurring this week.

As of Tuesday afternoon signals were working. Crews will be on site in the morning should any problems arise.

The department encourages motorists to take the following steps to help alleviate overall congestion along this road:

• Car pool when possible

• Use this route only when necessary and during non-peak travel hours



Two sections of Brawley School Road are being widened from a two-lane highway to a four-lane divided highway to help alleviate congestion. The first section is being widened from Williamson Road to Talbert Road and is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2011. The second section is being widened from Williamston Road to east of Winghaven Court and is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2013.



Motorists and residents are encouraged to visit the project's Web site at www.ncdot.gov/projects/BrawleySchoolRoad  to find out general information about the project. Information about daily lane closures can be found under incidents on the project Web site or by visiting www.ncdot.gov/travel.

NCDOT reminds motorists to watch signs for construction information, stay alert and obey the posted speed limit. Know before you go by calling 511, the department's free travel information line, or get real-time travel information on line. NCDOT also offers travel information for motorists and ferry passengers on Twitter.

For more information about this project, please contact the resident engineer at (704) 876-3543.

From DOT

ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES BEING IMPLEMENTED ON I-77 TO INCREASE WORK ZONE AWARENESS Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Measures include increased law enforcement presence


CHARLOTTE – The N.C. Department of Transportation and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol are coordinating with local law enforcement and emergency responders to improve response times and reduce incidents along I-77 during the Brawley School Road widening project. Work is taking place between exits 33 (U.S. 21) and 36 (N.C. 150) in Mooresville.
Additional lane is being constructed in both directions. About one mile of concrete barrier has been placed on both sides of the interstate between the Brawley School Road interchange (Exit 35) to Exit 36 to allow crews to safely work behind.
The penalty for speeding in a work zone is $250.

Intermittent steps that have been taken include:

Increasing law enforcement presence in the work zone;

Securing additional portable signs to alert motorists of existing incidents in the work zone; and

Staging Incident Management Assistance Patrol vehicles in closer proximity to the work zone for a quicker response in the event of an accident.

Constructing temporary median crossovers for the State Highway Patrol and other emergency workers to use. Portions of guardrail at the project limits have been removed, and compacted stone will be placed in the median to allow emergency vehicle access.

Later this spring, additional crossovers will be constructed to provide further access for emergency personnel. These measures are expected to improve response times and incident clearance.

Construction began in November 2009 and is scheduled to be complete in July 2013.

Tips for staying safe if your car breaks down or you’re involved in an accident:

The Fender Bender law requires that vehicles involved in an accident and are still operational be moved, when possible, as far off the roadway until law enforcement arrives.

If possible, move the vehicles to the end of the barrier wall, out of the roadway.

If a vehicle becomes disabled where access to the shoulder is not possible, motorists should do the following:

Turn on the vehicle’s hazard lights;

Safely exit the vehicle to an area behind the barrier wall; and

Call *HP for assistance.


For more information on this project, please contact Resident Engineer John Cook at (704) 876-3543.

Boston Traffic

I recall the days my 16 mile commute to downtown Boston could take up to 2 hours and I would sit on the tobin bridge for 45 minutes or longer. I think Brawley School road is alot easier than that, how about NYC area traffic or LA traffic, Brawley is nothing. I guess with life here so great there's nothing else to complain about.

Brawley School Road traffic

leaving The Point at 6:30am this morning got you to Woodland heights traffic light in about 5 minutes.

tough commute this morning

probably in my 6 years today may have been the worst. Let's hope they sync that new light at Mallard Head better. If you have to leave between 7-8am plan on atleast an hour. The good news is they are only about a year from completion and we've been complaining about this for the 6 years I've been here!! Car pool to the schools if you can or put the kids on the bus till this gets sorted out.

from the Charlotte Observer

Stretch of Iredell road to close for six months


By Joe Marusak
jmarusak@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Friday, Apr. 16, 2010
MOORESVILLE


The state will close Canvasback Road between Brawley School and Webbed Foot roads at 7 a.m. Saturday as part of the Brawley School Road widening project. The Canvasback stretch will remain closed until about Sept. 30. Motorists needing to access Canvasback should take Webbed Foot Road to Mallard Way and then back onto Canvasback, which will be open to local traffic. A temporary traffic signal has been installed at Mallard Way and Brawley School Road to help direct motorists around the closure. The closure is necessary to tie Canvasback and Brawley School roads into the new grade elevation as part of the widening of traffic-clogged Brawley School Road to four lanes.


Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/04/16/1380141/stretch-of-iredell-road-to-close.html#ixzz0lGLOU0jO

Brawley School road traffic?

What's up with Brawley traffic every year after school break, the traffic has increased dramatically for the last 3 years but it starts after spring break. Why?

You need to leave 15 minutes earlier than 2 weeks ago and this if the trend remains the same as the last 2 years it  will be like this until the end of the school year.

The commuters complain about the moms who drive their kids to school and the moms complain about the people who live down Brawley that need to commute in peak morning times? This should all be settled when the new road is done, which is coming along very nicely.

Brawley School Road video

I was asked to do a video for a client coming down in a few months of what Brawley School Rd. is looking like so here's a 20 second look at it

Brawley School Road traffic redirected

For those readers that are not living here yet we are now driving on the new road for a little bit and gives me a real look and feel of what the 4 lane road will look like with an estimated completion date July 2011.

Brawley School roadwork

Brawley School Road
Roadwork will also close lanes of Brawley School Road in Mooresville at various times this week:• Between Isle of Pines Road and Poplar Grove Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. until Wednesday. (roadwork)•

Near Stutts Road from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. until Friday (storm pipe replacement)• Near Williamson Road (widening project)

According to the NCDOT, the Brawley School Road widening contractor will not be allowed to delay traffic by use of lane closures during the following time periods:

• Monday - Friday 6-9 a.m. and 3-9 p.m. from South Fork Road to Blume Road• Monday - Saturday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Blume Road to Williamson Road• Monday - Saturday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Williamson Road

Road work to close parts of I-77, Brawley School Road

The southbound lane of Interstate 77 from mile markers 33 to 30 will be closed tonight as a contractor works on paving the left lane.

The N.C. Department of Transportation expects the lane to reopen Thursday at 6 a.m.
Brawley School Road will close one lane between Chuckwood and Southfork roads on Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. One lane of Brawley School Road will be closed on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. near McKendree Road.

Widening of Brawley Highlights

Project Highlights
Sidewalks will be built on both sides.

Sharp curves along Brawley School Road will be improved.

The median will prohibit left turns into and out of individual properties along the project. Motorists will be prohibited from making left turns into and out of some of the intersecting roads with Brawley School Road. At these roads, motorists will be required to turn right onto Brawley School Road and proceed to the next intersection where they will be permitted to make a left turn with an allowable U-turn.

Traffic counts on Brawley School Road range from 7,800 to 31,900. Traffic counts are expected to reach 9,200 to 44,700 by 2030.

Two sections of Brawley School Road will be widened. Construction on the first section began the week of November 3, 2008. This 3.8-mile section is from south of Southfork Road to east of Williamson Road. Construction on the next section is anticipated to begin in Spring 2009. This section will be widened from Williamson Road to Talbert Road.
Lane closure restrictions are as follows:

Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Brawley School Road from South Fork Road to Blume Road

Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Brawley School Road from Blume Road to Williamson Road

Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Williamson Road

Completion Date: Summer of 2011
Estimated Cost: $25 million
Project Team: Rea Construction of Charlotte

John Cook - Resident Engineer
Phone: (704) 876-3543

News on the Increased Traffic on Brawley School Road!!

Here is a quote from Natalie Kelly, Asst. VP for Brawley Middle School

"Here is todays data: Six buses arrived to school late. To avoid loss of instruction time, we used our new Late Bus schedule which adds time to first period.
Of the 940 Brawley students scheduled to be bus rider, 720 rode the bus.We had 169 car riders and 116 of these live in The Point area.

If we combined Woodland Heights and Brawley car rider data, the total for today is 538 car riders. These car riders created a Jam Density of 1.6 miles on Brawley School Road.

In on another words, if we line-up these cars bumper to bumper, this line stretched 1.6 miles. To quote James Lovell, Houston, we have a problem here. Fortunately, our problem is not life threatening like Apollo 13, but the huge concern for everyone is student learning and to do this we have to get our students to school on time.

The DOT engineer has confirmed the problem is not the traffic light timing. It is not construction. The problem is the recent increased in the volume traffic. Remember, there are 30,000 cars per day that travel this road."

what are your thoughts on the recent traffic jam?