Carolina Pines Avenue Improvement Project

Improve mobility and connectivity for pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular traffic

Updated: Jun 8, 2026

Carolina Pines Avenue Construction

We are making improvements to Carolina Pines Avenue from Lake Wheeler Road to South Saunders Street.

Improvements included in the project are:

A sidewalk on the north side of the street;
A multi-use path on the south side of the street;
Traffic calming measures, including roundabouts;
Stormwater control;
Consolidated transit stops;
Landscaping; and,
Street lights.

This project will improve mobility and connectivity for pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular traffic while improving safety throughout this important corridor. This is a Complete Streets project, designed to be safe and accessible to all users.

Project Details

Type:: Streets
Budget:: $21 Million
Project Lead:: Roadway Design & Construction
Contractors:: Lochner Inc. (Design Consultant)

Contact

Project Manager
Lichuan Wang, PE
lichuan.wang@raleighnc.gov

Division Manager
Sylvester Percival, PE
sylvester.percival@raleighnc.gov

Comment Form

Lead Department:: Engineering Services

Participating Department:: Transportation

Advanced Design Public Touchpoint

Welcome to the advanced design public touchpoint for the Carolina Pines Avenue Improvement Project.

We have a brief presentation available that explains the project's goals, explains some of the project's challenges, and highlights some of the project's proposed features.

Please take a moment to view the presentation and review the Public Touchpoint materials linked below.

Carolina Pines Avenue Advanced Design Touchpoint - Roadway Design and Construction

The Right of Way and Easement Acquisition phase of the Project is completed!

Crews have finished placing survey flags in yards and along the corridor.

What Flag Colors Represent:

White Flags = Right of way needed
Blue Flags = Permanent drainage easement needed (These areas may include installing drainage pipes, catch basins, drainage inlets, and drainage ditches.)
Yellow Flags = Temporary construction easement needed (We will only utilize these easements during construction.)
Red Flags = Electric utility easement
Green Flags = Permanent transit easement
Pink Flags = permanent slope easement

The City requests that all stakes stay in place until the property owners have met with the City’s Real Estate Analyst, Robert Mathes.

The design process is still moving forward. Our team is working towards the final designs. You may see our team along the corridor as we finalize the construction plans. We are scheduled to complete design plans this spring and have a Pre-Construction Meeting in late-spring 2022.

Next Steps

Advertise for construction contracts
Hold a Pre-Construction Meeting
Start construction

Project Updates

June 8, 2026

Temporary Road Closure

Crews will temporarily close Carolina Pines Avenue between Henslowe Drive and Carolina Hills Lane on June 10 and June 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to install a new stormwater line.

The detour will route traffic around the closure using Henslowe Drive and Carolina Hills Lane. Please slow down, follow posted signs, and stay alert when traveling near the work zone. We appreciate your patience as crews continue making progress on the project.

May 8, 2026

Crews are grading along Carolina Pines Avenue and continuing gas line relocation work. They are also installing underground utilities between Quaker Landing and Henslowe Drive as work moves forward along the corridor.

There may be temporary road closures during this work, so please drive slowly through the work zone.

April 2, 2026

Crews are continuing stormwater, water, and sewer work, along with grading in the area. They will temporarily close Henslowe Drive on April 10–11 to complete this work. This week, the team will place message boards along the corridor and contact nearby residents who may be impacted.

As work continues, please slow down and follow posted signs when traveling through the work zone.

Schedule

Date	Activity
April 25, 2019	Pre-design Public Meeting
Nov. 4, 2019	Preliminary Plans Public Meeting
Winter 2021	Advanced Design Public Touchpoint
Winter 2021	City Council Project Presentation
Fall 2022	Right of Way and Easement Acquisition Completed
Fall 2024	Advertise for Construction Bids
Fall 2025	Start Construction
Fall 2027	Project Complete

Public Touchpoint Materials

Advanced Design Map 1
Advanced Design Map 2
Proposed Detour Routes: More information about proposed detours and project phasing will be available during the Pre- Construction Public Touchpoint.
Pre-Construction Presentation

Public Survey Results

A rendering of the proposed improvements to Caroina Pines Avenue — A rendering of what Carolina Pines Avenue will look like once the project is complete.

Lake Wheeler Intersection

The intersection of Lake Wheeler Road and Carolina Pines Avenue provided a challenge in identifying an intersection design to address the current safety and operational concerns as well as the projected future needs for this corridor. After extensive collaboration and evaluation of design options for this intersection with our partners at NCDOT and Duke Energy, and in consideration of all feedback received from the public, a signalized intersection at Lake Wheeler Road and Carolina Pines Avenue was selected.

There was immense interest in this intersection from all and we appreciate the feedback received. We also understand that this final design may be disappointing to some. The selected signal design does seek to address the safety and operational concerns of this intersection, improving the experience for all users of both Lake Wheeler Road and Carolina Pines Avenue.

Public Art

The project will include a public art component. The City selected Gabriel Eng-Goetz as the artist for this project. To learn more about the project, the artist selected, and give your input visit the Carolina Pines Avenue Public Art Project page.