Final Traffic Calming Designs

2023 Traffic Calming Project Group

The neighborhood engagement and preliminary design portion of this process has been completed and 17 neighborhoods throughout Raleigh voted YES to move the proposed projects for their street from concept drawings to reality.

At the January 2, 2024 Council meeting, Council approved the authorization for the 17 streets listed below to move into the construction phase of the process.

The rebid conducted on April 16, 2025, was successful, with an apparent low bid identified. Staff is currently reviewing the bid proposal and contract documents. The next step will be to present the item to Council for review and approval, likely in May, followed by the formal routing of the contract. Once the contractor and contract are officially accepted and approved, a Notice to Proceed will be issued. Based on the current timeline, construction is anticipated to begin in summer 2025. As more specific dates and milestones become available, updates will be provided.

Fairway Drive: between Tryon Rd to Suffolk Blvd
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Deboy Street: between Melbourne Rd to Western Blvd
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Brookhaven Drive: between Glenwood Ave to the end
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North Bend Drive: between Spring Forest Rd to Falls of Neuse Rd
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Lake Forest Drive: between Van Thomas Rd to Falls of Neuse Rd
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McGuire Drive: between Perry Creek Rd to Perry Creek Rd
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Mackinac Island Lane - S: between Battle Bridge Rd to Marshlane Way
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St George Road: between Poole Rd to Little John Rd 
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S State Street: between Bragg St to Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
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Design Update:
During the survey of the intersection, we discovered that the existing curb ramps and traffic circle would interfere with each other. Moving the curb ramps isn't possible because of nearby catch basins and other utilities. As a result, the traffic circle has been removed from the plans, and the intersection at S State St and Bragg St will remain an all-way stop.

Other Considerations:

• Speed Cushions: Speed cushions are planned for S State St between Peterson St and Bragg St. These will be built at the same time as other work, which will extend the area with traffic calming from Martin Luther King Jr Blvd to Peterson St (originally just planned for Martin Luther King Jr Blvd to Bragg St).
• Route 5 Upgrades: Route 5 has been upgraded to a frequent service route, with buses running every 15 minutes in each direction. While traffic circles are designed to work with buses, they can affect how well the buses move through the area. To reduce this impact, staff is focusing on using speed cushions as the best option for slowing traffic along routes with frequent bus service.
  
  E Martin Street: From Chavis Way to South State St
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  Longstreet Drive: between Sawmill Rd to Six Forks Rd
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  Hunting Ridge Road - M: between Lone Oak Pl to Rainwater Rd
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  Hunting Ridge Road - E: between Rainwater Rd to Litchford Rd
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  Kilcullen Drive: between New Hope Church Rd to Green Rd
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  Milburnie Road - E: between Chatham Ln to Shanta Dr
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  Willow Oak Road - W: between Live Oak Rd to N New Hope Rd
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  Grove Barton Road: between Pinecrest Rd to Doie Cope Dr
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2024 Traffic Calming Project Group

The neighborhood engagement and preliminary design portion of this process has been completed and 15 neighborhoods throughout Raleigh voted YES or had Council vote to approve their street to move the proposed projects for their street from concept drawings to reality.

At the March 4, 2025 Council meeting, Council approved the authorization for the 14 streets to move into the construction phase of the process. At the April 1, 2025 Council meeting, Council approved the authorization for 1 additional street to move into the construction phase of the process. The 15 projects are listed below.

Staff is now working to perform the required survey and construction document generation work needed for all traffic calming projects.  Construction is expected for spring/summer 2026.

Fayetteville Street: between Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Wilmington St
Fayetteville Street Design Map

Powell Drive: between Western Blvd and Melbourne Rd
Powell Drive Design Map

Maybrook Drive: between Poole Rd and the end
Maybrook Drive Design Map

Hadley Road: between Calloway Dr and Cross Link Rd
Hadley Road Design Map

Laurel Mountain Road: between Ray Rd and Lookout Mountain Rd
Laurel Mountain Road Design Map

Kelway Drive: between Wakefield Plantation Dr and Wakefield Pine Dr
Kelway Drive Design Map

Bridgeport Drive - W: between Creedmoor Rd and Abbottsbury Ct
Bridgeport Drive Design Map

Falls River Avenue - 3: between Watch Tower Ct and Dunn Rd
Falls River Design Map
Council took special action to approve this project based on the overall street’s need and closeness of the Final Ballot results.  The On-street portion of the ballot surpassed the minimum approval threshold but the Neighborhood portion of the ballot missed the required minimum by 1.46%.  With the strong On-street approval rating of 88.89%, Council made the motion and voted to move this project forward under their authority so this project will be constructed as part of the 2024 Traffic Calming Project Group.

Wide River Drive: between Falls River Ave and Falls of Neuse Rd
Wide River Drive Design Map

Glascock Street - E: between N King Charles Rd and Chatham Ln
Glascock Street Design Map

Bunker Hill Drive: between Cane Garden Dr and Stark Rd
Bunker Hill Drive Design Map

S King Charles Road: between New Bern Ave and Poole Rd
S King Charles Road Design Map

Grand Traverse Drive: between Eagle Trace Dr and Camargo Ln
Grand Traverse Drive Design Map

Bent Creek Drive: between Lynn Rd and Longstreet Rd
Bent Creek Drive Design Map
Council made special action to approve this project based on the development pattern surrounding this project offering.  All On-street properties are HOA owned open space with no physical people occupying that space.  The physical people that live along and around this project voted to support this project.

Rembert Drive: between Glenwood Ave and Brookhaven Dr
Rembert Drive Design Map