HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_15028. Brawley School Road was originally a farm -to -market road which existed prior to the
construction of Lake Norman and the development of the Brawley Peninsula. Except
in the areas where it has been improved, Brawley School Road is approximately 18
feet in width.
9. According to NCDOT engineering reference documents, Brawley School Road has a
safe design capacity of 9000 vehicles per day.
10. On weekdays, traffic along portions of Brawley School Road is approximately 25,000
cars per day. Approximately 86% of the traffic on Brawley School Road occurs
during the business part of the day with traffic at certain peak times approaching
2, 000 cars per hour.
11. Each new additional household constructed in Iredell County produces on average
9.6 trips per day.
12. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has undertaken a major
widening and improvement of Brawley School Road including making it four lanes in
width (2 lanes in each direction) from I-77 to a point near Chuckwood Road.
13. NCDOT is in the process of completing right-of-way acquisition from Williamson
Road to Chuckwood Road and is in the process of right-of-way acquisition for the
portion of Brawley School Road from I-77 to Williamson Road.
14. NCDOT anticipates awarding construction contracts for the improvements to
Brawley School Road by the end of August of 2008.
15. NCDOT anticipates completion of the improvements to Brawley School Road within 3
years of commencement.
16. Iredell County, through its Planning Department, has heretofore approved for
development, hundreds of residential lots on Brawley Peninsula.
17. There remain undeveloped on Brawley Peninsula approximately 584 acres.
18. At the present time traffic on Brawley School Road is such that a safety hazard exists
during certain hours of the day.
19. The Brawley Peninsula is located near McGuire Nuclear Power Plant. In the event
of a disaster at McGuire Nuclear Power Plant. There is only one way to evacuate
Brawley Peninsula and that is out Brawley School Road, Lake Norman Volunteer
Fire Department projects it would take 24 hours to evacuate Brawley Peninsula.
20. In the event of afire or casualty out Brawley Peninsula, there is only one route to get
rescue personnel in to the affected area and injured personnel out and that is Brawley
School Road.
21. Continuing to add traffic to Brawley School Road prior to the completion of the
planned improvements could further compromise public safety.
22. Completion of the contemplated improvements to Brawley School Road will
substantially alleviate the congestion problems and the public safety concerns.
23. New homes generate on the average 0.32 school students. Each new home
constructed will not only add to the general congestion on Brawley School Road, but
will compound congestion at peaks traffic times and compound the public safety
concerns.
24. Construction of new homes directly correlates to the issuance of Building Permits.
25. Many lots heretofore approved by Iredell County are owned by persons or entities
having vested rights to develop the same. Development of those lots will compound
the pressures on Brawley School Road and the public safety concerns of Iredell