I-40 Regional Partnership – Previous Meetings

• Aug 6, 2024 – Westin RDU Airport  (upcoming gathering; RTA Transportation Brunch 2024)
• Oct 10, 2023 – SAS Institute, Cary
• Oct 13, 2022 – Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Raleigh  (Download full presentation deck)
• Sep 10, 2021 – Online Meeting  (Download full presentation deck, Watch meeting recording)
  
• Aug. 11, 2020 – Online Meeting  (Download full presentation deck, Watch meeting recording)
• Oct. 17, 2019 – SAS Institute, Cary
• Oct. 18, 2018 – Research Triangle Park Headquarters, RTP
• Oct. 25, 2017 – Research Triangle Park Headquarters, RTP
• Oct. 24, 2016 – Research Triangle Park Headquarters, RTP
• June 18, 2015 – Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Raleigh
• June 12, 2014 – Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Raleigh
• June 4, 2013 – Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Raleigh
• Dec. 20, 2012 – Research Triangle Park Headquarters, RTP
• June 28, 2012 – Research Triangle Park Headquarters, RTP
• Dec 6, 2011 – Fidelity Investments, Cary
• Sep. 13, 2011 – Cisco Systems, Research Triangle Park
• April 26, 2011 – NetApp, Research Triangle Park
• Dec. 7, 2010 – Research Triangle Park Headquarters, RTP
• Sep. 24, 2010 – Fidelity Investments, Durham
• June 15, 2010 – NetApp, Research Triangle Park
• June 16, 2009 – Research Triangle Park Headquarters, RTP

The 15th annual meeting of the I-40 Regional Partnership was held in person on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, at SAS Institute in Cary.

I-40 Regional Partnership
15th Annual Meeting
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
SAS Institute, Cary
[download presentation decks from the event]

WORKING AGENDA
Welcome and overview   [2:00p – 2:10p]

• Welcome – Joe Milazzo II, RTA
• Greetings from 2023 meeting host – Chad Ruehle, SAS, RTA Leadership Team
• I-40 Partnership overview and introductions – Jennifer Portanova, NCDOT Mobility and Safety, I-40 partnership executive

Active/upcoming construction projects on I-40   [2:10p – 2:35p]

• I-40 widening to Johnston Co. – Tracy Parrott, NCDOT Division 5
• I-40 / Airport Boulevard interchange area – Tracy Parrott, NCDOT Division 5
• I-40 widening in Orange Co. – Bojan Cvijetic, NCDOT Division 7

I-40 studies and related initiatives  [2:35p – 3:10p]

• I-40/RTP modernization express design – Andrew Bell, HNTB
• I-40 SMART freeway project – Jennifer Hernandez, NCDOT Project Management
• FAST transit study – Nick Morrison, NCDOT Integrated Mobility
• Urban freeway management – Battle Whitley, NCDOT Division 5 (incoming)
• Complete 540 – Dennis Jernigan, NC Turnpike Authority

Legislative and funding updates [3:10p – 3:20p]

• 2023 legislative update / funding implications – Joe Milazzo

Brief discussion  [3:20p – 3:27p]

• Potential next steps / action items – Jennifer Portanova, Joe Milazzo

Final thoughts and adjourn   [by 3:30p]

Thursday, October 13, 2022
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Raleigh
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WORKING AGENDA
Welcome and overview   [2:00p – 2:10p]

• Welcome and introductions – Joe Milazzo II, RTA
• I-40 Partnership overview – Meredith McDiarmid, NCDOT Mobility and Safety

Active/upcoming construction projects on I-40   [2:10p – 2:25p]

• I-40 widening to Johnston Co. – Brandon Jones, NCDOT Division 5
• I-40 / Airport Boulevard interchange area – Brandon Jones, NCDOT Division 5
• I-40 widening in Orange Co. — Bojan Cvijetic, NCDOT Division 7

I-40 studies and initiatives  [2:25p – 2:45p]

• I-40 managed freeway project – Claudia Lee, NCDOT
• I-40/RTP modernization express design — Andrew Bell, HNTB
• Bus On Shoulder System (BOSS) and Transit Priority Shoulder — Vinson Hines, GoTriangle
• Triangle Bikeway study parallel to I-40, NC 54 — Kenneth Withrow, CAMPO

Legislative and funding updates [2:45p – 2:55p]

• 2022 legislative update / funding implications – Chris Peoples, NCDOT
• Spot mobility status and opportunities – John Grant, NCDOT

Discussion on the future of I-40  [2:55p – 3:25p]

• Summary of I-40 projects, plans, and studies – David Keilson, NCDOT
• Future of I-40 in the Triangle — interactive discussion, jointly led by Doug Plachcinski, DCHC MPO and Alex Rickard, CAMPO
  • Potential topics:  Implications of work from home/anywhere, funding limitations, regional growth, multimodal freeways, Freeway And Street-based Transit (FAST), interfaces with regional passenger rail, managed freeways, future configuration options, etc.

Final thoughts and adjourn   [by 3:30p]

Friday, September 10, 2021
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Online meeting
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♦ View meeting recording

AGENDA

Welcome and overview

• Welcome and introductions – Joe Milazzo II, RTA
• I-40 Partnership overview – Meredith McDiarmid, NCDOT Mobility and Safety

Active construction projects on I-40 and parallel/reliever routes – Brandon Jones, NCDOT Division 5

• I-40 / Aviation Parkway interchange area
• I-40 / Airport Boulevard interchange area
• I-40 widening to Johnston Co.
• I-885 / Connector
• I-440 modernization
• I-40 / Beautify Fortify
• Litter
• 540 / Turnpike southeast extension to I-40 — with Dennis Jernigan, NC Turnpike Authority

Status of ongoing/upcoming projects and studies

• I-40 widening in Orange Co. — Laura Sutton, NCDOT
• US 70 – conversion to freeway from I-885 to I-540 — Brandon Jones, NCDOT
• US 1 – conversion to freeway north of I-54 — Brandon Jones, NCDOT
• US 64 west – addition of interchanges and conversion to superstreet — Brandon Jones, NCDOT
• I-40 managed freeway – on-ramp signal expansion — Derrick Lewis, NCDOT
• I-40 Transit Priority Shoulder — Kory Wilmot, AECOM; Andrew Bell, HNTB
• I-40/RTP modernization — Andrew Bell, HNTB
• Triangle Bikeway study parallel to I-40, NC 54 — Iona Thomas, McAdams
• Bus On Shoulder System (BOSS) I-540 expansion — Rick Major, GoTriangle
• BOSS regional study — Patrick McDonough, HDR
• Freeway And Street-based Transit (FAST) study; policy updates — Joe Furstenberg, NCDOT Integrated Mobility Division

General updates on traffic and funding

• Coronavirus and recovery:  traffic impacts — Dom Ciaramitaro, NCDOT Mobility and Safety
• Overall status of state funding – capital, operations, maintenance — Amna Cameron, NCDOT Strategic Initiatives

Other items / final remarks

Adjourn