May 13, 2002

Memorandum To: James A. Smailes, PE, Federal Railroad Administration

From: N. B. Shapiro, PE, Crossing Project Engineer

Subject: Quarterly Report # 23, North Carolina Sealed Corridor Project;TIP Project No. P-3419; Next Generation High Speed Rail Grant

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has completed the following tasks as part of the Sealed Corridor project since our last report to you in February 2002 (all involve Norfolk Southern Railway, unless otherwise noted):

• 4 plans sent for engineering by the railroad

Construction was authorized at the following locations:

• 4 quadrant gates at South Dudley Street, in Greensboro, Crossing 722 906B, Milepost H 0.67;
• Longer gate arms at Gillespie Street, in Greensboro, Crossing 722 954R,Milepost H 1.45;
• Longer gate arms at East Joyner Street, in Gibsonville, Crossing 722 987D,Milepost H 14.42;
• 4 quadrant gates at SR 1323 (Oak Avenue), in Elon, Crossing 722 997J, Milepost H 17.26;
• Longer gate arms at SR 1940 (Gibson Road), near Mebane, Crossing 735 464L, Milepost H 29.36;
• 4 quadrant gates at SR 1976 (Lake Latham Road), in near Mebane,Crossing 735 465T, Milepost H 29.83;
• Longer gate arms at SR 1965 (Moore Road), near Mebane, Crossing 735 468N, Milepost H 30.69;
• Longer gate arms at SR 1962 (Third Street), in Mebane, Crossing 735 469V,Milepost H 31.46;
• Longer gate arms at Fourth Street, in Mebane, Crossing 735 471W,Milepost H 31.56;
  4 quadrant gates at NC 119 (Fifth Street), in Mebane, Crossing 735 472D, Milepost H 31.64;
• Longer gate arms at SR 1172 (Bellevue Street), in Hillsborough,Crossing 735 152D, Milepost H 40.61;
• 4 quadrant gates at Anderson Street, in Durham, Crossing 910 594N,Milepost H 53.21;
• 4 quadrant gates at SR 1322 (Swift Avenue), in Durham, Crossing 735 223X, Milepost H 53.76;
• 4 quadrant gates at Henderson Street, in Salisbury, Crossing 715 301X,Milepost Main 333.28;
• Longer gate arms at SR 1210 (East Ryder Avenue), in Landis,Crossing 724 394T, Milepost Main 345.61;
• 4 quadrant gates at SR 1790 (Winecoff School Road), in Kannapolis,Crossing 724 410A, Milepost Main 352.72.

Construction was completed at the following locations:

• Longer gate arms at SR 1342 (Gilliam Road), in Burlington, Crossing 723 001E, Milepost H 18.16;
• Longer gate arms at SR 1523 (South Glen Raven Road), in Burlington,Crossing 722 813G, Milepost H 19.43;
• 4 quadrant gates at SR 1716 (Washington Street), in Graham, Crossing 735 448C, Milepost H 23.17;
• 4 quadrant gates at Dillard Street, in Durham, Crossing 735 389C,Milepost H 55.45;
• Lengthen circuits and new detector at Hoover Street, in Thomasville,Crossing 722 321B, Milepost Main 306.62;
• Health Monitor at SR 2024 (Upper Lake Road), near Lexington,Crossing 722 316E, Milepost Main 311.18;
• Health Monitor at SR 2005 (Turner Road), near Lexington, Crossing 722 314R, Milepost Main 313.09;
• Health Monitor at SR 1135 (Platt Leggett Road), near Linwood,Crossing 722 197X, Milepost Main 324.29;
• Health Monitor at SR 2538 (Peeler Road), near China Grove, Crossing 724 369K, Milepost Main 338.40;
• Health Monitor at SR 1500 (Webb Road), near China Grove, Crossing 724 374G, Milepost Main 340.07;
• Lengthen circuits and new detector at East Liberty Street, in China Grove,Crossing 724 381S, Milepost Main 342.67;
• Lengthen circuits and new detector at Chapel Street, in China Grove,Crossing 724 386B, Milepost Main 343.55;
• Health Monitor at Corban Avenue, in Concord, Crossing 715 319H,Milepost Main 356.30;
• Health Monitor at SR 1173 (Caldwell Road), in Harrisburg,Crossing 715 332W, Milepost Main 365.24;
• Health Monitor at SR 2975 (Sugar Creek Road), in Charlotte, Crossing 715 352H, Milepost Main 374.02;

Construction was completed for pilot projects at the following Private Vehicular

• Access location under the Private Crossing Safety Initiative (PCSI):
  Long Beverage, in Morrisville, Crossing 734 751V, Milepost H 67.75

Other items of note:

• The Private Crossing Safety Initiative (PCSI) study of private vehicular accesses between Raleigh and Charlotte has been authorized for the consultant (Gannett Fleming) to begin.

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