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Safety Trends Crash History
Alternative Transportation Modes Transit and Active Transportation
Improving the safety of the transportation system is a high priority for the 2040 CTP and analyzing crash data is a key way to identify problem areas or “hot spots” for crashes. Within the CTP Planning Area, crashes were predominately concentrated at intersections along US 401 and NC 55 Highway between 2018 and 2022. NC 42 Highway, NE/SE Judd Parkway, Sunset Lake Road, Ten Ten Road, and Hilltop Needmore Road also experienced a high concentration of crashes. Four (4) specific intersections stood out as crash hot spots:
In Fuquay-Varina, the most complete sidewalk networks are scattered in pockets of neighborhoods throughout the CTP Planning Area. Portions of Judd Parkway and downtown Fuquay-Varina also contain developed sidewalk networks. Large gaps in sidewalk infrastructure exist along roads between neighborhoods and on roads inside of Judd Parkway near the downtown districts. The CTP Planning Area also has multiple greenways that connect parks and schools to surrounding neighborhoods but lack a connection to any larger multimodal network. While not much dedicated bike infrastructure currently exists in town, a segment of NW/SW Judd Parkway contains standard bike lanes, connecting US 401 to Broad Street (NC 55 Highway). Fuquay-Varina’s only transit route is the GoRaleigh FRX, an express route that connects to downtown Raleigh. Transit stops are located at Wake Tech South Campus and South Park. Areas east of S NC 55 Highway and US 401 towards Johnston County largely lack alternative transportation infrastructure.
• Sunset Lake Road & US 401, with 159 crashes • Dwight Rowland Road & US 401, with 106 crashes • Market View Lane & US 401, with 70 crashes • US 401 & Broad Street (NC 55 Highway), with 66 crashes
From 2018 to 2022, US 401 experienced the largest concentration of intersections with pedestrian and bike crashes. US 401 also had several intersections with fatal crashes, more than any other section of road within the CTP Planning Area.
Figure 9. Crash History Map
Figure 10. Transit and Active Transportation Map
Since bicycle and pedestrian crashes are less frequent than automobile crashes, the latest ten (10) year period of crash data is included to show a more comprehensive crash network in Fuquay-Varina. Since automobile crashes are more frequent, the map accounts for the latest 5 year period.
Source text Data sourced from NCDOT Crash Frequency By Intersection (2018-2022), NCDOT Fatal & Serious Injury Crash Locations (2018-2022), NCDOT Bicyclist & Pedestrian Crash Map (2013 - 2022)
Data sourced from Town Fuquay-Varina, NCDOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure Network (2014-2023), and GoRaleigh
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Town of Fuquay-Varina
2040 Comprehensive Transportation Plan
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