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• The speed limit along Ketner Mill Road will be reduced to 35 mph.  New speed limit signs should be placed at the following locations along Ketner Mill Road:  1)Eastbound east of Valley View Highway; 2)Westbound west of SR-28; 3)Eastbound east of SR-28; and 4)Westbound west of Francis Spring Road.
• New painted pavement markings (double yellow centerline and white edge lines) will be provided along Ketner Mill Road.  In curves near Valley View Highway and Francis Spring Road, thermoplastic pavement markings will be provided.
• New stop signs, stop bar pavement markings, and street signs will be provided at the following locations:  1)West Francis Spring Road; 2)Old Prigmore Lane (the angle of the stop sign should point towards Old Prigmore Lane and not Ketner Mill Road, as it currently does); 3)Belmont Church Road; and 4)Francis Spring Road.
• Improvements recommended by the RSAR Team near the sharp curve along Ketner Mill Road near Valley View Highway include:  1)Place an advance warning sign along Ketner Mill Road westbound as it approaches the sharp curve; 2)Place snowplowable raised pavement markers twenty feet apart along the centerline of Ketner Mill Road; and 3)Replace the pavement markings in the curve with thermoplastic pavement markings to improve visibility and durability, including a new double yellow centerline and white edge lines.  The double yellow line in the curve will be dashed within the intersection with Summers Road to provide further guidance to motorists.

• Improvements recommended by the RSAR Team near the intersection of Ketner Mill Road and Francis Spring Road include:  1)Improve the superelevation (S.E.) on Ketner Mill Road; 2)Raise the grade of the approach of Francis Spring Road to Ketner Mill Road.  This will be necessary to match the improved S.E. along Ketner Mill Road and should improve sight distance; 3)Improve the earth shoulder within the five-feet of available R.O.W. along the eastbound side of Ketner Mill Road.  This will be necessary due to the raised edge of pavement caused by the improved S.E.; 4)Restrict the corner radii of Francis Spring Road at Ketner Mill Road with pavement markings; 5)Add a stop sign and a street sign to Francis Spring Road; 6)Replace all the pavement markings in the curve with thermoplastic pavement markings (double yellow centerline and whit edge lines); 7)Advance warning signs wil be placed on both eastbound and westbound approaches to the curve along Ketner Mill Road; 8)The new pavement used to generate adequate S.E. will have a better skid resistance than the existing pavement.

• Log Mile 0.29 (Crud Corner).  This location is the site of a fatality.  At 0.29 miles from the North Carolina State Line, this hairpin curve has a graveled shoulder on the inside of the curve.  Pave this gravel area and re-stripe the pavement.  Add "Hairpin Curve" signs (W1-11) on both approaches to the curve.
• Log Mile 1.55 (The Wall).  This location is the site of a fatality.  Install a "Reverse Curve" sign (W1-4) on the northbound approach to this spot.

• Log Mile 2.91 (The Hump).  This area recorded the highest number of crashes of any location on the project.  Install "Curve" sign (W1-2) on southbound approach.  Also install "Dip" signs (W8-2) on both approaches.  Add pavement on inside shoulder of roadway at the dip.
• Log Mile 4.42 (Busa Bash).  This location is at a curve at the end of a relatively long downhill segment southbound where speeds increase.  Create an earthen berm along the tree line on the southwest side of the route.  Clear downed limbs from shoulder.  Install "Winding Road" sign (W1-5) at the top of the hill on the southbound approach to this spot.
• Log Mile 7.20 (Guardrail Cliff).  Loss of control on the curve in advance of the guardrail results in crashes both before and into the barrier.  Build an earthen berm along the outside of the curve from the existing berm to the guardrail terminus.
• Log Mile 8.25 (East of Cat Tail Straight).  This is the site of a fatality.  Fill in the eroded ditch on the north side of the roadway to a level to be determined by the maintenance engineer.
• Log Mile 8.64 (The Overlook).  Cut back embankment on north side across from the overlook to improve sight distance.  Install diamond shaped warning signs which caution motorists of congested area ahead on both approaches to the overlook.  Install "Scenic Overlook" signs on both approaches approximately one mile in advance of the overlook and second overlook signs with arrows approximately 250' in advance.

• Log Mile 9.95 (The Whip).  This is the location of a hairpin curve.  Both approaches to the curve are relatively straight and downhill.  This allows motorcyclists to increase their speed before the curve resulting in loss of control in the curve.  Install "Hairpin Curve" signs (W1-11) on both approaches to the curve.
• Log Mile 10.18 (Rocket Corner).  This location is the site of a fatality.  It is in a curve where an access road to the Calderwood Hydroelectric Development intersects.  Delineate the wide shoulder on the side of the road access with dashed white lines.  These lines should be 4" in width to match the existing striping width and should be placed so that there is a 2' dash with a 4' gap.  Also connect the break in the double yellow lines with 4" wide yellow skip lines.  Install "Arrow" signs (W1-6L & W1-6R) in the curve facing both directions.
• Place signs along State Route 33 (US-411) advising truckers of the hazardous switchbacks and mountainous terrain on State Route 115 (US-129).  Possible locations for these signs are at the State Route 33 intersections with State Route 115, State Route 336, and State Route 72.  These signs should include a warning to vehicles with travel trailers in tow.
• Widen, extend, and pave the existing gravel pull-offs on the northeast side of the roadway to reduce the number of northbound vehicles crossing the route to access southbound pull-offs.  There are 33 small pull-offs in existence on this side of the roadway, each of which will accommodate only one or two automobiles.
• Pave the large parking area near Tabcat Bridge (log mile 11.08).  Utilize pavement markings to channelize traffic entering and exiting the parking area with a 3' wide island.

• Pave all the existing gravel pull-offs on the southwest side to reduce the amount of gravel along the route and to minimize the loss of control when entering a pull-off.  There are a total of 60 pull-offs of various sizes in existence on this side of the roadway.

• Overlay eastbound and westbound lanes from LM 4.68 to LM 6.78 with a skid resistant surface.
• Restripe eastbound and westbound lanes from LM 4.68 to LM 6.78 (centerline and edge of travel lanes).
• Install yellow snowplowable markers (eastbound and westbound lanes) from LM 4.68 to LM 6.78 on the fog line (median side) spaced every forty feet.
• Install white snowplowable markers (eastbound and westbound lanes) from LM 4.68 to LM 6.78 on the centerline spaced every forty feet.
• Install brown post delineators (eastbound and westbound lanes) from LM 4.68 to LM 6.78 off the edge of the outside shoulder on the right side of the travel lane spaced every eighty feet.