10 - The Morrisville and Preston Progress, Wednesday, Februaiy 28,1996
start date on Morrisville-Carpenter realignment delayed
Realignment of Morrisville-
Carpenter Road and construction of
its proposed new intersection with
N.C. 54 may nt^ be realized until
the end of the year.
Town Manager Bill Cobey told
the Morrisville Board of Com
missioners Feb. 12 that the North
Carolina Department of Trans
portation has given a new schedule
to the work, estimating a conple-
tion date by Nov. 15 instead of
sometime in mid-July.
Cobey had originally reported
that the state planned te begin work
on the road alignment sometime
this month. "As is the case.so many
times in such matters,” he said,
"changes in time occur and now
construction is expected to begin
June 1." Cobey said the new route
will be constructed in front of fire
headqnarters to connect with Avia
tion Parkway.
"I’D feel fortunate if it is com
pleted by the end of the year,"
Cobey added.
The area where Morrisville-
Carpenter Road meets N.C. 54 in a
deep slope between the highway
and the railroad tracks has been a
safety conc^ for both the state
and town. The project includes de-
velofun^t of a m^or intersection
with traffic signals and left-hand
turning lanes. N.C. 54 will also be
raised about three feet as it reaches
the intersection to eliminate the
present slope from the level of
Morrisville-Carpenter to N.C. 54.
That has brougltt concern to Dot
and Billy K. Hartness, who have
lived in a large colonial home on
N.C. 54 since 1978. The house sits
close to the southeast comer where
Aviation Parkway meets N.C. 54.
Hartness said his home will be
quite close to the new intersection
and when N.C. 54 is raised, he’s
concerned someone will "mn off
the road and end up on our front
porch." He said he would like a
guard rail installed. "I spoke to
Leonard Scarborough from the
Slate and he suggested a petition by
you (the commissioners) to the
State DOT requesting a guard rail
would be appropriate," Hartness
said.
Mayor Margaret Broadwell told
him the realignment came about as
a safety issue rather than traffic
flow and that as such it would seem
^ropriate. The matter was left to
the commissioners for study.
Cost of the realignment and new
intersection is estimated at $1 mil
lion, with $165,000 coming from
the Town of Morrisville and the
balance from the state and federal
railroad safety funds.
Cineplex planned at future Morrisville shopping center
Enjoy going to the movies?
Chances are if you live in this area,
you’U be heading for ParkPlace
Shopping Center in Morrisville by
the time autumn’s leaves start to
faU.
You’ll be able to catch a first-run
feature at the Carmike cineplex,
which will be the largest movie
theater in North Carolina. Phase
One of the new 30-acre shopping
center will have opened, complete
with 16 screens in a state-of-the-art
building on an 8.9-acre site.
But watching a movie isn’t all
that wiU be offered. Conveniently
located at the intersection of N.C.
54 and the planned extension of
Cary I*arkway, the new sh(q>ping
center will house all the amenities
expected in today’s major retail
centers, including a supermarket,
drugstore and bank.
Steven A. Brown, director of
leasing for the Raleigh-based Kane
Realty Corp., which will lease and
manage the overall 200,000-square-
foot retail center being develc^d
by Atlantic RealVest, said the only
tenant presently under contract is
Carmike, the nation’s largest
theater chain which has more than
300 screens in North Carolina and
2,367 in 31 states.
Sign ups continuing for spring sports
There is still time to register for
various sports activities being of
fered by Town of Morrisville
Parks, Recreation and Cultural
Rescxirces Dq)artment.
Adult softball registration con
tinues through March 25 for both
men’s and co-rec leagues. The team
fee is $350 plus $20 for each player
who is a non-resident.
Adult softball play begins the
week of April 22. Games and prac
tices will be held Monday through
niursday at Morrisville Elementary
School.
Adult basketball registration con
tinues dirough March 9 for a men’s
open-corporate league. Fees are the
same as softball.
The league, which will be limited
to 16 teams, opens the week of
March 1$ and continues through
May 14. Games and practices will
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Why would a giant like Cannike
select a site in such a small town?
"It speaks well of Morrisville and
development of the area," said
Richard E. Rowe, director of devel
opment for Kane. He told Morris
ville commissioners the ccmipany
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with 50,000 to 1(X),000 popula
tions. Morrisville has 2,000. But its
access to major roads and
anticipated growth, especially the
expected completion of Cary Park
way in about 18 months, led the
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likened it to up-scale, high-end
projects similar to those in Preston.
The theater chain, where annual
sales are reported at $324 million,
is currently building its only other
similarly-sized cinema in Myrtle
Beach, S.C. "They certainly do
their d^ographics and studies be
forehand,” Rowe said during a
meeting with town officials.
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Non-residents may register for
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The fee is $25. The deadline for
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Baseball practice for boys and
girls ages 9-12 begins the week of
March 25 and play begins the week
of April 15. ftactice fw boys and
girls ages 5-9 starts the week of
April 29 and play starts the week of
May 20.
The department also is seeking
volunteer coaches for the youth
baseball leagues, scorekeepers and
field supervisors for youth and
adult athletic programs, and
lifeguards for the summer swim
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