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Transportation Planning Workshop

 

 

 

 

Durant Road EMSDurant Road EMS Station

 

 

 

 

New warehouseNew 38,000-square-foot elections warehouse

 

Growth

Wake County’s population is growing every day. Many things are happening to prepare the County for the future.

Significant accomplishments were made on elements of the County’s 30-Year Justice Facilities Master Plan, including:

  • Continued construction of the new Justice Center in downtown Raleigh, expected to open in the spring of 2013,
  • Renovated the 11th floor of the existing Courthouse, which includes the Clerk of Courts,
  • Continued work on the Hammond Road Detention Center expansion, expected to open in spring 2012, and
  • Completed the design for renovating the lower floor of the Public Safety Center to update space vacated by CCBI, the magistrate and detention support services, which will relocate to the Hammond Road Detention Center.

The Landfill Gas Collection and Control System at the South Wake Landfill was completed. The system will capture methane gas, a byproduct of landfills, and generate power that will be sold back to Progress Energy. The system is projected to bring in $17 million throughout the next 15 to 20 years.

One of the Board of Commissioners' Goals for 2011 is transportation planning. The County is working with a team of municipal governments, transit providers and regional transportation agencies to develop a strategic plan for mass transit. Last year the focus was on developing the bus and rail portions of the plan. In the near future, municipalities will be asked to consider entering into an interlocal agreement to support the transit plan and future governance.

Wake County completed construction and opened the Durant Road EMS Station in November 2010, and the Garner Fire and EMS Station in December 2010.

Wake County’s population grew faster than any other county in the Triangle over the last 10 years, increasing by 43.5% to 900,993 since the 2000 Census. The City of Raleigh and Town of Cary added 127,799 and 40,698 residents, respectively; while Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, Morrisville, Rolesville and Wake Forest doubled their populations.
Wake County QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau

Play video The Board of Elections recruited more than 350 new precinct officials in 2011 to meet the demands of our growing county. A new 38,000-square-foot elections warehouse began operating in October 2010. The facility houses all voting machines, booths and election supplies for the County’s 200 polling places.