Major Projects / Expenditures

For more information, view the Town of Apex Capital Improvement Plan document which shows a yearly outline of current capital improvement projects.

Transportation

Annual Pavement Management – Street Resurfacing ($2,591,200)

The Town is responsible for maintaining 240 miles of municipal streets with an annual resurfacing contract providing for most pavement maintenance needs. Street mileage is growing annually with ongoing development. A recent survey of our streets revealed that deferred maintenance needs to be addressed. This ongoing program focuses on deficiencies in pavement condition throughout Apex and addresses issues, such as potholes, alligator cracking, and rutting, to provide a safe and reliable transportation system. This program also includes lower cost pavement preservation tools to extend pavement life cycle and reduce long term resurfacing costs while ensuring curb ramps on all resurfacing projects comply with state and federal mandates. Powell Bill funding is allocated from the State for road maintenance, but current and future resurfacing costs continue to exceed Powell Bill allocations, requiring General Fund revenues to be allocated.

Apex Peakway North Widening ($1,200,000)

This project widens the existing Apex Peakway from a two-lane median-divided road to a four-lane median-divided road. Peak hour traffic exceeds the existing roadway’s capacity, so this widening will reduce queue lengths and delays. Without it, the road will continue to cause longer delays, make access difficult for commuters and emergency vehicles, cause more drivers to divert to other local routes, and increase congestion elsewhere.  

Olive Chapel Road at Apex Barbecue Road Improvements ($550,000)

This project addresses traffic congestion and reduces potential crashes at the intersection of Olive Chapel Road and Apex Barbecue Road by adding a 150-foot westbound left turn lane, 6-foot paved shoulders allowing for future bike lanes, rumble strips along the edge lines, a wider eastbound right-turn radius, and a wood-pole traffic signal on Olive Chapel Road at Apex Barbecue Road. This project completes a sidewalk gap with 500’ of 10-foot side path eastward along the north side of Olive Chapel Road. 

Salem Street Downtown Streetscape, Gathering Space, & Alley ($1,000,000)

This project funds the Saunders Lot overrun, streetscape and alleys property acquisition, curb-less Salem Streetscape, Saunders Street gathering space, and Commerce/Seaboard/Peak Alley improvements. These plans are based on schematic designs approved by Town Council in 2021. Improving these spaces was identified as a "Top 10" priority in the Downtown Plan.  

South Salem Street Bicycle Connection ($1,062,500)

This project includes sharrows (road markings that indicate a shared environment for bicycles and vehicles) along Salem Street from Apex Peakway to Hunter Street and bike lanes along South Salem Street from Pleasant Park to Apex Peakway. This project was the second highest priority identified in Bike Apex: The Comprehensive Bicycle Plan. 

Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources

Beaver Creek Greenway Extension ($672,000) 

This project extends the Beaver Creek Greenway within Jaycee Park to the NC 55 Right of Way. During the NC 55 widening, the Town will cost share with NCDOT to extend the greenway under NC 55 with a grade separated crossing. This project also extends the 10' asphalt trail, including boardwalk and bridge sections, within the Nature Park to Richardson Road, providing connections to Bella Casa, Arcadia Ridge/West, and Buckhorn Preserve. Additionally, the Beaver Creek Greenway will extend west of Richardson Road on the south side of Beaver Creek along the southern edge of Army Corps of Engineers Jordan Lake land to the American Tobacco Trail north of the New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Wake County trailhead.

Wimberly Road Park Design ($1,000,000) 

This project designs and develops nearly 50 acres with a 70,000+ square foot recreation center, maintenance facility, and yard. Given public input, preliminary project features include indoor staffed and programmed recreation space (gymnasium/multi-functional spaces/classrooms), trails, a passive open space, adaptive multi-use fields, sport courts, community gardens, and a park operation facility and yard to provide environmental education and conservation opportunities

Public Facilities

Fire Department Administration Building ($650,000)

The current Fire Department Administration Building occupies an old Apex Emergency Medical Services (EMS) station with 2,400 square feet of office space for 14 full-time employees, 2 limited-service employees, and Wake County EMS staff. This building is scheduled to be demolished during the NC 55 construction project in the coming years. This would use property at Fire Station 3 to address the space needs for offices, meetings, training, parking, and storage. The recent Space Needs Study recommended a 10,000 square foot facility

Fire Department Warehouse/Storage Building ($1,404,000)

This project constructs an outside warehouse and storage building at Fire Station 3. The Fire Department currently stores multiple trailers, response vehicles, and equipment outside unprotected from weather and unsecured from possible theft and vandalism. Multiple vehicles, equipment, and stored supplies currently housed at Fire Station 1 and the Fire Department Administration Building may also be stored in this new warehouse and storage building.

Fire Station 3 Renovation/Addition ($3,900,00)

This project renovates and expands Fire Station 3 to accommodate the engine company of crew from Fire Station 1 when Fire Station 1 closes. This project addresses insufficient kitchen, living room, bedroom, locker, and bathroom space in addition to age-related renovations (flooring, paint, fixtures, plumbing, etc.).

Electric

Green Level Substation ($2,000,000)

This project designs and constructs the Green Level Substation in the northwest corner of Apex. This substation will serve a growing population and alleviate demand from the Laura Duncan and Mount Zion substations. This substation will provide an imperative system redundancy and increase reliability by reducing feeder exposure

System Expansion ($4,325,000)

This project includes an electric system expansion based on Apex’s continued growth and development to continue providing reliable electric service. 

Water & Sewer

Little Beaver Creek Gravity Sewer Extension ($1,090,000)

Due to recent sewer extensions along Little Beaver Creek, the existing pump station at the Friendship Elementary School site may be taken offline. Then, a gravity sewer is needed to extend from the Friendship Elementary School site to the existing Little Beaver Creek outfall. Abandoning this pump station reduces maintenance and eventual upgrade costs, reduces overall risk to the sewer system, and reduces noise and odors from the site.

UV System Replacement ($1,500,000)

his project replaces the 1998 ultraviolet (UV) disinfectant system at the Apex Water Reclamation Facility. The existing system is reaching the end of its useful life, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find replacement parts. The new system uses low-pressure high-output (LPHO) lamp technology, which is more energy efficient than the existing system.