Road Construction/Projects in Coastal NC (Charlotte, Wilmington: delivery, budget, restriction)

[LM117]

Regarding the final work on the US-70/Slocum Gate project in Havelock:

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-rel...struction.aspx

[LM117]

NCDOT has awarded a contract to widen US-117 in Goldsboro between US-70 and US-70 Bypass. Completion is set for fall 2023.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-rel...ne-county.aspx

[LM117]

Northbound traffic on US-421 at the New Hanover/Pender county line will be shifted onto the new bridge tomorrow.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-rel...fic-shift.aspx

[LM117]

Another piece of Future I-74 will be finished soon.

https://twitter.com/NCDOT_Scoast/sta...40983387316225

[LM117]

'East Wilson is open for business': Construction complete on US 301 corridor | The Wilson Times

[LM117]

NCDOT is holding a virtual informational meeting on June 4 to discuss the ongoing "jug handle" bridge project in Rodanthe.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-rel...t-meeting.aspx

[LM117]

The new US-421 bridges at the New Hanover/Pender county line are complete and open.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-rel...-florence.aspx

[LM117]

The US-74/NC-133 bridge over the Northeast Cape Fear River in Wilmington will be closed this weekend.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-rel...e-closure.aspx

[LM117]

Originally Posted by LM117

Another piece of Future I-74 will be finished soon.

https://twitter.com/NCDOT_Scoast/sta...40983387316225

It opened today.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-rel...nge-opens.aspx

[LM117]

Originally Posted by LM117

NCDOT has applied for a $63.5M federal grant for upgrades to US-74 between I-26 and Wilmington.

https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/...74%20NCDOT.pdf

USDOT awarded only $25M. See page 12:

https://www.transportation.gov/build...%20Sheet_0.pdf

Notable is this stipulation:

The State agreed to an accountability measure: for each project component, if the State does not complete and open that component to traffic by a specific date, the State will forfeit or return the lesser of $10 million or 10 percent of that component’s costs.