Background/Purpose of Request:
The US-74/I-74 corridor is identified in NCDOT’s Strategic Transportation Corridors Network, the core network of multimodal transportation corridors moving large volumes of people and freight throughout the state. Governor Easley’s Logistics Task Force Final Report recommended upgrading I-74 from Charlotte to Wilmington, including reroute of the I-74 design (from the Green Swamp route) to connect to the I-140 bypass and US 74/76 short-term improvements (right of way/access management/grade separations). The upgrade is identified in other plans, studies and reports as a needed infrastructure solution.
A corridor study is seen as the critical next step in the planning and future funding of the facility. Staff recommends adoption of the attached resolution requesting NCDOT to conduct the corridor study.
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