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25529
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The 1987 Transportation Corridor Official Map Act (Map Act) may save North Carolina money on future highways, but many landowners pay the price. Any development located in the path of major Map Act projects are restricted or frozen – many for decades. Currently, there is a lawsuit in the North Carolina Supreme Court to decide whether property of Map Act owners was unconstitutionally seized by the Department of Transportation (DOT) without compensation. In all, 24 planned roads affect property owners in 18 counties throughout the state.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 4, April 2016,
p50-59, il, por, map
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19152
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In an effort to reduce costs and raise money from an outside source NCDOT turned to private companies when creating new toll roads north of Charlotte. Along portions of I-77 in Mecklenburg County this corroboration between public and private firms created new fast lanes to try and bypass traffic on this busy stretch of highway. However, this project did not receive popular appeal from citizens.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 30 Issue 10, March 2013,
p9-10, il
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27914
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The expansion of US Highway 64 could further pollute Jordan Lake. The expansion could also uproot Chatham County businesses as they move to accommodate the new expanded road. The road would run from Pittsboro over Jordan Lake to Apex and Cary and would be designed to speed up travel time from Charlotte to Raleigh. The state does not currently have the funding to pay for the expansion and it does not have a plan to work with the federal environmental regulations governing Jordan Lake.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 17, April 2010,
p5-7
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26514
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North Carolina has the largest state-maintained highway system in the nation. While highways encourage economic growth, there has been little consideration of possible environmental impacts in highway planning.
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26529
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The North Carolina General Assembly plans to invest over $9 billion in the state highway program. To help diminish the possible environmental side effects, concerned citizens can get involved in the planning process. They can also urge county governments to implement a Natural Areas Inventory for protecting sensitive habitat.
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26531
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Populations of endangered plant species on highway rights-of-way will be protected through a formal agreement between the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources.
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27462
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North Carolina is experiencing a budget crisis during the current recession. Some legislators want to divert money from the Highway Trust Fund to education, environmental, and social programs. It is unlikely to happen due to the culture of the legislature and the financial contributions of the transportation lobbyists. Meanwhile NC has the highest infant mortality rate in the country, is near the bottom in SAT scores, and is among the lowest spenders on environmental protection projects.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 27, June 27-July 4 1990,
p7-9
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26586
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The National Wildflower Research Center studies ways wildflowers can be used for water conservation, erosion control and landscaping. The Center stresses highway beautification, encouraging state highway departments to plant wildflowers along roadways.
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27575
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North Carolina’s General Assembly recently approved an 8.8 billion dollar highway project while slashing the state’s Basic Education Program by 40 percent. NC has one of the worst education systems in the nation highlighted by the Newsweek article “Tar Heel Dunce Cap.” Citizens were willing to accept an increase in taxes for “higher teacher pay and better schools,” but the new gasoline tax will go to fund the highway system. Many are criticizing the state government for neglecting students to add what is already the nation’s largest state highway system.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 38, November 23-29 1989,
p11-13
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32605
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The cost of constructing interstate highway interchanges have escalated steadily during the past couple decades, while North Carolina Highway Fund revenues have failed to keep pace. Maintaining the eighty-thousand-mile North Carolina highway system now consumes the bulk of available road dollars. This article discusses the highway system, construction, maintenance, and financing.
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32315
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W. Trent Ragland, Jr., is the President of Superior Stone Company, as well as the National Crushed Stone Association. This article describes Ragland’s background growing up in Raleigh, his business career, and professional achievements. Ragland also discusses his views on North Carolina highway construction, aggregate materials used in construction, and zoning regulations.
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30822
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The annual report of the North Carolina State Highway Commission emphasizes the issues faced during the 1958 fiscal year. Revenues were down and costs were up, with heavy maintenance charges of the $200 million secondary road building program.
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30650
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Considered one of the greatest single engineering improvements in highway planning, limited access roads relieve traffic and highway congestion through North Carolina's communities. The limited access roads provide safety and permanence, preventing uncontrolled roadside development from overpowering the highway routes.
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30668
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As the Chairman of the Highway and Public Works Commission, A.H. Graham has been working to improve and expand North Carolina's highway system for 35 years. Graham make his first push in 1921, fighting for passage of the $50 million road bond issues to connect county seats with all principal cities. Graham has worked for North Carolina road system in many capacities from State Legislator, Lieutenant-Governor, Chairman of the Highway Commission, and Director of the Carolina's Motor Club.
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30671
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After graduating from NC State and serving during World War II, W.H. Rogers, Jr. joined the Pitt County engineering force, later moving to Raleigh as assistant to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and then the Highway Chairman, A.H. Graham. Rogers is now the Chief Highway Engineer for the North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission, and is in charge of the maintenance and construction of of the 70,000 miles of public roads running from the mountains to sea.
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