Record #:

24330

Author(s):

Mildenberg, David

Abstract:

This article presents the slow and cumbersome process of road building by providing readers with the example of how I-85 and I-40 merge in Alamance County, causing a bottleneck situation and traffic. North Carolina politicians underinvested in its transportation network over the past thirty years, and motorists are paying dearly for it today.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 1993, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Road building; Roads--Wake County; Traffic--North Carolina; Traffic control--Planning; Roads--Economic aspects

Record #:

24331

Author(s):

Wittebort, Suzanne

Abstract:

Interstate highways attract business and foster growth. Charlotte is an example a commercial center benefitting from the presence of interstates, specifically, I-85 and I-77.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 1993, p28-33, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Road construction industry--Charlotte; Road building--Hatteras Island; Roads--Economic aspects; Charlotte--Development; Charlotte--Economic conditions

Record #:

24332

Author(s):

Bailey, David

Abstract:

Nearly three years after the completion if I-40, many rural counties are still waiting for an influx of jobs and development. Areas around Raleigh and Wilmington, however, have grown.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 1993, p34-38, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Road building; Roads--Economic aspects; Roads--Wilmington; Roads--Raleigh

Record #:

24333

Author(s):

Peek, Charlie

Abstract:

The sleepy little town of Selma in Johnston County, North Carolina has become an overnight success as a result of its location on I-95. The town is exactly eight hours from both the New York-New Jersey population center and central Florida.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 1993, p40-46, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Johnston County--Economic conditions; Johnston County--Description and travel; Selma--Economic conditions

Record #:

24334

Author(s):

Nelson, Luann

Abstract:

A planned extension of I-26 begins in Charleston, South Carolina and ends in Asheville, North Carolina. The project has angered environmentalists but much of the region’s business community anticipates and interstate that links western North Carolina to the Ohio Valley and industrial Midwest. This article examines the pros and cons of the expansion.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 1993, p48-55, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Road construction--North Carolina, Western; Road building; Roads--Economic aspects; Roads--Design and construction--Raleigh; Roads--North Carolina, Western