North Carolina Takes Big Step Toward Its First Toll Roads
North Carolinas first foray intotoll-road construction could produce three four-lane highways and a high-rise bridge and skyway in the next decade. The North Carolina Turnpike Authority voted Feb. 16 to study, plan and design the $1-billion program.
The state formed NCTA in 2002 for its first toll road venture, with authorization to construct, operate and maintain three projects. The authority now has proposed four and it would like to add more. It has asked the General Assembly to expand its authority so it can. A Dept. of Transportation spokeswoman says the projects proposed for immediate development are: