http://pilotonline.com/news/local/transportation/group-files-lawsuit-seeking-nc-dot-emails-about-mid-currituck/article_eacf0827-4322-53dc-add1-babbae82114c.html The bridge would reduce traffic on U.S. 158, provide better storm evacuation and could attract more business to the area. But many have opposed its construction based on concerns over Source: pilotonline.com/news/local/transportation/group-files-lawsuit-seeking-nc-dot-email Mid-Currituck bouncing costs 2011-2016 2011 N.C. Turnpike Authority Annual Report: $580 million. November 2011 Report to the J.L.T.O.C.: $665 milion: Note: Cost […]
Press Release October 17, 2016 CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The schedule for constructing the controversial Mid-Currituck Bridge—an expensive and environmentally destructive seven mile toll-bridge that would connect the Outer Banks town of Corolla with mainland Currituck County—has again been delayed. Last week, the North Carolina Department of Transportation confirmed that the project’s schedule was pushed back […]
https://www.southernenvironment.org/news-and-press/news-feed/mid-currituck-bridge-delayed-new-traffic-forecasts-show-bridge-not-needed Mid-Currituck Bridge delayed; new traffic forecasts show bridge not needed | Southern Environmental Law Center SELC uses the power of the law to champion all the things you love about the South: clean water, healthy air, mountains, forests, rural countryside, and the coast. Source: www.southernenvironment.org/news-and-press/news-feed/mid-currituck-bridge-delayed-new-traffic-forecasts-show-bridge-not-needed
New climate change guidelines make for better decision-making August 2, 2016 New federal guidelines require agencies to consider climate change when evaluating proposals, providing a vital tool to inform and improve public decision-making. (© Robert Llewellyn) Today the Obama Administration released guidelines on how federal agencies should consider climate change when assessing proposed projects. The […]
Mid-Currituck Bridge, NC | Southern Environmental Law Center SELC uses the power of the law to champion all the things you love about the South: clean water, healthy air, mountains, forests, rural countryside, and the coast. Source: www.southernenvironment.org/cases-and-projects/mid-currituck-bridge-nc
SELC Mid-Currituck Presentation
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The timeline is a farce and NCDOT knows it! 1. There is no Record of Decision. No R.O.D., no bridge. 2. They are trying to fund 60% of the cost with toll revenue bonds and without the “gap” funding that was removed from statute, $28 million/year for 30-40 years; no private equity- the PPP was […]
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