Pryor Gibson apologizes for changes to DOT letter on toll projects From the Raleigh News & Observer Published Thu, Jun 21, 2012 09:49 PM Modified Fri, Jun 22, 2012 06:13 AM By J. Andrew Curliss – acurliss@newsobserver.com By J. Andrew Curliss The News and Observer Tags: Jim Trogdon | Pryor Gibson | Bev Perdue An […]
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Published Wed, Jun 20, 2012 07:49 PM Modified Thu, Jun 21, 2012 05:19 AM From the Raliegh News & Observer Budget deal cuts funding for two toll projectsArticle Republican Senator Tom Apodaca, left, chair of the Senate Rules Committee asks Jim Trogdon, chief operating officer of the state Department of Transportation to explain what […]
Top state transportation official calls altered letters ‘flat wrong’ Submitted by John_Frank on 2012-06-20 08:33 Tags: Under the Dome | Gov. Bev Perdue | Jim Trogdon | N.C. Department of Transportation | Senate Rules Committee UPDATED: N.C. Department of Transportation’s Chief Operating Officer Jim Trogdon told an investigative Senate panel Wednesday that altered letters sent […]
Published Tue, Jun 19, 2012 05:33 AM Modified Tue, Jun 19, 2012 10:47 AM Article By J. Andrew Curliss and Bruce Siceloff – acurliss@newsobserver.com By J. Andrew Curliss and Bruce Siceloff The News and Observer Tags: Garden Parkway | toll roads | Mid-Currituck Bridge | transportation money | Gov. Bev Perdue | Pryor Gibson […]
May 3, 2012 More Info: Monroe Bypass Print This Press Release Appeals court rules federal, state agencies illegally approved controversial NC highway Ruling a wake-up call for DOTs nationwide to consider sprawl, other impacts of major highway projects David Farren, Senior Attorney and Leader of SELC’s Transportation Initiative, 919-444-8717 Cat McCue, Senior Communications Manager, 434-977-4090 […]
Court ruling delays Monroe Bypass By Steve Harrison sharrison@charlotteobserver.com By Steve Harrison The Charlotte Observer Posted: Thursday, May. 03, 2012 Modified: Thursday, May. 03, 2012 More Information Map: Route of the Monroe Connector-Bypass The planned $700 million Monroe Connector-Bypass is in doubt after the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond Thursday ruled in favor […]
NO T.I.F.I.A. for the Mid-Currituck Bridge. The NCTA has failed for the 3rd time in 2 years to be invited for an application for T.I.F.I.A. financing. This project failed in the past due to financing and environmental issues and it will no doubt fail again for the very same reasons!! Read the article in Toll […]
With the closing of the F.E.I.S. comment period for the Mid-Currituck Bridge, the North Carolina DOT and the Turnpike Authority are answering some tough questions from appeals court judges regarding another controversial Turnpike Project, the Monroe Connector Bypass, near Charlotte. Southern Environmental Law Center and other environmental groups have challenged the environmental studies and their conclusions […]
http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/midcurrituckbridge/ Please download copy to your computer and review. It can be found about 1/2 way down the project web page. It is very important that we comment on this document. If history repeats itself for the NCTA, the Record of Decision won’t come for about a year. If the ROD includes the bridge, there […]
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