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Local Residents, Hunters, and Fishermen Outraged by Approval of $500M Mid-Currituck Bridge CHAPEL HILL, N.C.– Local residents from the Currituck mainland and the northern Outer Banks—along with hunters, fishermen, and wildlife enthusiasts from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation—reacted with dismay when the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced late Friday that it had signed a legal […]
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Carolina Journal News Reports Officials claim letter reversing department funding position was a mistake By Barry Smith Jun. 28th, 2012 RALEIGH – Sparks flew during a Wednesday Senate committee meeting after a top aide to Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue said that he never intended to alter the opinion of a top Department of Transportation […]
Bridge ‘idea-gathering’ meeting not advertised to public By Cindy Beamon The Daily Advance Sunday, September 18, 2011 CURRITUCK — The behind-the-scenes “idea gathering” meeting earlier this month on the mid-Currituck bridge’s design was not intended for the public, says a spokeswoman for the state agency overseeing the project. The session hosted by the N.C. […]
By Roger Chesley The Virginian-Pilot © June 27, 2011 THE Tar Heel state is spoiling for a fight with its northern neighbor. My question: Will one city in the Old Dominion respond in the same self-centered way? It will be tempted to. In May, the toll on the Chesapeake Expressway rose from $2 year-round to […]
EPA questions bridge project Unclear if objections will put halt on project By Cindy Beamon Staff Writer The Daily Advance Even though state lawmakers have appropriated funding for a mid-county bridge in Currituck, a federal agency is questioning the need for the project at all. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says a bridge joining Currituck’s […]
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