{"id":33,"date":"2010-01-31T18:58:18","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T23:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2010-03-13T20:07:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-14T01:07:53","slug":"proposed-bridge-project-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/?p=33","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Bridge Project Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT TO BE RELEASED IN A FEW WEEKS. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TIMELINE AS REPORTED IN THE VIRGINIAN PILOT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* 1989 Bridge first placed on a state highway plan after years of discussion.<br \/>\n* 1996 State purchases land in Corolla for bridge landing. Bridge cost estimates range from $47 million to $71 million.<br \/>\n* 1998 Bridge plans and possible landing sites presented at public hearings. Aydlett residents oppose the project. Cost estimate is now $87 million.<!--more--><br \/>\n* 2001 Bridge project stalls after state officials announce study that could take years. Officials say bridge\u2019s environmental impact may not be worth its e ffect on traffic flow. Cost estimate is now $97 million.<br \/>\n* 2002 North Carolina Turnpike Authority created to expedite construction of several state road projects.<br \/>\n* 2004 State unveils traffic study that says widening U.S. 158 and N.C. 12 would relieve traffic flow better than a mid-county bridge. Currituck and Duck officials and residents disagree with conclusions. Bridge cost estimate is $103 million.<br \/>\n* 2005 General Assembly passes bill authorizing Turnpike Authority to plan and build a toll bridge over Currituck Sound using private financing and construction. Cost estimate is $118 million.<br \/>\n* 2006 A study by a transportation institute at North Carolina State University estimat es the cost at $156 million.<br \/>\n* 2007 Turnpike Authority releases study that shows tolls could be $8 to $12. Bridge costs estimates are adjusted to better reflect inflation and design to $296 to $795 million.<br \/>\n* 2009 ACS Infrastructure Development, a private company, to lead construction and operation of toll bridge. Estimate firmed up to $659 million.<br \/>\n* Oct. 12, 2009 State puts forth option to let the bridge land in Aydlett rather than go overhead all the way to U.S. 158. Revision could save $60 million. Aydlett residents and Currituck commissioners oppose that option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT TO BE RELEASED IN A FEW WEEKS. TIMELINE AS REPORTED IN THE VIRGINIAN PILOT * 1989 Bridge first placed on a state highway plan after years of discussion. * 1996 State purchases land in Corolla for bridge landing. Bridge cost estimates range from $47 million to $71 million. * 1998 Bridge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomcb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}