Officials hope state aids Skyway plan
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
By Chris Fitzsimon
Committee to ask General Assembly for nearly half of $971M project
By Chris Mazzolini
Staff Writer
chris.mazzolini@starnewsonline.com
Ask and you shall receive.
At least that’s the hope of regional transportation planners interested in building the $971.5 million Cape Fear Skyway. They want the North Carolina General Assembly to foot some of the bill, help eliminate a $439 million funding gap and make the historically expensive toll road and bridge a reality.
The Wilmington region’s Transportation Advisory Committee voted Wednesday to ask the General Assembly for a yearly funding commitment to the Skyway, a 9.4 mile span that would connect U.S. 17 in Brunswick County to the intersection at Carolina Beach Road and Independence Boulevard in Wilmington. (more…)
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