Posts Tagged ‘congestion’

When Will Avent Ferry Road Paving be Done?

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

It seems to be dragging on doesn’t it? Getting Avent Ferry Road resurfaced. I jokingly say the road is better now then when it was covered with potholes. And it’s slowing cars down too. But there is hope. And I’m pretty sure, when the asphalt has cooled and the paint has dried, we’ll have a better road. In fact, parts of Avent Ferry are getting a “road diet” as the engineers like to say. The cyclists are popping wheelies!

Avent Ferry Road

Avent Ferry Road

I originally contacted some good folks over at the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to see if (more…)

DOT changing priorities

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

I came across this article that I found interesting:

DOT changes process for prioritizing projects (abc11.com)

Under the old system, the Board of Transportation decided what was completed first, leading to allegation of back room deal making and cronyism.

The new process is data driven. All 2,000 projects the state wants to complete in the next ten years are rated based on hard data, such as accident reports and road congestion. The data also will include local input.

Will this change the old in/equity formula? Will urban areas get more attention now and rural area’s get shafted? (more…)