NCDOT needs your help to decide which projects receive money from the Mobility Fund.
The fund represents North Carolina’s first new revenue stream for transportation needs in more than a decade and will generate $173 million from 2011 to 2014 and $58 million each year thereafter.
The first $120 million-$130 million is dedicated to phase two of the I-85 Corridor Improvement Project in Davidson and Rowan counties – the state’s top mobility project. We’re working now to determine how to best spend the rest of the money.
The department has taken the more than 70 ideas you shared with us during our first public comment period in August and used them to create a framework for our decision-making process. It includes a potential set of minimum requirements and two scoring options. You can read them by clicking here.
What creates your greatest mobility challenge? Commuting to work? Access to schools? We want to hear from you before moving forward. A second public comment period is now open, so you can weigh these options and offer other suggestions for improvement. We’ll use them to draft our final plan for selecting Mobility Fund projects.
The comment period ends Friday, Oct. 29. You can easily share your ideas online at our Citizens Connect Online Form.
The Mobility Fund is meant to benefit the public. That’s why it’s so important for your voice to be heard. For more information about the Mobility Fund, visit ncdot.gov.