N. Carolina Board of Transportation approves $2.6 million for 24 safety projects

Updated Jun 1, 2016

North Carolina state line welcome signThe North Carolina Board of Transportation has approved 24 safety enhancement projects in 16 counties valued at $2.6 million.

The projects aim to improve pedestrian access in addition to enhancing safety, and include work along state roads, sidewalks and pathways. They include:

  • Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Baywood Road and Murphy Road in the Town of Eastover in Cumberland County
  • Pedestrian improvements to Cloverdale Avenue and Miller Street in Winston-Salem
  • Installation of a multi-use path along Sloop Point Road and Country Club Road in Pender County
  • Drainage improvements on North Main Street (U.S. 29) between Henderson Street and Steel Street in Salisbury
  • Installation of pedestrian signals and median modifications, which will provide a pedestrian refuge at Slope Street and U.S. 19 in Bryson City in Swain County
  • Drainage improvements to West Palmer Street in the Town of Franklin in Macon County
  • Construction of sidewalks along state roads in Hertford, Martin and Madison counties
  • Traffic signal improvements to roads in Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and Swain counties
  • Ditch, culvert and roadside improvements in Macon, Northampton, New Hanover, Sampson, Cumberland and Union counties