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I-26 aesthetics committee proposes art, landscaping and lighting for new Patton Avenue bridge; NCDOT and city to fund improvements
Summary
The I-26 Aesthetics Advisory Committee presented recommendations for the new I-26 bridge over Patton Avenue, including public art surfaces, LED under-bridge lighting, Monticello-style path lighting, landscape connections to Bowen Bridge, and a stack-stone form liner; NCDOT and the city have committed funding for many elements.
The I-26 Aesthetics Advisory Committee presented an updated set of recommendations on Sept. 9 to soften the visual and neighborhood impacts of the new I-26 bridge crossing over Patton Avenue. Ted Figura, committee chair, said the committee was convened after design-bid changes required the interstate to be carried over Patton Avenue rather than routed beneath it. The committee’s recommendations focus on four funding categories: elements NCDOT will fund from the project budget, items within existing city commitments (including up to $405,000 freed by other project changes), landscape improvements paid from the project’s landscape budget…
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