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Gastonia council asks NCDOT to restore funding schedule for Union Road widening, North New Hope turn lane
Summary
City council voted unanimously to direct staff to send resolutions urging the North Carolina Department of Transportation to restore original schedules and full funding for two Gastonia projects after a draft STIP delayed right-of-way and construction dates.
Gastonia City Council on April 1 voted unanimously to ask the North Carolina Department of Transportation to restore the originally programmed schedule and funding for two transportation projects in the city: the Union Road widening (project U5961) and a right-turn lane at North New Hope Road (project U6138).
Council members made the request after Randy Gates, the city’s director of transportation, told the council that the draft State Transportation Improvement Program for 2026–2035 proposes moving right-of-way and utility work on Union Road from 2025 to 2027 and delaying…
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