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Council sends joint letter to NCDOT and community presses alternatives to I‑26 Patton Avenue flyover
Summary
The Asheville City Council on May 27 transmitted a joint letter to the North Carolina Department of Transportation and asked DOT to reconsider elements of the planned I‑26 connector — including a proposed Patton Avenue flyover — while community groups presented narrower, lower‑impact alternatives at a public design charrette.
The Asheville City Council on May 27 reviewed and transmitted a joint letter to the North Carolina Department of Transportation asking DOT to reconsider portions of the planned I‑26 connector design, including a proposed flyover of Patton Avenue.
Mayor Esther Manheimer described the letter as thanking DOT for long‑term engagement while asking for renewed review of elements that community members say increase neighborhood impacts. The letter attaches prior council resolutions and asks DOT to work with an existing city aesthetics committee, to convene an alternative‑design task force and to…
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