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Raleigh council backs tolling scenario that links Capitol Boulevard to Triangle Expressway
Summary
The City of Raleigh voted to recommend a tolling option for Capitol Boulevard that would add the corridor to the Triangle Expressway financing structure, supporting a Turnpike-based financing scenario over an all-local toll option.
The Raleigh City Council voted to recommend “scenario 2,” a tolling and financing plan that would add the proposed Capitol Boulevard toll facility to the Triangle Expressway system, after a motion carried 7–1. The recommendation is intended to guide the city’s vote on an upcoming Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization executive board resolution.
The action follows a presentation from Kenneth Ritchie of the city Transportation Department, who described four tolling scenarios for the roughly 10-mile corridor from I-540 north toward the Wake/Franklin county line. The options range…
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