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CAMPO, Turnpike Authority present US‑1 tolling study; council members weigh quicker delivery vs. local impacts
Summary
CAMPO and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority presented a tolling study for upgrading US‑1 (Capitol Boulevard) north of I‑540, showing that tolling could accelerate construction but would require legislative changes and careful mitigation of local traffic and transit impacts.
Regional and state transportation officials briefed Raleigh City Council on a tolling analysis for the US‑1/Capitol Boulevard corridor from I‑540 to the Wake‑Franklin county line and outlined tradeoffs between accelerating construction and local impacts.
Chris Lucassina, executive director of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), reviewed the corridor’s planning history and funding delays. He said the project — which would convert the corridor to a full‑control‑of‑access freeway — has been repeatedly delayed and that “time is money”: delays and inflation have driven costs substantially higher and a funding gap now threatens schedule stability.
David Roy, director of innovative finance at the North Carolina Turnpike Authority, summarized the authority’s tolling analysis. He described four scenarios the study tested: two “all‑lanes toll” expressway options and two express‑lane…
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