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CAMPO outlines design progress, outreach and funding options for Triangle Bikeway East
Summary
CAMPO presented a preliminary‑design update to the Raleigh City Council on the Triangle Bikeway East (RTP to West Raleigh), noting design funding from Wake County and Research Triangle Foundation, a public survey Jan. 21–Feb. 25, a target for 30% design this summer and an approximate 2022 cost range of $83–89 million that will be refined.
CAMPO senior planner Kara Russell told the Raleigh City Council that preliminary design work for the eastern segment of the Triangle Bikeway — planned to connect Research Triangle Park and West Raleigh and, ultimately, Chapel Hill — is underway and being positioned for future construction funding.
"It is that multi use path, that is projected to connect Chapel Hill, all the way to Raleigh," Russell said, describing the corridor and the 2022 feasibility and implementation study that identified a preferred alignment primarily along the I‑40/NC‑54 corridor. She said the study was adopted by Triangle West TPO and CAMPO executive boards in 2022 and that the plan and design guidance are available at trianglebikeway.com.
The current CAMPO‑led design effort covers the eastern section from Research Triangle Park to a bridge near the Art Museum in West Raleigh. Russell said Wake County and the Research Triangle Foundation are funding the preliminary design, with CAMPO managing the 30% design phase in close coordination with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and local jurisdictions, including…
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