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Commissioner: Legislature provided $2 million for DOT planning at I-73/US-220 interchange
Summary
Commissioner Mark Richardson said the North Carolina legislature provided $2,000,000 for engineering and design work with DOT to improve an I-73/US-220 transition area that has had multiple accidents; the recap framed the funds as planning money for access roads and an intersection redesign.
Commissioner Mark Richardson said the county received planning funds from the state for safety improvements near the I-73/US-220 transition. "The legislature again came up with the necessary funds, in this case $2,000,000 for the engineering and design of access roads and an intersection very near that place where I-seventy 3 becomes 220 again," Richardson said, describing the funds as intended for engineering and design work with the Department of Transportation.
Richardson said the funding responds to a hazardous situation in the western part of the county and several accidents, including a recent fatality that involved the Huntsville Fire Department. He said work is intended to improve safety and access for new residential development in the area. The recap did not include a project schedule, specific design scope, or a record of any county-level approval beyond noting the state funds were secured for planning.
The board advised residents to contact the county manager with questions and did not announce a public hearing or timeline for construction in the recorded recap.
