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Consultants present NC 904 corridor study; planning board forwards study to council
Summary
Bolton & Mink presented an NC 904 corridor study recommending multimodal improvements, phased projects and policy guidance. After questions about funding, NCDOT coordination and timing for roundabouts, the planning board voted to send the study to Town Council for consideration and possible adoption.
Consultants from Bolton & Mink briefed the Sunset Beach Planning Board on April 16 on the NC 904 corridor study and asked the board to forward the draft plan to Town Council for adoption.
Zoe Heapner and Tim Tresevy said the study covers NC 904 from US 17 to Sunset Beach Drive, documents existing conditions and environmental constraints, and proposes phased projects (short, medium and long term) including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, access modifications and intersection concepts such as roundabouts. “We want to address recent and anticipated growth, improve safety for all modes and guide policy for access management,” Heapner said.
Board members pressed presenters on timelines for major improvements. Several expressed concern that roundabouts in the southern corridor are shown many years out; consultants and staff explained that NC 904 is a NCDOT facility, that environmental review and securing funding often push major intersections to longer horizons, and that some projects will require county or state coordination. Members also discussed connecting Angel Trace Road as a potential relief route and asked about the study’s integration into the town’s land use plan and UDO.
After discussion the board voted to send the corridor study to Town Council for review and potential adoption; one member abstained on the vote. Staff said the consultants anticipate presenting to council on May 4. The board asked staff to clarify how the study’s recommendations would be integrated into future land‑use and code amendments and to pursue opportunities for subcommittee review and public digesting of the report before council action.
