§ 136-180. Urban loops. - North Carolina Statutes - USA Laws Searching

§ 136-180. Urban loops.

§ 136‑180.  Urban loops.

(a)        Funds allocatedfrom the Trust Fund for urban loops may be used only for the following urbanloops:

                                                                                                                    Affected

Loop                                             Description                                              Counties

                                                                                                             

Asheville Western Loop                 Multilanefacility on new                           Buncombe

                                                     locationfrom I‑26 west of

                                                     Ashevilleto US‑19/23 north

                                                     ofAsheville for the purpose

                                                     ofconnecting these roads.

                                                     Thefunds may be used to

                                                     improveexisting corridors.

Charlotte Outer Loop                    Multilanefacility encircling                        Mecklenburg

                                                     Cityof Charlotte including

                                                     6‑laningof the portion from

                                                     JohnstonRoad/US 521 south

                                                     toI‑77 south of Charlotte‑

                                                     includingwidening, resurface,

                                                     andinterchange

Durham Northern Loop                 Theprojects listed below                         Durham, Wake

                                                     areeligible for funding

                                                     underthis section as part of

                                                     theDurham Northern Loop.

                                                     Thepriorities for planning

                                                     andconstructing these projects

                                                     willbe established by mutual

                                                     agreementof the Metropolitan

                                                     PlanningOrganization (MPO)

                                                     andthe Department of

                                                     Transportationthrough the

                                                     federallymandated

                                                     TransportationImprovement

                                                     Programdevelopment process.

                                                     Thecross sections for these

                                                     projectswill be established

                                                     bymutual agreement of the

                                                     MPOand the Department of

                                                     Transportationthrough the

                                                     Stateand federal environmental

                                                     reviewprocess. (1) East end

                                                     connector,from N.C. 147 to

                                                     U.S.70 East. (2) U.S. 70, from

                                                     LynnRd. to the Northern

                                                     DurhamParkway. (3) I‑85,

                                                     fromU.S. 70 to Red Mill Rd.

                                                     (4)Northern Durham Parkway,

                                                     SectionB, from Old Oxford

                                                     Rd.to I‑85. (5) Northern

                                                     DurhamParkway, Section A,

                                                     fromI‑85 to I‑540. (6)

                                                     NorthernDurham Parkway,

                                                     SectionC, from Old Oxford

                                                     Rd.to Roxboro Rd. (7)

                                                     RoxboroRd. from Duke St.

                                                     toGoodwin Rd.

Fayetteville Western                       Multilanefacility on new                           Cumberland

Outer Loop                                   locationfrom US 401 north

                                                     ofFayetteville to I‑95

                                                     southof Hope Mills

Gastonia Loop                               Multilanefacility known                           Gaston, Mecklenburg

                                                     asthe Garden Parkway,

                                                     ona new location

                                                     beginningat I‑485,

                                                     extendingwest across

                                                     southernGaston County

                                                     toI‑85, and continuing

                                                     northto US 321

Greensboro Loop                          Multilanefacility on new                           Guilford

                                                     locationencircling City of

                                                     Greensboroincluding

                                                     interchangeswith Cone

                                                     BoulevardExtension and

                                                     Lewiston‑FlemingRoad

                                                     Extension

Greenville Loop                             Multilaneextension of                              Pitt

                                                     theGreenville Loop from

                                                     US264 west of Greenville

                                                     toNC‑11 south of Winterville

Raleigh Outer Loop                       Multilanefacility on new                           Wake, Durham,

                                                     locationencircling City                             Johnston

                                                     ofRaleigh

Wilmington Bypass                        Multilanefacility on new                           New Hanover

                                                     locationfrom US‑17 northeast

                                                     ofWilmington to US 421

                                                     insouthern Wilmington,

                                                     continuingfrom US 421

                                                     insouthern Wilmington

                                                     northeastalong Independence

                                                     Blvd.,and extending to

                                                     MartinLuther King, Jr.

                                                     Parkway,and including

                                                     theBlue Clay Road

                                                     interchange

Winston‑Salem Northbelt               Multilanefacility on new                           Forsyth

                                                     locationfrom I‑40 west of

                                                     Winston‑Salemnortherly to

                                                     US311/Future I‑74 in eastern

                                                     ForsythCounty

(b)        The Board ofTransportation may, by official resolution, accept a new interstate or freewayas the revised termini of an urban loop described in subsection (a) of thissection, and the revised project shall be eligible for funding with fundsdescribed in G.S. 136‑176(b)(2) if the following conditions are met:

(1)        The Department ofTransportation has constructed a new interstate or freeway facility since 1989and has changed the official route designation from the termini described insubsection (a) of this section to the new facility.

(2)        The Board ofTransportation finds that the purposes of the urban loop facility, specificallyincluding reduced congestion and high‑speed, safe, regional through‑travelservice, would be enhanced by the action.

(1989,c. 692, s. 1.1; 2002‑126, s. 26.10(a); 2003‑284, s. 29.11(a); 2004‑124,s. 30.19; 2004‑148, s. 4.)