The controversial Monroe connector-bypass project is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Monday, North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti and North Carolina Turnpike Authority Executive Director David Joyner signed the $367.7 million design-build contract for the 19.7-mile toll road. The contract has been awarded to Monroe Bypass Constructors, a joint venture [...]
The controversial Monroe Connector/Bypass project is one step closer to being reality. Today, North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti and North Carolina Turnpike Authority Executive Director David Joyner signed the $367.7 million design-build contract for the 19.7-mile toll road. The contract has been awarded to Monroe Bypass Constructors, a joint venture of North [...]
The railroad system between Charlotte and Raleigh will be upgraded using $461 million in federal funds, a project expected to create more than 4,000 jobs in North Carolina. Gov. Bev Perdue said today that the state has reached an agreement – approved by the Federal Railroad Administration, triggering the release of federal stimulus program funding – with [...]
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx and three other local figures have been chosen for a fellowship through 2011 at the The Urban Land Institute’s Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use. The group will be working with other teams — led by the mayors of Minneapolis; Nashville, Tenn.; Philadelphia; and Phoenix — to advise the ULI [...]
