Next Tuesday, City Council will talk about asking the Planning Commission to review the Capital Blvd. North corridor study. Take a look at the city’s StoryMap or these posts in the “future of transit” and BRT if you forgot what this awesome proposal is about.
City staff recently found that the road upgrade will probably cost around $900 million. They’d ask for funding from NCDOT through a competitive program. Even if this project wins funding, money may not come until 2026 at the earliest since the application process is put on hold due to Covid-related cost uncertainty. Assuming this happens, this project is likely to be split into 2 or 3 phases, and start construction around 2031.
Unless City Council pulls something unexpected, city staffers are hoping to host “ask-a-planner” virtual meetings on Oct. 21 and 23 about this project. It might be helpful to keep an eye out for that if you want to tell planners how you feel about this.
Here’s an example of what they’re proposing for the “Mini City” development block:
