close
BASE Members login - Use the username and password provided to you. Call 910.799.2611 for asistance.
| Cape Fear Skyway |
 |
 |
 |
|
Cape Fear Skyway ProjectOperating as a separate business unit of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the North Carolina Turnpike Authority is authorized to study, plan, develop and undertake preliminary design work on up to nine toll roads in the state. At the conclusion of these activities, the Turnpike Authority is authorized to design, establish, purchase, construct, operate, and maintain the following projects:Skyway Project Description: Approximately 9.5 miles Preliminary cost is estimated at $971.5 million. Final costs will be determined during design. Free alternate route Existing US 17, US 74 and US 76. Timeline
Draft Bridge Type Options Presentation Greater Wilmington Business Journal Article In a presentation to the Leland Town Council, North Carolina Turnpike Authority estimated a $49.2 million annual gap in the difference between the cost of the bridge and the estimated revenues that would come from a bridge in the form of a toll. That number would go down to $38.2 million if the Interstate 140 Wilmington Bypass was tolled. But, it would take an act of the General Assembly to change that into a toll road, according to Turnpike authorities. The price tag of the bridge is $1.1 billion. The construction of the bridge would be $863.2 million with other expenses coming from the right of way and environmental mitigation. North Carolina Turnpike Authority engineer Steve DeWitt presented the possible routes for a Cape Fear Skyway thoroughfare. The best route was through the now developed Brunswick Forest. The N.C. Turnpike Authority emphasized the importance of preserving two other possible alternatives, referred to as northern and southern routes, each running beside Brunswick Forest. Want to read more Click here!Starnews Article North Brunswick resident Jay Merritt says he left Friday's informational meeting on the Cape Fear Skyway with a greater understanding: Not necessarily of the project, but of how hard it is to make a decision on it when so many different interests are involved. Several routes have been proposed for the Skyway connector road in Brunswick County, but the N.C. Turnpike Authority has not picked one yet and assured the public Friday it won't force the billion-dollar project on anybody. Steve DeWitt, its chief engineer, said that the Skyway is not a done deal, that the authority is still looking at alternatives to it and wants to hear from the community.Want to read more Click here ! |
.jpg)