Deadline July 17 for input on future transportation projects

North Carolina​ Department of Transportation staff are working on the next long-range capital plan and want to know which projects are a priority for the public.

The State Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP, identifies construction and funding schedules for projects over a 10-year period. Updated every two years, the STIP being developed is for 2026-2035, NCDOT said.

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Comments can be submitted until Wednesday, July 17, through an interactive, online survey. Comment period began June 17.

Projects range from interstate improvement to a new turn lane or intersection improvement, and can be for any type of transportation, including highways, aviation, bicycle & pedestrian, ferry, public transportation and rail.  

Though the drop-in sessions across the state have already taken place, the public can comment by phone, email, mail or with a visit to their district’s NCDOT office.

Division 1 includes Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington counties.

The address for NCDOT Division 1 Office, 113 Airport Drive, Edenton, NC 27932. The public can also contact Division Project Development Engineer Brooks N. Braswell at 252-482-1862 or bnbraswell@ncdot.gov.

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Division 2 includes Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico and Pitt counties.

Submit comments for these counties by mail to NCDOT Division 2 Project Development Office, 1037 W.H. Smith Blvd., Greenville, NC 27834. Residents can also contact Division Planning Engineer ​Len White Jr. at 252-775-6108 or lenwhite@ncdot.gov.

Division 3 includes Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender and Sampson counties.

Comments for these counties can be submitted to ​NCDOT Division 3 Office, 5505 Barbados Blvd., Castle Hayne, NC 28429. The public also can contact Corridor Development Engineer Michelle Howes at 910 341-2107 or mnhowes@ncdot.gov.

Information on how to comment for the 11 other districts can be found on the website.

This comment period is not for maintenance-related projects, such as patching potholes, resurfacing, or ditches. NCDOT uses a different method to prioritize maintenance projects., officials said.

Local planning organizations across the state also submit projects to be scored. For more information, contact the Metropolitan Planning Organization or Rural Planning Organization​ for your area.