Public
meeting will be July 26
SPRING
LAKE
– The N.C. Department of Transportation is seeking public feedback on its
proposal to widen and extend a Cumberland County road to relieve traffic
congestion at Fort Bragg.
NCDOT will host
an informal open house from 4 to 7 p.m. July 26 at Spring Lake Town Hall, 300
Ruth St. The open house will give people an opportunity to see preliminary
design maps, ask questions and fill out comment cards about the project.
Fort Bragg plans
to build an additional gate, called an access control point, to reduce
congestion from vehicles entering the military reservation. The new gate will
be on Reilly Road near Odell Road, which NCDOT is proposing to extend and
widen. By extending and widening Odell Road to serve Fort Bragg’s new gate,
NCDOT anticipates congestion on Bragg Boulevard will be reduced during commuter
times.
Under NCDOT’s
proposal, Odell Road would be extended from North Bragg Boulevard (N.C. 24/87)
in Spring Lake to Reilly Road on Fort Bragg. The department would add lanes to
some places of Odell Road to make the entire road four travel lanes. NCDOT also
plans to install a raised median along the entire road as an added safety
measure. Construction is scheduled to start in 2020.
Maps and other
information about the proposal can be viewed on this NCDOT
website when the information becomes available.
The department
will accept comments on the proposal through Aug. 9. They may be sent to Kim
Gillespie, a project manager at NCDOT, at 919-707-6023; klgillespie@ncdot.gov; or Central
Project Delivery, 1595 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1595.
NCDOT will
provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act
for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring
special services should contact Tony Gallagher at 919-707-6069 or magallagher@ncdot.gov so that
arrangements can be made.
Persons who speak
Spanish and have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English may
receive interpretive services upon request before the meeting by calling
1-800-481-6494.