The N.C. Department of Transportation proposes widening a 2.8-mile stretch of Fire Tower Road and Portertown Road in Greenville. This project includes improvements to the Charles Boulevard/ Fire Tower Road and Arlington Boulevard/Fire Tower Road intersections, and the street network surrounding these intersections. The proposed work would improve traffic flow, reduce congestion and crashes, and create greater connectivity.

For funding purposes, the overall project is made up of two projects:

• Project U-5785, which involves widening a 0.6-mile stretch of Fire Tower Road between Charles Boulevard (N.C. 143) and 14th Street
• Project U-5870, which involves widening Fire Tower Road to Portertown Road and widening Portertown Road to 10th Street (N.C. 33), a distance of 2.2 miles.
  

Project Funding

This project is listed in the N.C. Department of Transportation's State Transportation Improvement Program as U-5785 and U-5870 and is funded for $81.3 million.

*Estimated costs subject to change