Project Suspended
Preliminary engineering activities for this project have been temporarily suspended.
Project Overview
To improve mobility and reduce congestion for motorists traveling north and south in central Wilmington, the N.C. Department of Transportation proposes extending Independence Boulevard near the Covil/Montgomery Avenue corridor 1.7 miles from the vicinity of Randall Parkway to U.S. 74 (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway).
Project Cost
This project is listed as Project U-4434 in the N.C. Department of Transportation's State Transportation Improvement Program and is funded for $159.8 million.
| Project development & design | $4,125,531 |
| Property acquisition | $74,300,000 |
| Construction costs | $80,726,000 |
| Utilities costs | $600,000 |
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Total cost | $159,751,531 |
* Estimated costs are subject to change.