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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 |
| Total cost | $159,751,531 |
* Estimated costs are subject to change.