Project Overview
Planning and development are underway to improve nearly nine miles of Ramsey Street (U.S. 401) from Rowan/Grove streets downtown to Bethune Drive north of Interstate 295 in Cumberland County.
Proposed improvements would widen Ramsey Street to six lanes and provide accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists. The proposed project would help relieve current and future traffic congestion and improve safety of this heavily traveled corridor.
Additional improvements are also being considered at these two major Ramsey Street interchanges — I-295 and Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway.
- Segment A is from Rowan/Grove Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway.
- Segment B is from Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway to Country Club Road.
- Segment C is from Country Club Road to Bethune Drive.
Project Funding
This proposed project is listed as Project U-4403 A, B & C in the current N.C. Department of Transportation's State Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP, Segment A is not funded. Segment B is funded for preliminary engineering only. Segment C is fully funded; below is a breakdown of Segment C's estimated project costs:
Property acquisition
| $23,400,000
|
Utilities relocation
| $20,900,000
|
Construction
| $55,300,000
|
|
Total cost | $99.600,000
|
*Estimated costs subject to change