Balfour project prompts critiques at county meeting
County commissioners pressed DOT representatives over the North Carolina 191 Balfour corridor plan. Residents voiced fears of home loss, while officials urged faster decisions to narrow routes and protect historic properties including the Allen Jamison House. Citizens urged moving the route north to ease displacement.
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N.C. 191
Walmart
Grimesdale
DOT
State Historic Preservation Office
State Office
Federal Highway Administration
Allen-Jamison
Sholtz- Cantrell
Hyder
Nix Road
I-26
St. Mary’s Chapel
U.S. 64
Michael Edney
Mountain Road
NCDOT
Edney
Burch
Charlie Messer
Grady Hawkins
Board of Commissioners
Hawkins
Flat Rock
Richard Mihalik
Hart Lane
Howard Gap Road
V.A
Balfour Parkway timeline from 2002 to 2024
Timeline traces Balfour Parkway from 2002 as an alternative after killing the Clear Creek Connector through 2024 when construction begins. It notes 2008 high priority in the French Broad MPO plan, 2012 MPO recommendation, 2015 SPOT evaluation, 2016 TIP inclusion, 2018 NCDOT corridor proposals, fall 2019 preferred route, 2022 right of way acquisition, and 2024 start of construction.
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Clear Creek
Comprehensive Transportation Plan
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