The Town of Hillsborough is seeking input on a package of alternatives to the scrapped Elizabeth Brady Road extension project that was intended to alleviate traffic through downtown.
An analysis of possible smaller road projects will be presented to the town’s board of commissioners during its monthly workshop on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Town Barn.
The public is encouraged to provide feedback on the alternative road projects and which ones should be selected for presentation to the N.C. Department of Transportation to build.
Earlier this year, DOT agreed to drop plans to build a bypass that would have connected U.S. 70A with U.S. 70 and St. Mary’s Road east of town after the town board withdrew support for the bypass over concerns that it would have a significant negative impact on the natural and social environment, with only limited improvements in traffic congestion.
Late last year, the board began discussing 11 smaller road projects that could be built in some combination with the $34 million allocated for the bypass and that could similarly or further reduce traffic on Churton Street.
In order to persuade DOT to reassign the funds earmarked for the Elizabeth Brady Road extension, the package the town chooses must consist of projects that can be constructed quickly and that can be shown to effectively alleviate congestion in the downtown.