The Cape Fear Skyway (also called the Cape Fear Crossing) was a proposed limited access toll road and bridge in North Carolina, United States, that would pass through portions of New Hanover and Brunswick counties.
Cape Fear Skyway | |
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| Coordinates | 34°10′N 77°57′W / 34.17°N 77.95°W |
| Crosses | Cape Fear River |
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Description
editThe proposed 9.5-mile (15.3 km) route would connect the south-end of Wilmington to Brunswick County, by crossing over the Cape Fear River. The proposed clearance is 225 ft (68.5 m) to allow large tankers or cruise ships to pass underneath and it would likely be a cable-stayed bridge.[citation needed] It is proposed to support a maximum of 6 lanes across. The road extension will begin at Independence Blvd and extend to the proposed southern extension of Interstate 140. The project was projected to cost between $555 million and $1.18 billion and was originally proposed to begin after 2015.[1]
In May 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly rescinded the project's authorization.[2] However, in 2016 NCDOT stated that planning and environmental studies were funded in the 2016–2025 State Transportation Improvement Plan.[3] A similar project of undetermined timing remains under discussion in Wilmington,[4][5] but NCDOT says construction would not start before 2029.[6] In August 2019, NCDOT halted design and planning of the bridge, putting the project on hold indefinitely.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "NCDOT: Cape Fear Skyway". Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Skyway, other turnpike projects removed from NC House bill". May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Cape Fear Crossing (formerly Cape Fear Skyway)". Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Over $10 million spent on new Cape Fear bridge planning, no funding to build yet". Port City Daily. July 25, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Is a new Cape Fear crossing getting any closer?". Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Tackling Wilmington's traffic woes". Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "DOT puts the brakes on the Cape Fear Crossing". Wilmington Star News. August 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "North Carolina Turnpike Authority advances four pikes". Toll Roads News. February 17, 2005. Archived from the original on November 22, 2005.
- Pope, Terry (February 16, 2005). "Toll bridge for county". The State Port Pilot.
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