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I-73/74 Road Rally in Greensboro, NC

 

On May 22-23, elected officials, movers and shakers and I-73/74 Supporters from communities along the I-73/74 Corridor gathered in Greensboro, NC for the National I-73/74 Corridor Association’s 2008 Spring Road Rally.

 

The evening of May 22nd the group gathered at the Grandover Resort and Conference Center for a welcome reception and dinner.  The group enjoyed a welcome from Chairman of the National I-73/74 Corridor Association, Rep. Alan Clemmons.

 

The next morning, the attendees reconvened for a VIP luncheon sponsored by the National I-73/74 Corridor Association.  The Mayor of Greensboro, Yvonne Johnson, kicked-off the luncheon with a welcome to the group. The luncheon featured special guest speakers; Congressman Howard Coble of North Carolina, Martin Whitmer, former Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta., and co-founder of Whitmer & Worrall, LLC., and Dr. Chris Chmura,Chief Economist for Chmura Economics & Analytics. 

 

Calvin Leggett (NCDOT) gave an update on Interstate 73/74 and explained how the North Carolina Department of Transportation is actively perusing the completion of I-73/74 in North Carolina. Then, Chairman of the National I-73/74 Corridor Association, Rep. Alan Clemmons gave a brief update on the status of I-73/74 in the other 5 states. 

The Road Rally was a success, and the National I-73/74 Corridor Association was thrilled to see the amount of support from the corridor states.  To view pictures from the Road Rally click on the link below.

http://www.i73.com/images/Greensboro/spring_rally_greenboro.html. 

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2 Responses to “I-73/74 Road Rally in Greensboro, NC”

  1. Bob Malme Says:
    May 30, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    Thanks for posting those photos from the meeting. I hope everyone had a chance to ride on the new I-73 portion of the Greensboro Urban Loop. I still have some sign issues with NCDOT regarding how I-73 is signed, or in actuality not signed, at the US 220 interchange. I talked to one of the Loop project engineers about the possibility of adding some I-73 signs to help drivers know that US 220 is the future I-73 route. As of now the route simply appears going on I-85S/I-40W and disappears at the I-85 exit on I-40E/I-73S before getting to US 220.

    If anyone wants to see more photos or gather more information about I-73/74 in North Carolina, feel free to visit my web site at:
    http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/prog7374.html

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  2. MansfieldOH Says:
    January 15, 2009 at 2:50 am

    Hey everyone! I am a big advocate of the I-73/I-74 corridor in Ohio! What I reccommend doing is emailing the TRAC. The TRAC is the Transportation Review Advisory Council. They are the group that is responisble for planning the major highway projects in Ohio. You can shoot them an email with your interests and concerns at this link:

    http://www.dot.state.oh.us/forms/feedback.asp

    Also check out the TRAC’s website on ODOT’s website. They actually publish Project lists in PDF format listing all of their Tier I and Tier II projects. If you see, the Portsmouth Bypass is on there, and there is even the Delaware, Ohio bypass which was originally talked about when the idea of I-73 first came about in the 90’s. that is listed on there as a tier II project. You can check the project lists out here:

    http://www.dot.state.oh.us/trac/Pages/ProjectLists.aspx

    Keep being persistent! We need this road in Ohio! For the better of not only our state, but everyone!

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