Carteret County officials seek public input on transportation expansion
BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — Officials in Carteret County are working with NCDOT to create a plan for the next three decades and are now asking for public input. Citizens received an up close look at maps of the county's various towns and areas of interest.
The maps included proposed changes to help improve transportation in Carteret County long term. 'Tourism is not really counted. When we're looking at these planning projects for D.O.T., we use that the traffic counts for existing traffic throughout the county to determine the numbers and project that forward,' Transportation Director Patrick Flanagan said. 'But it's based on population growth in the area, not necessarily people who come and visit. So this plan is really for the locals and what they want out of their transportation network.'
These new plans hope to help all kinds of transportation around the county, including winding roads, adding new bike lanes, and potentially the introduction of a new highway. For more information, visit the Carteret County website or click on the video above.
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