Yet again we find ourselves under the thumb of the feds. The original route from years ago had the design that was aproved and also forced land owners from being able to develope their property. If the original route is not used who will make up the loss of income these people could have had but were denied the ability to do so for these many years? So some one has to spend money considering the red route, which will not ever be used anyway just to kiss up to the feds. Maybe NC shcould just declare themselves an independant state and tell the feds to shove it!!

Let the chinese build it, it their money,,

At the end of the day, houses will leveled , people will be displaced and other items will happen. the 540 toll/route is needed for econmic growth that will benefit all. The alternative is gridlock and stagnation.

the best route should still be the orange route. I think the fresh water mussel's will be fine

It's time to move this highway forward. Study the Red Route, choose it or another and let's get it done. The southern end of Wake County needed the infrastructure 10 years ago.

Enough of the "Garner is standing in the way" rhetoric..The red route goes directly through my house on Hwy 50 so i think maybe I have to say something...they can include some of the other 'original" proposed routes for their study without using the red route..Sick and tired of this part of the county getting the short end of the stick..Mayor Williams has worked tirelessly to stop this and the rest of Garner has backed him. Find some one else to blame..if you want these thoroughfares then find another solution and Apex and Knightdale mayors need mayors need to stick to their own business...

Is this the same route that goes through a church & cemetery?

GEOSOL-"Thank you REPUBLICAN NC legislature for passing this ridiculous law that you knew would jeopardize funding for a badly needed road. Now, all you good little right wingers be sure to try to blame EVERYBODY ELSE besides your REPUBLICAN politicians for making their own mess."

Have a little surpise for you GEOSOL, You thought you found a "blame the evil repubs", Guess what, see the list of votes. Funny thing all but ONE Demo VOTED YES!!

Democrat: Ayes: Representative(s): Adams; Alexander, K.; Alexander, M.; Bell; Bordsen; Brandon; Brisson; Bryant; Carney; Cotham; Crawford; Earle; Faison; Farmer-Butterfield; Fisher; Floyd; Gill; Glazier; Goodman; Graham; Hackney; Haire; Hall; Hamilton; Hill; Insko; Jackson; Jeffus; Keever; Lucas; Luebke; Martin; McGuirt; McLawhorn; Michaux; Mobley; Moore, R.; Parfitt; Parmon; Pierce; Rapp; Ross; Spear; Tolson; Wainwright; Warren, E.; Weiss; Wilkins; Womble; Wray

Republican: Representative(s): Avila; Barnhart; Blackwell; Blust; Boles; Bradley;

"So, find another route. One that goes through the middle of a town makes no sense. As I recall there were several other routes that were proposed and dismissed. Maybe we should look at them again."

There was another route. But the environmentalists would rather have the road go through a town and displace people and jobs than displace some little mussel that apparently only has its habitat where the road needs to go through. Ridiculous. If these environmental regulations would ease then roads would be built a lot faster and may actually keep up with development.

"who cares...it's gonna be a toll road and another expense. Common folk won't drive it. Too expensive!!"

I would be willing to bet the 2-4 dollars each direction which enables you to cruise at highway speeds rather than stop and go would at the very least even out the cost of gas. Not to mention lower road rage and get you to work faster. If I lived there I'd use it.

"Why don't we get rid of the toll and add a tax to vehicles across the state? That's what we do for all other roads. Perhaps then the road might truly help ease congestion."

No... this state already has some of the highest taxes in the nation. How about use the money that comes in for roads and not other things? And forget about that outer banks bridge. Let nature claim it and spend the tax money on areas where the most people live.

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