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Infrastructure
"What these investments will do
for transportation around North Carolina is amazing,
but what N.C. Moving Ahead will do for our economy is
just phenomenal," Easley said. "All these
improvements mean that people, goods and dollars will
flow more efficiently in North Carolina… "Everybody
uses roads. Everybody needs roads. And everybody needs
to be safe," he said. "It's not a partisan
issue… The reality is that we have not kept pace
with the demands placed on the state," Easley said.
-Governor wants to use bond money for road improvements;
2/20/03 Associated Press
By providing two new interstates, this
plan will put in place a solid transportation infrastructure
that will improve safety and efficiency and ignite long-term
economic growth in Southeastern North Carolina, as well
as across the state," said Easley. "Because
this plan offers a regional approach, all of these projects
tie into each other and will effectively open up the
area for a new level of commerce, attracting more jobs
and more dollars."
-Easley Announces Strategic Transportation Plan; 5/05/03
WRAL-TV
“We are taking money that would otherwise sit
idle and investing it in jobs and infrastructure,"
Easley said in a written statement. "Although we
have made great strides in highway expansion over the
years, the current condition of roads and bridges, as
well as the lack of public transportation options, will
not support the quality of life needed to fulfill our
vision for One North Carolina.”
"All of these improvements will result in smoother
and less congested highways, which will make it easier
for North Carolinians to get to their workplace and
home again safer and sooner," Easley said.
-NC Moving Ahead; 7/25/03 Associated Press
"We are modernizing 40 percent
of our roads in this state," Easley said. "We're
going to continue to be known as the 'Good Roads State'
in North Carolina."
-First 28 projects in road program announced; 8/8/03
Winston-Salem Journal
"You're going to see so many cones
and orange markers on the sides of highways over the
next two years, you're going to think you're back in
drivers' training," Easley said. "It will
remind the citizens, if you get slowed down temporarily,
it speeds you up in the long run."
-Plan aids Triangle roads, rail; 8/8/03 Raleigh News
and Observer
'We are modernizing 40 percent of our
roads in this state,' Easley said. 'We're going to continue
to be known as the 'Good Roads State' in North Carolina.'
-First 28 projects in road program announced; 8/8/03
Winston-Salem Journal
"'N.C. Moving Ahead!' will not
only bring much needed improvements to our state's transportation
network, it will also revitalize our economy with a
$4 billion impact and the creation of almost 30,000
jobs," Easley said in a news release. "The
improved safety and mobility will help North Carolina
attract new investments and even more jobs, benefiting
our state for years to come."
-Busy intersection 'Moving Ahead'; 8/11/03 Rocky Mount
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