WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WNCN) — As Capital Boulevard is staring down the road of a possible added toll, local commissioners are asking the General Assembly to push a higher prioritization of construction on Capital Boulevard/ U.S. Highway 1 in Wake Forest.
With a new resolution adopted Tuesday, the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners requests that the state put together an immediate plan of action to fix the old embattled road that has been in a state of reconstruction mode for the past couple of years.
According to the petition, the board of commissioners requests the state to "immediately prioritize and fully fund the construction of the US 1 improvements through a direct appropriation, a statewide transportation bond, or other means, with a firm commitment to begin construction no later tha