| Project Detail |
County: Multiple Status: In Development STIP Number: U-4700 Project Information Right Table Estimated Cost: $288.3 million Start Date: 2019 Completion Date: TBD Project Overview Several segments of road as well as a majority of intersections along U.S. 321 between Hickory and Lenoir are experiencing congestion, and travel demands are not being satisfied in the area. These conditions are expected to worsen as traffic volumes increase in the next 20 years. To reduce congestion, the N.C. Department of Transportation plans to widen U.S. 321 in this area to six lanes. Extending 13.9 miles – from just north of U.S. 70 in Hickory to Southwest Boulevard in Lenoir – the proposed project crosses through five cities and towns (Hickory, Granite Falls, Sawmills, Hudson and Lenoir) as well as three counties (Catawba, Burke and Caldwell). |
