While the Governor and mayors held a press conference in support of the NC Mobility Fund just hours before, the House leadership just announced they do not plan include the Fund in their budget.
We are asking that you register your support for the NC Mobility Fund by sending your comments to the NC House via the website they have created to hear from you. Click here to complete the form and note that you support the House including the NC Mobility Fund in their budget.
We need to encourage as many people as possible to register their support of the Fund through the House’s website. Please ask all your council members, staff, family, neighbors, and friends to go to the website and ask the House to include the Mobility Fund in the budget.
Here are the talking points:
Need: North Carolina needs additional transportation resources that focus on mobility projects of statewide significance.
Solution: The Mobility Fund needs to be created this year, even if only with limited funding. Let’s get the Fund started.
Project Selection: The first project should be the Yadkin River Bridge. While the bridge is being built NCDOT can lead a prioritization process much like they have done over the last year for highway projects. We have confidence in NCDOT to partner with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure a data driven process that will target the Mobility Fund resources at projects of statewide significance that affect mobility.
Risk: Don’t just fix the Yadkin River Bridge without creating the Mobility Fund. Create the Fund and designate the Bridge as the first project.
The website is only accepting comments through tomorrow, so register your thoughts quickly.
