Transportation in all of its forms is crucial to any place. From motor vehicles to cycling to transit, the way people move around Durham will have to grow and evolve quite a bit in the coming years.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is very upfront about projects that they are working on and considering. Today, I wanted to highlight a few projects that the NCDOT is considering in and around the downtown area.

A few notes on this list:

These are street improvement projects that are under consideration. They have not been confirmed yet and there is still a lengthy process for prioritizing them.These are only NCDOT projects. Roads that are owned by the city of Durham would not be included in this.
All of that said, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the potential projects and get a sense of the overall direction NCDOT is looking at. Roundabout at Durham Freeway @ Elba St/Trent Dr
Project Description: Improve ramps by tying them into a roundabout with…