NCDOT design “checks boxes” for 15th Street, City Manager says - Washington Daily News

NCDOT design “checks boxes” for 15th Street, City Manager says - Washington Daily News

In response to the recent formation of a coalition composed of residents and local business owners who oppose the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s current design to reconfigure 15th Street in Washington, City Manager Jonathan Russell shared the city’s perspective.  The design widens 15th Street to include four lanes of traffic that are divided by grassy medians with trees. It eliminates two-way turn lanes and instead guides traffic …