Capital Blvd could become a toll road

BluHevn

BluHevn

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Capital Blvd from Wake Forest to 540 could become a toll road so they can have money to make it an expressway. The Raleigh City Council voted to support turning it into a toll road. Construction to turn it into an expressway from Wake Forest to 540 was supposed to start years ago. And now they can't afford to do it because they delayed it for too long. So now residents of Wake Forest will probably end up paying a toll to use the only major highway that runs through town. Is there any other town or city on the state that has a toll road for the only highway that runs through it?

 
BluHevn said:
Where else in the state is there a toll road for the only major highway in town?
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That's my question too. What's the precedent for saying telling folks their pre-existing, primary route of a 30+ yrs is now going to be fee-based?

But I bet some would voluntarily pay the amt if it meant an immediate increase from 4 to 6 lanes.... pay nothing and sit in grid-lock as usual. Pay a dollar and get 20 mins of your life back.
 
The construction delay when adding the additional lanes and interchanges is going to make falls of neuse even worse. Same with 401, 98... and those will stay bad when people want to skip the tolls.

Speaking of fall o neuse, it's own construction for turn lanes and stuff has taken waaay too long. Northern Wake Co will just wind up a big shit show.
 
The good thing is you can get around Wake Forest and to shops and restaurants without ever going on Capital. The bad news is 98 and Falls of Neuse are going to be even more crowded with people using those routes to get to 540 and Durham to avoid the toll.
 
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