The Western North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the I-26 Citizens’ Coalition released joint ...

Asheville I-26 Connector contract the 'largest' in NC history; What about local companies? Sarah Honosky is the city government reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network.

ASHEVILLE - The latest plans for the monumental Interstate-26 Connector project revive a contentious element thought to have been nixed 15 years before, advocates say — an interstate bridge that ...

Motorists cross the Capt. Jeff Bowen Bridge in Asheville, November 30, 2023. The Interstate-26 Connector project is a $1.3 billion N.C. Department of Transportation project designing a median ...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.1 billion contract for the northern section of the I-26 Connector that will run through Asheville. The highway redevelopment ...

Work on the southern section of the I-26 Asheville connector brings additional ... a public information officer for the North ...

ASHEVILLE - The $1.15 billion final contract for the I-26 Connector project is the largest contract awarded in the state's history, according to a North Carolina Department of Transportation ...

The newly formed I-26 Citizens ... Architecture Western North Carolina section, and a principal with local firm, Legerton Architecture, said she was surprised to find Asheville back in this ...

MAKING A CONNECTION: Asheville City Council member Julie Mayfield speaks during the comment period at an NCDOT public hearing on Dec. 4 about the I-26 Connector Project. Although she has ...

Discussion of an I-26 Connector dates to the 1990s. The $1 billion project will be one of the largest highways projects in Western North Carolina. It will span 7 miles, connecting I-26 in southwest ...

Last month, the North Carolina Department of Transportation ... A screenshot of an NCDOT visualization of the I-26 Connector in Asheville. Many local residents responded with shock, arguing ...