Thursday, September 07, 2006

Proposed NC Inner Banks Scenic Parkway

Tuesday night plans for a new $185 million scenic parkway linking Havelock to the northeastern NC Inner Banks were presented to the Washington County commissioners. The proposed parkway will stretch from NC Highway 158 near Gatesville to NC Highway 70 near Havelock with a speed limit of 55 the entire way. Not only would this new parkway dramatically reduce travel times, it would also include a great deal of state owned park lands much like the Blue Ridge Parkway. Saltwater anglers should be especially excited about the scenic parkway as park lands purchased for the project would protect natural areas such along the rivers and sounds from development. The $185 million price tag is not nearly as high as it sounds since the parkway would replace the Bayview-Aurora and Minnesott Beach-Cherry Branch ferries with new bridges. More on the Inner Banks Scenic Parkway is available from the Washington Daily News.

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