Key stakeholders may include active citizens, elected officials, organizations and various agencies interested in shaping the future vision of the corridor and who may be impacted by the study recommendations.

Stakeholders participate in and learn about the study process through stakeholder interviews, the Corridor Development Team (introduced in more detail below), and outreach presentations.

Four stakeholder interviews for each public involvement cell were conducted (a total of 20 stakeholder interviews) during a six-week period during January and February 2004 as one of the first outreach activities conducted for the corridor study. The stakeholder interviews proved to be a valuable opportunity to discuss goals and objectives of the study and served to gather critical information on the potential concerns, opinions and issues of the groups represented by the stakeholders.

View the Stakeholder Interviews Report (298 KB).

To ensure that the US 64-NC 49 Corridor Study recommendations consider community visions and needs, the NCDOT assembled a Corridor Development Team (CDT) to oversee the study. This multi-agency group represents a comprehensive knowledge of the regional study area. Organizations represented on the CDT include Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), NCDOT, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs) for the communities within the study area.

CDT members will aid the study team in meeting the study objectives through their willingness to:

• Review and comment on regional transportation objectives and priorities for the study
• Use their knowledge of the study area to help generate viable alternatives
• Act as technical "sounding board" for potential strategies to be evaluated
• Assist in developing measures and methodologies for testing strategies
• Review and comment on the results of the evaluations
• Assist in framing issues, alternatives and next steps for stakeholders
• Foster regional cooperation
• Raise and discuss issues of concern
• Help to anticipate community reactions
• Reflect the range of affected interests
• Help the study team establish a working relationship with communities affected by the project

• US 64-NC 49 Scope and Schedule
• Project Goal and Objectives
• Study Area Definition
• Tier 1 Definition of Alternatives
• Evaluation Criteria

• Tier 1 Methodology, Findings, and Recommendations
• Stakeholder Interview Results
• Land Use Characteristics/Assumptions
• Tier 2 Scope Overview
• Tier 2 Definition of Alternatives

• Environmental Constraints
• Draft Strategic Purpose and Need
• Presentation of Tier 2 Methodology, Findings, and Recommendations
• Corridor-level Travel Demand Forecasts
• Land Use Forecasts
• Tier 2 Evaluation Criteria

• Revised Strategic Corridor Purpose and Need Statement
• Land Use Policy Guidelines
• Corridor Protection Methods
• Design Concept and Scope
• Next Steps