The US 70 Corridor Summit was held on May 11, 2005 at the Global Transpark Education and Training Center from 10:00 to 3:00. The goals of the Summit were to discuss and explain the current & short term activities along the corridor, including all projects; discuss the long-term vision for the corridor; and to present information on non-traditional and innovative funding mechanisms for financing construction projects. Approximately 170 elected officials, staff, and other stakeholders attended the meeting.

View the handouts at the Summit:

• Agenda (82 KB)
• TIP Projects Map (370 KB)

View the presentations given at the Summit:
(Note: Please note the file sizes below, as some of these presentations may take a while to download)

• Current Status of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) (41 KB) presented by Mike Stanley, P.E.
• TIP Project Status (6.5 MB) presented by Dewayne Sykes, P.E. and Rob Hanson, P.E.
• US 70 Access Management Study (14.6 MB) presented by Jim Trogdon, P.E., Mike Rutkowski, P.E., and Rich Ducker, AICP
• Strategic Highway Corridors Concept (13.0 MB) presented by David Wasserman, P.E. and Lori Cove, P.E.
• North Carolina Turnpike Authority (2.2 MB) presented by Lanny Wilson
• Innovative Project Financing (1.1 MB) presented by Bill Marley