Bicycle facility projects are divided into two categories, which determine the types of funds that may be available. Independent projects are those which are not related to a scheduled highway project. Incidental projects are those related to a scheduled highway project. Local requests for small pedestrian projects, such as sidewalk links, should be directed to the relevant NCDOT Highway Division office. Click here to view or download a listing of division and district engineers.
Independent Projects – $6 million is annually set aside for the construction of bicycle improvements that are independent of scheduled highway projects in communities throughout the state. Eighty percent of these funds are from STP-Enhancement funds, while state funds provide the remaining 20 percent. Currently, $1.4 million is annually set aside for pedestrian hazard elimination projects in the 14 NCDOT highway divisions across the state; $200,000 is allocated to the Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation for projects such as training workshops, pedestrian safety and research projects, and other pedestrian needs statewide.
To view a list of independent projects currently in the NCDOT Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), click here to download an an Acrobat PDF file (93k).
Incidental Projects – Bicycle accommodations such as bike lanes, widened paved shoulders and bicycle-safe bridge design are frequently included as incidental features of highway projects. In addition, bicycle-safe drainage grates are a standard feature of all highway construction. Most pedestrian safety accommodations built by NCDOT are included as part of scheduled highway improvement projects funded with a combination of federal and state roadway construction funds.
To view a list of incidental projects currently in the NCDOT Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), click here to download an an Acrobat PDF file (54k).
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