Pedestrian policies with NCDOT are evolving in response to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Enhancement Act (ISTEA). A sidewalk policy was developed in 1993 whereby the NCDOT will participate with localities in the construction of sidewalks as incidental features of highway improvement projects. Prior to this policy, the NCDOT participation in sidewalk construction was limited to replacing sidewalks, which had been disturbed during road construction. Now, at the request of a locality, state funds for a sidewalk are made available if matched by the requesting locality, using a sliding scale based on population. Click here to download the Pedestrian Policy. (PDF, 12k)
02/12/07
