Recent NCDOT funding report shows Hampstead Bypass not a priority

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Pender County officials say the most recent NCDOT Transportation report does not list the Hampstead Bypass as a priority.

In an e-mail to Commissioner David Williams, Pender County Planning & Community Development Director Kyle Breuer said they received the preliminary scores for P4.0. It is the most current round of prioritization for statewide funding of NCDOT projects.

Breauer said neither one of the segments for the Hampstead Bypass was identified as a statewide significant project to receive funding within the Strategic Transportation Investments law. The STI categorizes funding in three separate categories: statewide, regional and division. Breauer said, with the estimated cost of each segment of the bypass averaging out to be approximately $140 million, the division tier of funding would not cover this amount.

Click here to see the prioritization map from NCDOT. 

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