|
|
Article: NEW BRIDGE DRAWS NO FLAK, MANY IDEAS FROM OUTER BANKS HEARING.(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- February 20, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 The Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: LANE DeGREGORY, STAFF WRITER
MANTEO -- Richard Lawrence wants state officials to add bicycle rails to the bridge. Sherman Gard thinks there ought to be a boat ramp at one end. And Sheila Payne asked transportation workers to install a stoplight in Manns Harbor.
About 20 people commented Tuesday night on Department of Transportation plans for a new four-lane span that will connect Roanoke Island to the Dare County mainland.
But none of the 160 people at the public hearing opposed the additional bridge - or its proposed route across the Croatan Sound.
``This new span will be 5.3 miles long and 65 feet high,'' Department of ...