Tunnel Road road diet proposed from Beaucatcher Tunnel to South Tunnel Road

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Two transportation projects that could change how people get around Asheville are getting attention from the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization.

One would reshape a busy stretch of Tunnel Road. The other could potentially restore passenger rail service between Asheville and the rest of North Carolina’s passenger rail network.

Neither project is ready for construction, but both are being considered as part of North Carolina’s current transportation prioritization process, known as Prioritization 8.0…

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