The City of Raleigh is looking to improve road conditions on
, but could hit a roadblock when it comes to funding.
One idea that has been floated to get the money in place is putting a toll road on the major roadway.
On January 17, NCDOT received a formal request from the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) to study the potential use of tolling on Capital Boulevard/U.S. 1 to accelerate the
project of converting the road to a freeway
between I-540 in Raleigh and Wake Forest, including widening the road to 6-8 lanes.
NCDOT is now evaluating next steps in the process but has not advocated for a particular path forward.
NCDOT said the
will likely need to be involved in the process since tolling has been put forward as a possible feature.
Turning the road into a fully tolled expressway would likely require legislative changes. Adding tolled express lanes would likely not require legislative changes.
NCDOT has not released a timeline on how long all of this will take.