Soaring costs put Raleigh’s Six Forks Road improvements way over budget

Plans to widen part of Six Forks Road are over budget again, leaving city leaders wondering how to move forward.

Expanding a portion of one of Raleigh’s major north-south roads from four to six lanes and adding a pedestrian path will now cost an estimated $93.5 million, up from $56.1 million just last year.

This “unprecedented” 67% increase reflects growing construction costs and the real estate market, Kenneth Ritchie, the city’s assistant transportation director, told the City Council on Tuesday…

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