ASHEVILLE –

The N.C. Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting regarding the proposed widening from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Main Street Meetings, located at 108 East Main Street in Forest City.

This meeting provides residents the opportunity to submit written comments and query transportation officials about the 0.6-mile long project.

Interested citizens may attend the meeting — which will not include a formal presentation — at any time. Comments may be submitted during the meeting or to transportation officials until Nov. 9.

Maps displaying the location and design of the proposed project are available for public viewing at www.NCDOT.gov/Projects/PublicMeetings

For additional information contact Jimmy Terry, 804-C N. Lafayette Street, Shelby, 28150 at jterry@tgsengineers.com, (704) 476-0003; or Cole Hood, 55 Orange Street, Asheville, 28801, at chood@ncdot.gov, or at (828) 251-6171, extension 213.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this hearing. Anyone requiring special services should contact Hood as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.
Persons who speak Spanish and do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the hearing by calling 1-800-481-6494.