Chad Beam (left) of Beam Funeral Service & Crematory Rutherford Road and Nancy Spencer (right) of Spencer’s Hardware talk to Cole Hood, project development engineer with the DOT, about the planned widening of Rutherford Road at Tuesday’s meeting.
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Rutherford Road is planned to be widened to three lanes and have curb and gutter installed. It is home to numerous businesses, homes and Oak Grove Cemetery. At Tuesday’s meeting, Cole Hood, project development engineer with the DOT, answers a question about the widening by referring to a large map.
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On Tuesday, the state DOT held an informal, drop-in meeting where the public could talk directly to state officials. Representatives from the consulting company were also there to answer questions and receive comments. A total of 46 came to the meeting at the Marion Community Building where large maps detailing the widening were on display.
Tuesday evening, numerous people who own businesses and homes along Rutherford Road got more information about the N.C. Department of Transportation’s plan to widen that road to three lanes.
Chad Beam (left) of Beam Funeral Service & Crematory Rutherford Road and Nancy Spencer (right) of Spencer’s Hardware talk to Cole Hood, project development engineer with the DOT, about the planned widening of Rutherford Road at Tuesday’s meeting.
Rutherford Road is planned to be widened to three lanes and have curb and gutter installed. It is home to numerous businesses, homes and Oak Grove Cemetery. At Tuesday’s meeting, Cole Hood, project development engineer with the DOT, answers a question about the widening by referring to a large map.
On Tuesday, the state DOT held an informal, drop-in meeting where the public could talk directly to state officials. Representatives from the consulting company were also there to answer questions and receive comments. A total of 46 came to the meeting at the Marion Community Building where large maps detailing the widening were on display.
