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North Carolina Turnpike Authority, part of NCDOT, has announced its short list of finalists for a design-build (DB) contract for the Monroe Connector/Bypass,  likely the second tollroad project in the state to move after the Triangle Expressway now under construction. The short list is:

A major new tollroad proposed in North Carolina is becoming an election issue. Kathy Harrington the likely new state senator for Gaston County, location for the proposed Garden Parkway, is campaigning as an opponent. The seat though held by a retiring Democrat is regarded by pollsters as a shoo-in for the GOP candidate and Harrington as the most conservative Republican leads in a 4-way primary.

A route has been selected for a Gaston East-West Connector, a tollroad planned on the western edge of the greater Charlotte NC area. This is an important step toward completing environmental and planning clearances. The road is also known as Garden Parkway.