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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina expands Franklinton corporate limits to include specific Department of Transportation rights-of-way
Last action · March 6, 2025: Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsor: Matthew Winslow
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina adds designated Department of Transportation along US Highway 1, NC 56, and local intersections to the of the Town of Franklinton, effective July 1, 2025.
Changes municipal boundaries and jurisdiction for specific state transportation corridors in Franklin County, altering local municipal authority over those road segments.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Town of Franklinton
The municipality's corporate limits expand to include the specified Department of Transportation rights-of-way.
North Carolina Department of Transportation
State-managed rights-of-way are added to the corporate limits of the Town of Franklinton.
Key Facts
- Certain described North Carolina Department of Transportation rights-of-way are added to the corporate limits of the Town of Franklinton.
- Included rights-of-way span areas along US Highway 1 starting from the creek under US Highway 1 to the intersection with Eric Medlin Road.
- Included rights-of-way cover sections along NC 56 including intersections with Fred Wilder Road, Lane Store Road, and Mays Crossroads Road.
- Included rights-of-way encompass segments around South Cheatham Street, US 1A, South Chavis Street, Carver Street, Dogwood Lane, and Peach Street.
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- The act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 6, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 6, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Mar 4, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance25How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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