2023 nsfltp grant award - project graham - NC28 from west of SR1228 (stecoah RD) to east of SR1235 (gunter GAP RD). Upgrade part of corridor K (ADHS).

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation $20 million on April 14, 2026, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to upgrade North Carolina State Route 28 in Graham County as part of the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) grant award program. The project, titled PROJECT GRAHAM (Greater Rural Access and Highways to Accelerate Mobility), improves a 0.2-mile segment of NC 28 west of State Road 1228 (Stecoah Road) to 0.3 miles east of State Road 1235 (Gunter Gap Road), extending Corridor K of the Appalachian Development Highway System from its current terminus near Dillsboro in Jackson County toward I-75 in Cleveland County.

The roadway improvements deliver two 12-foot travel lanes, an alternating 12-foot passing lane (climbing lane), a 10-foot multiuse path, paved shoulders, and curb and gutter. Performance occurs in North Carolina with a completion date of June 30, 2030. The award is assistance type Project Grant, funding highway construction and improvement on a non-Interstate public road serving rural mobility in the Appalachian region.

Project description

2023 nsfltp (nationally significant federal lands and tribal projects) grant award. Project graham: greater rural access and highways to accelerate mobility. This project will improve part of corridor K of the appalachian development highway system (ADHS) in graham county. Corridor K extends from dillsboro in jackson county to I-75 in cleveland county. This project will improve NC 28 from 0.2 miles west of SR 1228 (stecoah road) to the existing four-lane segment located 0.3 miles east of SR 1235 (gunter GAP road). Roadway improvements to this segment of NC 28 will result in two 12-foot wide travel lanes, an alternating 12-foot passing lane (climbing lane), a 10-foot multiuse path, paved shoulders, and curb and gutter.