Wilmington Planning Board Approves More Than $5.4 Million for Four Projects
More than $5.4 million in federal transportation funding has been approved by the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board for four pedestrian and roadway improvement projects across the Wilmington region, including Medical Center Drive, New Centre Drive, South Navassa…
Wilmington, NC, October 29, 2026 —
The Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board has approved more than $5.4 million in federal transportation funding for four pedestrian and roadway improvement projects across the Wilmington region.
The projects are identified as Medical Center Drive, New Centre Drive, South Navassa Road and South Lake Park Boulevard. The available information does not specify the amount assigned to each project or describe the planned improvements at each location.
The approval covers funding for both pedestrian and roadway improvements, but it does not indicate which type of work is planned for each road. Details about project schedules, construction start dates, completion timelines and the agencies responsible for carrying out the work were not provided.
The information also does not state when the board approved the funding or provide further details about the federal funding source, beyond identifying it as federal transportation funding. No estimates of project costs beyond the overall funding figure, or explanations of how the projects were selected, were included.
The board’s approval marks the funding decision described in the available information. Further project-specific details, including the scope of work and timing, were not provided.
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