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Durham’s Freeway Future Decided | Durham News
Durham’s City Council is weighing a bold transformation of its historic freeway—built in the 70s through Black neighborhoods like Hayti—to either turn it into a vibrant, at-grade urban boulevard, build a freeway cap with parks and reconnected communities, or modernize it. The boulevard option, favored by residents, could cost $500M and reclaim space for transit, housing, and connectivity. The cap, backed by Mayor Williams, offers a compromise with new real estate and neighborhood reconnection. Modernization is seen as insufficient. All paths demand massive state and federal funding, and the…
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