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Durham’s Freeway Reckoning | Raleigh News
Durham’s confronting a decades-old wound: the 1960s-70s construction of the Durham Freeway ripped through Black neighborhoods, destroying homes, businesses, and community ties. Now, after a landmark study examining three costly but transformative options—turning the freeway into a boulevard, building land bridges for public space, or modernizing it—the city is poised to heal those fractures. With proposals ranging from $450M to over $800M, and input from deeply affected communities like Hayti and Brookstown, this isn’t just about infrastructure—it’s about justice, reconnection, and rebuilding…
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