The Strategic Highway Corridors (SHC) initiative represents the first major implementation step to be advanced under the update of North Carolina's Long-Range Multimodal Statewide Transportation Plan. The Statewide Transportation Plan, adopted by the Board of Transportation (BOT) in September 2004, is the product of an intensive, three-year planning process to greatly enhance a focus on providing and supporting a truly modern, well-maintained, and multimodal transportation system. In keeping with the Plan's emphasis to increase modernization and preservation activities across all of North Carolina's travel modes, the SHC initiative generates a new focus for the North Carolina Department of Transportation to improve, protect, and better plan for a series of critical highway facilities in the State. This concept provides a tangible, first step for maximizing the use of highway infrastructure and limited financial resources. The formal recognition of the SHC concept confirms the Department's commitment to emphasize greater planning and investment in the State's highest use facilities - those facilities that play a critical role in statewide mobility and regional connectivity.

• Title Pages, Executive Summary, Table of Contents, and Acronyms (301 KB)
• Chapter 1 - Introduction and Background (1.3 MB)
• Chapter 2 - Concept Development (5.0 MB)
• Chapter 3 - Corridor Vision (8.6 MB)
• Chapter 4 - Implementation (111 KB)
• Chapter 5 - Next Steps (1.3 MB)
• References (62 KB)
• Glossary of Terms (109 KB)
• Appendix A - NCDOT Environmental Stewardship Policy (337 KB)
• Appendix B - Regional Forums and Comments (5.9 MB)
• Appendix C - NCDOT Facility Types and Control of Access Definitions (11.9 MB)
• Appendix D - Strategic Highway Corridors Brochure (2.2 MB)