Future interstate named I-87
(Rocky Mount Telegram – June 19, 2016)
Joe Milazzo, executive director for Regional Transportation Alliance, said the I-87 authorization conveys to companies that the state has a plan to improve connections between two major metro areas with bipartisan support at all levels of government. “It will provide every county along the corridor east of Nash County with its first direct access to the interstate system,” Milazzo said. “This is essential for maximizing economic growth opportunities for several of our economically distressed counties in Northeastern North Carolina.”