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COBLE SAYS ROWAN TO RECEIVE I-85 FUNDS

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)----Almost $300,000 will be forthcoming to Rowan County for pavement and bridge rehabilitation along I-85, U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) announced today. Congressman Coble said the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved $288,422 in funds from the Federal Highway Administration's Interstate Maintenance Discretionary program.

Coble, who represents a portion of Rowan County in the House, said the DOT funds will be used in a specific section of I-85. "We have been notified that these federal dollars will be used on a segment of I-85 than runs from China Grove north through Salisbury to near Spencer," Rep. Coble stated.

Coble, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee in the House, said I-85 is undergoing a multi-year effort to transform it from a four-lane to an eight-lane highway.

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