Benefits for North Carolina
- 7,000 jobs created for North Carolina by 2030
- $10.5 billion in economic development investment by 2030
- 392,000 fewer long-haul trucks annually on North Carolina highways
- 6.2 million fewer gallons of fuel consumed annually on North Carolina highways
- 69,000 fewer tons of CO2 released annually into North Carolina’s air
- $21 million less in annual congestion costs for North Carolina motorists
- $81 million in annual logistics savings for North Carolina businesses
- $4.2 million less in annual highway maintenance costs for North Carolina
- $5.3 million less in annual accident costs for North Carolina motorists
- $104 million investment in new Charlotte intermodal facility
- 1,299 route miles
- 1,020 employees
- $66 million annual payroll
- $465 million in annual purchases and payments
- Governor Bev Perdue
- Lt. Governor Walter Dalton
- U.S. Representative Mel Watt
- U.S. Representative Larry Kissell
- U.S. Representative Howard Coble
- U.S. Representative Bob Etheridge
- U.S. Representative Walter Jones
- U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre
- U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry
- U.S. Representative Brad Miller
- U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx
- U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield
- U.S. Representative Heath Shuler
- U.S. Representative David Price
- Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx
- Jason Wager, Coordinator, Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition
- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan
- U.S. Senator Richard Burr
- U.S. Representative Sue Myrick
- House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman
- North Carolina Representative Jimmy L. Love, Sr.
- North Carolina Chamber
- North Carolina Home Builders Association
- North Carolina Farm Bureau
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