Commission Meetings

The US 70 Corridor Commission conducts a regular business meeting on the third Thursday of every other month, unless otherwise posted. The meetings are held are various locations along the corridor in the member counties. These meetings are open to the public.

US Highway 70 Corridor Commission Contact
M. Durwood Stephenson, Director
1090 West Market Street
P.O. Box 1187
Smithfield, NC 27577
Office:  919-934-1249
Cell:  919-291-7885
Director’s Report, Minutes and Agenda Archive
JULY 2019
Click here for July 18, 2019 Agenda
MAY 2019
Click here for March, April and May Director’s Report
APRIL 2019
Click here for April 18, 2019 Agenda
Click here for NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup – Division 2 Project Update Report
Click here for NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup – Division 4 Project Update Report
FEBRUARY 2019 
Click here for January and February Director’s Report
JANUARY 2019
Click here for January 31, 2019 Agenda
Click here for January 31, 2019 Minutes
Click here for NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup – Division 2 Project Update Report
Click here for NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup – Division 4 Project Update Report
NOVEMBER 2018
Click here for November 15, 2018 Agenda
Click here for November 15, 2018 Minutes
Click here for NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup – Division 2 Project Update Report
Click here for NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup – Division 4 Project Update Report
OCTOBER 2018
Click here for September and October Director’s Report
Click here for I-540 Southern Loop Resolution of Support
JULY 2018
Click here for July and August 2018 Director’s Report
Click here for NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup – Division 4 Project Update Report
Click here for NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup – Division 2 Project Update Report
Click here for July 19, 2018 Agenda
Click here for July 19, 2018 Minutes
JUNE 2018
Click here for May and June Director’s Report
Click here for Infrastructure Grant $147 Million Notification
Click here for Infrastructure Grant $147 Million Acknowledgement of Bobby Lewis
MAY 2018
Click here for May 17, 2018 Agenda
Click here for May 17, 2018 Minutes
Click here for the Build NC Resolution of Support
APRIL 2018
Click here for March and April Director’s Report
Click here for Flood Mitigation Study Public Meeting Schedule
FEBRUARY 2018
Click here for January and February Director’s Report
Click here for February 22, 2018 Agenda
Click here for February 22, 2018 Minutes
DECEMBER 2017
Click here for October, November and December Director’s Report
Click here for Letter of Support for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
NOVEMBER 2017
Click here for November 15, 2017 Agenda
Click here for November 15, 2017 Minutes
SEPTEMBER 2017
Click here for August and September Director’s Report
Click here for September 21, 2017 Agenda
Click here for September 21, 2017 Minutes
JULY 2017
Click here for June and July Director’s Report
Click here for July 20, 2017 Agenda
Click here for July 20, 2017 Minutes
MAY 2017
Click here for April and May Director’s Report
Click here for May 18, 2017 Agenda
Click here for the May 18, 2017 Minutes
Click here for Letter & Resolution Supporting Greater Efforts to Avoid Flooding Impacts within the Lower Neuse Basin
Click here for Resolution Supporting Construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
MARCH 2017
Click here for January, February, and March Director’s Report
Click here for Aerospace Corridor Supporting Resolution
Click here for the March 16, 2017 Minutes
Click here for the March 16, 2017 Agenda
JANUARY 2017
Click here for the January 19, 2017 Minutes
Click here for the January 19, 2017 Agenda
DECEMBER 2016
Click here for the October, November, and December Director’s Report
Click here for the NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup Meeting 12/01/16
SEPTEMBER 2016
Click here for the August and September Director’s Report
AUGUST 2016
Click here for the draft August 18, 2016 Minutes
Click here for the August 18, 2016 Agenda
Click here for US 70 Improvments in Johnston County Presentation by VHB Engineering NC
Click here for GTP and Logistics Overview of Eastern NC Presentation by NCDOT Logistist Strategy Director Charles H. W. Edwards
Click here for Value of Clusters in Eastern NC Presentation by NCEast Alliance President & CEO John D. Chaffee
Click here for Looking Forward for NC Food Processing and Manufacturing Initiative Presentation by NCSU Dept. Head of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Services Dr. Christopher R. Daubert
JULY 2016
Click here for the July 2016 Director’s Report
JUNE 2016
Click here for the May and June 2016 Executive Director’s Report
Click here for the NC Board of Transportation Workgroup Meeting on 6/2/16
MAY 2016
Click here for the May 26, 2016 Minutes
Click here for May 26, 2016 Agenda
Click here for NC Supply Chain Presentation by NCDOT Logistics Strategy Director Charles H. W. Edwards
Click here for The Road to Long-Term Job Creation is More than Just a Road Presentation by North Carolina Railroad Company President Scott Saylor
Click here for the 2016 NCEast Alliance State of the Region Presentation by President/CEO John D. Chaffee
APRIL 2016
Click here for the March and April 2016 Director’s Report
MARCH 2016
Click here for the March 17, 2016 Agenda
Click here for the March 17, 2016 Minutes
Click here for the NC State Ports Authority Report by Chief Executive Officer Paul J. Cozza
FEBRUARY 2016
Click here  for the January and February 2016 Director’s Report
Click here for the NC Board of Transportation US 70 Workgroup Meeting on 2/4/16
Click here for the Supply Chain DEMANDS Strategic Transportation Planning-US 70 Corridor presentation by North Carolina Center for Global Logistics Executive Director Charles Edwards
JANUARY 2016
Click here for the January 21, 2016 Agenda
Click here for January 21, 2016 Minutes
Click here for the Resolution of Support for Carolina Connector Intermodal Rail Terminal (CSX)
DECEMBER 2015
Click here for the October, November and December 2015 Director’s Report
Click here for the December 3, 2015 Agenda
Click here for the December 3, 2015 Minutes
Click here for Rural Center handout – The Rural Center
Click here for Rural Center handout – The State Budget:  Provisions of Interest for Rural Ateas
Click here for Rural Center handout – 2015 Regional Advocacy Meetings: Findings and Analysis
Click here for Rural Center handout – The Connect NC Bond Key Information
SEPTEMBER 2015
Click here for the August and September 2015 Director’s Report
Click here for the September 17, 2015 Agenda
Click here for the September 17, 2015 Minutes
Click here for the US Highway 70 Status Report from the NC Board of Transportation Workgroup Meeting on 9/3/2015
JULY 2015
Click here for the June and July 2015 Director’s Report
Click here for the July 16, 2015 Agenda
Click here for the July 16, 2016 Minutes
JUNE 2015 
Click here for the Updated US Highway 70 Status Report from NC Board of Transportation Workgroup Meeting on 6/4/2015
MAY 2015
Click here for the April and May 2015 Director’s Report
Click here for the May 21, 2015 Agenda
Click here for the May 21, 2015 Minutes
Click here for the May 21, 2015 Presentation on US 70 Improvements at James City
MARCH 2015
Click here for the March 2015 Director’s Report
Click here for the March 19, 2015 Minutes
Click here for the March 19, 2015 Agenda
Click here for the North Carolina Department of Transportation Eastern Infrastructure Improvement Studies Findings for Discussion by Rail Director Paul Worley, CPM
FEBRUARY 2015
Click here for the January-February 2015 Director’s Report
Click here for the February 19, 2015 Agenda (meeting cancelled due to inclement weather)
DECEMBER 2014
Click here for the November-December 2014 Director’s Report
Click here for the December 4, 2014 Agenda
Click here for the December 4, 2014 Minutes
OCTOBER 2014
Click here for the October Director’s Report
SEPTEMBER 2014
Click here for the September 18, 2014 Agenda
Click here for the September 18, 2014 Minutes
Click here for the August/September Director’s 2014 Report
AUGUST 2014
Click here for the US Highway 117/Interstate 795 Economic Impact Assessment
JULY 2014
Click here for the Director’s Report
JUNE 2014
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the June 19, 2014 Agenda
Click here for Ranking of US 70 Corridor Projects
Click here for US 70 Corridor Projects Status (June 19, 2014), NCDOT SPOT 3.0 Quantitative Scores (June 9, 2014), Funded Bypasses (June 4, 2014), Other Corridor Upgrades and Feasibility Studies
Click here for June 19, 2014 Minutes
MAY 2014
Click here for the May 15, 2014 Agenda
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the BuildNC Presentation Entitled “Fighting for a Good Roads State”
Click here for the May 15, 2014 Minutes
APRIL 2014
Click here for the Director’s Report
MARCH 2014
Click here for the March 20, 2014 Minutes
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the March 20, 2014 Agenda
Click here for Rail Presentation by Paul Worley
Click here for Interim Update on SB 402 Infrastructure Improvement Assessment Handout by Paul Worley
FEBRUARY 2014
 Click here for the Director’s Report
JANUARY 2014
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the January 16, 2014 Agenda
Click here for the January 16, 2014 Minutes
Click here for Presentation by Duke Energy Progress ED Manager John Nelms
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report
OCTOBER 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the October 17, 203 Minutes
Click here for the October 17, 2013 Agenda
Click here for the Highway 70 Corridor Commission of North Carolina, Inc. Organizational Chart
SEPTEMBER 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report
AUGUST 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the August 15, 2013 Agenda
Click here for the August 15, 2013 Minutes
Click here for the Strategic Transportation Investments-Strategic Mobility Formula Presentation
JULY 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report
JUNE 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report

MAY 2013

Click here for Economic Impact Study Steering Committee Memorandum
Click here for the May 16, 2013 Agenda
Click here for the May 16, 2013 Minutes
Click here for the Director’s Report
APRIL 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report
MARCH 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the March 12, 2013 Minutes
Click here for the March 12, 2013 Agenda
FEBRUARY 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report
JANUARY 2013
Click here for the Director’s Report
DECEMBER 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report
NOVEMBER 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report
OCTOBER 2012
Click here for the October 18, 2012 Agenda
Click here for the October 18, 2012 Minutes
Click here for the Director’s Report
SEPTEMBER 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report

Click here for the September 5, 2012 North Carolina Board of Transportation – US 70 Committee Minutes

AUGUST 2012

Click here for the August 23, 2012 Agenda
Click  here for the August 23, 2012 Minutes
Click here for the Director’s Report
JULY 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report
JUNE 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report
MAY 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the May 17, 2012 Agenda
Click here for the May 17, 2012 Minutes
APRIL 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the April 5, 2012 Agenda
Click here for the April 5, 2012 Minutes

MARCH 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report

FEBRUARY 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report

JANUARY 2012
Click here for the Director’s Report
Click here for the January 12, 2012 Agenda
Click here for the January 12, 2012 Minutes

DECEMBER 2011
Click here for the Director’s Report

NOVEMBER 2011
Click here for the Director’s Report

OCTOBER 2011
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the meeting minutes

SEPTEMBER 2011
Click here for the Director’s Report

AUGUST 2011
Project Updates
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JULY 2011
Project Updates
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Click here for the Director’s Report

JUNE 2011
Click here for the Director’s Report

May 2011
Project Updates
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the meeting minutes
Click here for the Director’s Report

APRIL 2011
Click here for the Director’s Report

MARCH 2011
Project Updates
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the meeting minutes
Click here for the Director’s Report

JANUARY 2011
County Priorities and Commission Elections
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the meeting minutes
Click here for the Director’s Report

OCTOBER 2010
Project Updates and Commission Elections
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the meeting minutes

August 2010
Priority Projects and County Funding Update
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the meeting minutes

JUNE 2010
Project Updates
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the meeting minutes

March 2010
MOU and 2010 Budget (cont’d)
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the 3/4/10 special meeting agenda and meeting minutes
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the 3/18/09 agenda.

JANUARY 2010
MOU and 2010 Budget
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the 1/14/10 agenda, presentations, and meeting minutes

NOVEMBER 2009
Pilot Project Preferred Alternatives
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the 11/12/09 agenda, presentations, and meeting minutes

AUGUST 2009 (postponed from July)
Military Growth Task Force
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the 8/6/09 agenda
Click here for a downloadable PDF of presentation by Mr. Jay Bender

MAY 2009
Commission Business Plan and Treasurer’s Report
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the 5/14/09 agenda

MARCH 2009
North Carteret Bypass Feasibility
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the 3/12/09 agenda and meeting minutes

JANUARY 2009
NCDOT and the Stimulus Package
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the 1/27/09 agenda and meeting minutes