The Town has been awarded funding from the Locally Administered Projects Program (LAPP) to complete two projects to enhance and revitalize Main Street. One grant project ($2.3 million) will improve the Burlington Mills Road/Main Street intersection by realigning Burlington Mills Road at the intersection. The other project ($3.7 million) will re-create Hwy 401 Business into Rolesville’s Main Street and includes streetscape improvements, crosswalks, curb and gutter, new sidewalks, and bicycle transportation enhancements from Burlington Mills Road to Young Street. The grant provides for 80% of the projects to be federally funded, while the Town will contribute 20%.
The oversight agency of the program, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) met on February 19 to approve LAPP grant projects, and both Rolesville’s projects have been approved to receive full funding. This means that both projects could start construction as early as mid-2021.