$18,000,000

Fort Bragg
2175 Reilly Road, Stop A
Fort Bragg, North Carolina  28310-5000

This FY 2011 funding request secures federal funding for Phase 2 of a 2 phase project to complete the final 2 miles of the Murchison Road project.  The project will allow the closure of Bragg Boulevard through Fort Bragg to civilian traffic, a necessary action for antiterrorism and force protection.  The public traffic currently using Bragg Boulevard will be redirected to Murchison Road, which requires the widening of Murchison Road from 4 to 6 lanes, with interchanges connecting to Fort Bragg.   
The Murchison Road Phase 2 project includes finance design, right-of-way and construction of new off-installation entrances to Army activities, urgently needed improvement of existing highways serving Army activities, the federal government share of the cost of relocating highways severed by expansion or construction of new Army facilities, and alterations to roads near Army activities to accommodate special military vehicles.  The project widens approximately 4 miles of Murchison Road from 4-lanes to 6-lanes (to include interchanges at Randolph St. and Honeycutt Road) to accommodate traffic redirected due to the closure of Bragg Boulevard that is needed for antiterrorism and force protection.  The project also includes road improvements to provide a new entrance to an existing elementary school. This Phase 2 is for the Army's share of approximately 2 miles of 6 lanes of Murchison Road from the Honeycutt Road past Butner Road tying into Spring Lake (including the Randolph Street interchange). Failure to provide federal funds will preclude both the improvement of Murchison Road and the closure of Fort Bragg Boulevard to non-DOD traffic. This will hinder Fort Bragg's ability to adequately secure the installation.