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[In the Works] Woodcroft Parkway Extension - Updated 2026

Don't expect construction to start until February 2028 at the earliest.

Editor's Note: Updated with information from a June Durham City Council meeting agenda item related to the project.

Well, it really should've been on the way to reality by now. Certainly, I thought it would be.

Back in January 2024 - when Southpoint Access existed solely as a fledgling Wordpress blog rather than this newsletter - information from the City of Durham indicated that construction of the Woodcroft Parkway Extension would start in the summer of 2025 and end in winter 2027.

We'd get relief from the traffic snarls at Garrett Road and Hope Valley Road and get a safer connection between Jordan High School and Woodcroft.

Since then, a combination of NCDOT funding schedule delays, the inception of right-of-way acquisition, and outside coordination conspired to postpone the planned start of construction.

On June 1, Durham City Council approved an amendment to the design contract with DRMP Inc. for easement exhibits, signal design changes, right-of-way consultation, construction consultation, updated protected species surveys, and additional utility test holes.

The newest schedule estimates right-of-way acquisition could start in September, with construction starting in February 2028.

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