Part of a recent City Council work session included hearing that having a southeastern connector route was included in a 2016 comprehensive transportation plan for Rocky Mount and that this route aligned with a southern connector route proposed at least as far back as the mid-1980s.
City Public Works Director Brad Kerr gave a presentation to the council June 13 because interim City Manager Peter Varney wanted to inform the council where the proposal stands.
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