Overhauling West Asheville: Inside the $7 Million Haywood Road Transformation
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-06-03T18:39:23.742Z
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Asheville -- June 3, 2026: It is one of the most vibrant commercial and cultural arteries in Western North Carolina, but traveling down West Asheville’s Haywood Road has long been a source of community friction. Now, a $7 million multi-modal safety initiative by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is preparing to enter its most disruptive—and transformative—phase.
Asheville -- June 3, 2026:It is one of the most vibrant commercial and cultural arteries in Western North Carolina, but traveling down West Asheville’s Haywood Road has long been a source of community friction. Now, a $7 million multi-modal safety initiative by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is entering its most disruptive—and transformative—phase.Following the contract award to Franklin-based Watson Construction in late July 2025, preliminary work on Americans with Disa