Through the FHWA TCSP Account, which will go to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.  This project consists of widening of NC 49 from east of SR 2630 (Cline Road) to east of NC 73 in Cabarrus County.  It is a segment of a larger project to widen NC 49 to multi-lanes from Harrisburg to the Yadkin River.  NC49 is part of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Strategic Highway Corridor Program and is considered to play a critical role in regional and statewide mobility.  In addition to local traffic using NC 49, many travelers use NC 49 and US 64 as an alternative to traveling the interstate between Raleigh and Charlotte.  Expansion of the roadway will provide a greater level of service and enhance the safety of the facility.  Funding for this project will help local, state, and federal government efforts to reduce traffic injury and fatalities and congestion.