Eno Drive Home Page

Welcome to the Eno River Association's

Information Site on Eno Drive

The Eno River Association has been working on Eno Drive issues for over 30 years. We have opposed the original alignment, helped craft a community-oriented alternative (Northern Durham Parkway), rallied citizens and worked to educate our elected officials on the impacts of the proposed road.

We worked collaboratively with the Chamber of Commerce, Board of County Commissioners and City Council to develop the proposal known as the Northern Durham Parkway. After it was rejected by the Department of Transportation we fought efforts to get the original alignment approved by the Transportation Advisory Committee and served on an ad-hoc committee (again with the Chamber, County and City) working on alternatives.

We have worked closely with the No Build Coalition and the East End Connector Coalition and we have helped forge a community agreement for a revised Northern Durham Parkway that we believe will result in reasonable roads for northern and eastern Durham County, while protecting as much of the Eno River basin as possible.

Information on the issues, meetings and outcomes follow below.

Long Range Transportation Plan APPROVED!

Priorities Set: East End Connector, US 70 and I 85 Come First

The Transportation Advisory Committee met December 18, 2002 and approved the Long Range Transportation Plan. Included in that plan is a list of Highway Trust Fund projects. Eno Drive was stopped at Roxboro Road, and stopped north of the Eno, where it does not line up with the original western portion of the road.

In addition, the Highway Trust Fund projects were prioritized and the portions of Eno Drive that will be built are prioritized 4th, 5th and 6th.Before those roads are funded, the East End Connector and improvements to US 70 and and I 85 are to be funded first.

This is a major victory in the fight against Eno Drive! The State Park and West Point on the Eno are both being protected.

For more information visit the stories and the website for Durham Loop.

News & Observer story Click Here

Herald-Sun story Click Here

Eno Loop Click Here

Informal Agreement

On November 19 there was an informal meeting at Durham City Hall to try to agree to a unified position on Eno Drive. Overall it was a success. Read more about here.

Overview of Eno Drive

For a short, in-depth overview of the historical twists and turns of the Eno Drive debate, click here.

In the news...

Herald-Sun Editorial: Jan 20 Honor this compromise

Herald-Sun Story: Jan 15 Public Hearing on TIP

News & Observer story: Dec. 11 Public Hearing

Herald-Sun story: Dec. 11 Public Hearing

The INDEPENDENT Weekly Nov. 13, 2002

Excellent follow up to the previous week's story

The INDEPENDENT Weekly Nov. 6, 2002

Great background story

Herald-Sun story: TAC Meeting of Nov. 6, 2002