Is this any way to build a road?

By SHARON McCLOSKEY,

From Lawyer's Weekly.

North Carolina’s Map Act permits the DOT to file a map with the local

register of deeds identifying property where it anticipates putting a road and,

with that, protect all property along the corridor from development or any other

action that might improve the value of the property – in effect, holding down

the purchase price until the DOT is ready to buy.

DOT admits as much. In a fact sheet distributed to affected property owners,

DOT lists a number of frequently asked question, among them, “How long can a

property be in the ‘protected corridor’?” The answer: “For as long as it takes

North Carolina to get enough money to build the road.”

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