AN ACT to authorize the north carolina turnpike authority to study and undertake preliminary design work for a replacement for the Yadkin river Bridge.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article 6H of Chapter 136 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 136‑89.183C.  Accelerated Yadkin River Bridge Replacement Project.
(a)	Contract for Accelerated Construction of the Yadkin River Bridge Replacement Bridge Project. – The Authority shall study, plan, develop, undertake preliminary design work, and analyze and list all necessary permits, in preparation for construction of a replacement bridge and approaches for the Yadkin River Bridge over the Yadkin River and between Rowan and Davidson Counties, in order to provide accelerated, efficient, and cost‑effective completion of the project.
(b)	Replacement Bridge; Termini. – The bridge constructed pursuant to this section shall be a replacement bridge, with north and south termini located in general proximity to the termini of the existing Yadkin River Bridge."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 19th day of July, 2007.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 11:47 a.m. this 28th day of July, 2007