There wasn’t an issue about which route to support in terms of the U.S. 70 Bypass.

A unanimous decision was made in Monday’s Lenoir County Commissioner Meeting on going with the Alternative 1SB route, one where the projected bypass allows a closer proximity toward businesses on U.S. 70.

“We want to do everything we can to prevent local businesses from being affected,” Lenoir County Chairman Linda Rouse Sutton said. “Talking to people in other counties, their advice was to get the route as close as you can. Hopefully, this is something that will work out for everyone.”

Lenoir County Commissioner Eric Rouse is the county’s representative on the Lenoir County Transportation Committee and said the benefit of the bypass route chosen by the commissioners is the possible revenue from travelers.