The stakes are high – both for business owners and the tens of thousands of commuters in north Raleigh – as the N.C. Department of Transportation weighs two possible options for widening a heavily-trafficked stretch of Falls of Neuse Road.

The project focuses on a one-mile stretch of Falls of Neuse between Durant Road and I-540. And the stakeholders are watching closely.

The accompanying gallery features the two project proposals.

Dr. Jared Conley, whose Complete Pet Care Animal Hospital…