N.C. Department of Transportation officials are inviting you to a public meeting from 4-7 p.m. Thursday to discuss proposed improvements to U.S. 23/74 in Haywood County. The meeting will be held in the Harrell Center Auditorium at the Lake Junaluska Conference Center, 710 Lakeshore Drive. Proposed improvements include replacing the two bridges on U.S. 23/74 over Richland Creek, widening the two bridges over Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, and reconfiguring the interchange with U.S. 19 including the addition of a bridge to replace the existing left side entrance.