| 2009-2015 Priority Needs List | |||
| RANK | PROJECT # (if applicable) | SUBMITTED BY | ROUTE DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | R-2520 * | Avery | US 19E/NC 194, Spruce Pine to US 221 |
| 2 | U-4020 | Boone | King Street (US 421), Boone |
| tie | R-2915 | Ashe | US 221, Jefferson to US 421 |
| tie | R-2237 * | Watauga | US 321, Blowing Rock |
| 5 | R-2519 * | Yancey | US 19E, Burnsville to Spruce Pine |
| 6 | R-3101 | Alleghany | US 21, south of Sparta |
| 7 | R-2310 | Ashe | US 221, from NC 16 to Alleghany |
| 8 | U-3812 | Ashe | NC 88, from NC 194 to US 221 Business |
| 9 | R-2710 | Watauga | NC 194, Avery to Valle Crucis |
| 10 | R-2100 | Ashe | NC 16, Jefferson to Parkway |
| tie | R-3405 | Wilkes | NC 18, Fairplains to Mulberry |
| 12 | R-4060 | Alleghany | Sparta Western Loop |
| 13 | R-2566 * | Avery | NC 105, Linville to Boone |
| 14 | R-2595 * | Avery | US 221, from NC 194 to Linville |
| tie | U-2703 * | Boone | US 421 Bypass, Boone |
| 16 | R-2615A * | Watauga | US 421/321, US 321 to TN |
| tie | R-2615B* | Watauga | US 421, US 321 to Boone |
| 18 | N/A | Mitchell | NC 226, US 19E to Bakersville |
| 19 | R-2207 | Wilkes | NC 16, from US 421 to Ashe |
| 20 | R-2603 | Wilkes | NC 268, from NC 18 to Airport Road |
| tie | R-2596 * | Avery | US 221, south of NC 194 |
| 22 | R-3309 | Wilkes | NC 268, from Airport Road to West Elkin |
| tie | R-2516 | Alleghany | NC 18, south of Sparta |
| 24 | R-5016 | Watauga | US 321, Vilas to Avery County |
| 25 | N/A | Mitchell | NC 226, McDowell County to US 19E |
| 26 | N/A | Yancey | SR 1186 (Old US 19, Micaville Loop) |
| tie | R-616 | Wilkes | NC 268/18 Bypass, North Wilkesboro |
| tie | R-2563 | Ashe | NC 88, Watauga to NC 194 |
| 29 | R-4058 | Ashe | NC 16, Jefferson to Virginia |
| 30 | R-4744 | Wilkes | US 421/NC 268 Connector |
| tie | N/A | Yancey | NC 80, US 19E to Mitchell County |
| 32 | N/A | Wilkes | SR 1001, US 421 to NC 18/268 |
| tie | R-2599 | Mitchell | NC 226, from NC 261 to NC 197 |
| 34 | U-3468 | Wilkes | US 421 Bypass, Wilkesboro |
| 35 | N/A | Mitchell | NC 226, NC 197 to Tennessee |
| 36 | N/A | Wilkes | NC 18, Mulberry to Alleghany County |
| tie | N/A | Yancey | US 19W, US 19E to Tennessee |
| tie | N/A | Yancey | SR 1308 (Double Island Road) |
| tie | R-4756 | Alleghany | NC 93, Twin Oaks to Virginia |
| 40 | R-2602 | Wilkes | NC 268, short section at Caldwell line |