The widened and realigned stretch of Mallard Creek Road under construction between West W.T. Harris Boulevard and North Graham Street should be substantially completed and open to traffic in 2019, a spokesman for the NC Department of Transportation told about 50...
Transportation
Get update Oct. 24 on Mallard Creek Rd project
State transportation staff will give an update on the Graham Street Extension / Mallard Creek Road realignment project at a public meeting 7-9 pm Oct. 24 at Derita Presbyterian Church, 2230 W. Sugar Creek Road. The project will ease congestion in the Derita business...
See latest plans on Oct. 5 for McCullough, Clay street projects
See the latest developments on the McCullough Drive Extension and J.W. Clay Boulevard streetscape projects at an open house 6:30-8 pm Oct. 5 at Oasis Shriners Center, 604 Doug Mayes Place. The project team will present preliminary designs based on previous public...
Help plan key Cross Charlotte Trail segment Sept. 19-21
The public can take part in a planning event Sept. 19-21 for the Hidden Valley segment of the 30-mile Cross Charlotte Trail. Visitors can drop in throughout the three days or take part in the full daily sessions as the project team drafts a preliminary plan for the...
New ways to go: Bike share, CATS app and NC locomotives
We may still love our cars, but University City is getting more alternatives for travel. Charlotte Area Transit has launched a free app to help us catch the bus or LYNX. UNC Charlotte just introduced its Charlotte Wheels bike-share program. And the state dedicated new...
City invites us to help shape I-85 “gateway” bridge
City planners unveiled a radically different type of bridge for I-85 last week - one that will have separate lanes for bikes, extra-wide sidewalk, and a signature design to tell motorists, "You have arrived in Charlotte and University City." You can see the plans...
3 chances to get updates on LYNX and street projects
Charlotte will hold three meetings May 2-4 to share progress and answer questions on the LYNX Blue Line Extension, scheduled to start operation next March. City and state staff will have information about transportation improvements near transit stations including new...