One done. One close. And one open. That's the short take on two major road projects and a related greenway. Done: Charlotte's extension of University City Boulevard to its future link to realigned Mallard Creek Road. Close: North Tryon Street bridges over Mallard...
A major expansion under way at nearby Concord Regional Airport - including a new terminal and 700-space parking deck - will allow the facility to handle up to 30 commercial flights weekly, says a recent report by the Independent Tribune newspaper. With the...
Residents of Back Creek and Newell are halfway through their summer of railroad detours. Work is nearly finished on the 5-week crossing overhaul at McLean and Old Concord roads. Once that crossing reopens in the next few days, the Back Creek Church Road crossing at NC...
Replacement of North Tryon Street's bridges over Mallard Creek will reach an important milestone in mid-October, when traffic begins flowing across both new spans. The Mallard Creek Greenway will reopen beneath the spans at the same time, said NC Transportation...
Two related road projects that ran into roadblocks earlier this year are once again moving forward. The state and several utilities have untangled a complex web of cables and power lines that blocked roadwork on the new highway linking Graham Street and Mallard Creek...
We have good news regarding two future bridges across I-85! Construction of the I-85 South Bridge between the Belgate shopping center (IKEA et al) and Innovation Park is on schedule. The bridge could open to traffic late this year. Meanwhile, Charlotte City Council...
The city of Charlotte recently sent a photographer aloft to capture the progress along the 9.3-mile LYNX Blue Line Extension, under construction from uptown Charlotte to University City. We culled through nearly 200 photos to provide this graphic overview of our...