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Traffic flowing again at N. Tryon bridges; new greenway detour is next
Just in time for the year’s biggest weekend of NASCAR racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the state opened a new North Tryon Street bridge over Mallard Creek on Friday, May 22, and ended the seven-month detour of southbound traffic. Mallard Creek Greenway users,...
Be patient – North Tryon’s light-rail overhaul will take time
Last updated June 4, 2015 Drivers coping with the light-rail-driven reconstruction of North Tryon Street should begin to see traffic problems start to improve this fall, say city staff working on the project to extend the LYNX line from uptown to University City. Some...
I-485 to open June 5 in University City with innovative design, 70mph speed
Although everyone at last week’s City Hall Meeting at the Oasis Shriners hall already had heard, NC transportation spokesman Warren Cooksey couldn’t resist starting his report on state projects with the long-awaited good news: The last piece of the I-485 Charlotte...
Guide to our bonanza of transportation improvements
By the time City Councilman Greg Phipps concluded his Town Hall Meeting on May 19, the audience at the Oasis Shriners building had gotten updates on 20 – yes, 20! – transportation projects that are reshaping University City. Phipps organized the event to help people...
Quick takes on our many other transportation projects
The Town Hall Meeting on transportation improvements on May 19 covered 20 projects under way or coming in the next few years. Click on the project titles for in-depth reports on the I-485 Opening, LYNX Blue Line Extension, North Tryon Street bridge replacements, and...
North Tryon detour to end just in time for Race Weekend
Just in time for the Coca Cola 600, two-way traffic appears ready to resume on North Tryon Street at the Mallard Creek bridges. The NC Transportation Department says that southbound traffic should start flowing early on Friday, May 22. The opening comes just as...
Get your roadwork answers at May 19 meeting
A town hall-style meeting on May 19 will give area residents the latest news on numerous transportation projects under way or starting soon in University City. The event, 6:30-8:30 pm at the Oasis Shriners building in University Place, will include project updates...