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...
Two road-track intersections will face lengthy closures in May. A third crossing will also close later this summer. The North Tryon Street median crossing for J.W. Clay Boulevard will be closed May 15-June 1. The NC Railroad crossing on McLean Road near Old Concord...
Rich Haag was on his way to an appointment at Carolinas HealthCare System University on April 20 when he decided to record the construction of the LYNX Blue Line Extension on North Tryon Street. Check out the many photos. The line is scheduled to begin operation in...