The Blue Line Extension has reached a critical milestone. After a summer of preparation, construction of the light-rail bridge over the WT Harris Boulevard-North Tryon Street intersection has begun. This bridge is the last on the BLE alignment to begin construction...
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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,...
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...