University City’s highways will soon receive extra TLC. Starting this spring, University City Partners will pay a contractor to clean up litter along North Tryon Street, W.T. Harris Boulevard and parts of other major roadways within University City’s Municipal Service...
North Tryon Street
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...
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...
Light rail and new bridges have disrupted Tryon Street – Here’s how to cope
There’s no way to sweeten this: Construction of our light-rail line and replacement of bridges over Mallard Creek will make travel on North Tryon Street difficult for many months. “Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will experience a traffic corridor with frequent...
Southbound lanes of N. Tryon St. to close Oct. 15 for Mallard Creek bridges replacement
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Sept. 23 that it plans to close southbound lanes on North Tryon Street (U.S. 29) over Mallard Creek on Wednesday, Oct. 15, weather permitting. The closure will last through May 2015 during the first phase of a $4.4...
Hundreds come to hear details of road, rail and light-rail projects
Thursday’s transportation update meeting drew perhaps 200 people to Newell Presbyterian Church to hear the latest details regarding $1.5 billion in road, rail and light-rail facilities under construction now or soon in University City. Staff gave quick summaries and...