WATCH GROUP ALERT
Area Road Construction Begins Today
The N.C. Department of Transportation will begin improvements on 16.9 miles of roads in Mecklenburg County Monday, April 4, weather permitting. Some of the roads affected are within the Town of Matthews.
Motorists may encounter some delays as the following roads are resurfaced in our area:
• 0.8 miles of Sardis Road from N.C. 51 to the end of state maintenance;
• 0.5 miles of John Street from N.C. 51 to Trade Street in Matthews;
• 1.9 miles of Sam Newell Road from Independence Boulevard to Margaret Wallace Road;
• 0.5 miles of Margaret Wallace Road from Idlewild Road to Olde Creek Trail.
The completion date is September 1. Crews are permitted to work on some roads during the day, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and also overnight, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Updated travel information is available by calling 511 or online at
NCDOT: Travel & Maps. Access updates and travel information directly from your smartphone with NCDOT Mobile, a phone-friendly version of the NCDOT website found at m.ncdot.gov.
NCDOT reminds motorists to stay alert and obey the posted limit.
For more information on this project, please call the resident engineer at (704) 847-5015.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Stason Tyrrell
Contact Email:
communitysafety@matthewspolice.org
Contact Phone: 704-847-4069
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