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Mecklenburg: Ferebee Corp. and J.T. Russell and Sons Inc. will share $5.7 million worth of work.
Projects are 6.9 miles of N.C. 51, from Independence Boulevard to Palomino Drive in Mint Hill; 0.5 miles of West W.T. Harris Boulevard, between The Plaza and Grier Road; and 0.4 miles of N.C. 115, between Hucks Road and I-485.
So there's a new Popeye's off south blvd at the 485 train station. Finally I don't have drive halfway across the city to eat there. I seriously didn't know till I went to the target and was like what the fux. I didn't hear any announcements but it was surely packed there. And its so convenient next to the light rail line.
Developers of the 24-story SkyHouse apartment tower in uptown Charlotte are planning a second tower on the lot next to it.
A spokesman from Atlanta-based Novare Group says the developer has the land under contract. The project is still in the early stages of planning.
Bad news for North Meck and Iredell, but Norfolk Southern will not allow CATS to use their existing tracks for the future Red Line, a commuter train that will link downtown Charlotte with Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, and Mooresville.
Though, one advantage the new toll lanes on I-77 could provide, is quicker access for express buses, which could lead to BRT in the future. Better than nothing, at this point.
Bad news for North Meck and Iredell, but Norfolk Southern will not allow CATS to use their existing tracks for the future Red Line, a commuter train that will link downtown Charlotte with Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, and Mooresville. andhave it act like
Though, one advantage the new toll lanes on I-77 could provide, is quicker access for express buses, which could lead to BRT in the future. Better than nothing, at this point.
I don't understand it. why don't they just extend the blue line extension to these cities. as we get more funds to keep building out a little at at time and get the counties to help pay. Have 3 car trains for added capacity and have it act like heavy rail. Faster also.
I don't understand it. why don't they just extend the blue line extension to these cities. as we get more funds to keep building out a little at at time and get the counties to help pay. Have 3 car trains for added capacity and have it act like heavy rail. Faster also.
Reasons:
Money. LRT would cost an enormous amount to build. The route is over 30 miles long. 3x the length of the current blue line. This is why they went CR.
Lack of ridership. CATS modeling says only 500 riders/day will take the train all the way to the end.
No ROW without NS.
CATS has a reputation for wasting huge amounts of money.
The surrounding counties will not sign up to give CATS a blank check. CATS for their part can't tell them how much it will cost. They also don't trust the CLT city council either.
Charlotte politicians don't care about this project.
This is probably the death knell for that project.
Their best chance for getting it built was back in the '03 time frame, but that plan was rejected for fear of affecting the S. LRT. Shame really. Congress was much more accommodating with the money back in those days.
It was always obvious that there would need to be parallel tracks. The safety and regulatory hurdles to overcome for sharing frieght with passenger rail would of course make Norfolk Southern balk. Asking to share track, strikes me as a last gasp effort to keep the project within estimates and under discussion. This has probably been close to dead for years, but the MTC didn't want to admit it.
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DOT plans $21 million in repaving for Meck, other counties
