Transportation
Torrence Chapel study meeting Oct. 20
A public open house session Oct. 20 with the Town of Cornelius and the North Carolina Department of Transportation will focus on the Torrence Chapel-West Catawba intersection. The Town of Cornelius contracted WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff to have professional traffic engineers and planners evaluate and provide recommendations to ease congestion. The meeting will be 6:30 to 8:30 […]
The DDI is still underwhelming, but it’s ridiculously safer
Oct. 13. By Dave Vieser. There has been a 40 percent reduction in accidents at the Exit 28 interchange in Cornelius since the Diverging Diamond Interchange debuted in 2014. Head-on collisions have been eliminated. Town officials attribute the better safety record primarily to the reduction in the number of traffic conflict points when compared to […]
Work to begin on Torrence Chapel, some re-routing
Oct. 7. By Dave Vieser. Just as the DOT finished adding a second northbound entrance lane to I-77 at Exit 28, Cornelius motorists have another bump in the road: Traffic in the southern end of Torrence Chapel Road will be disrupted for about six weeks while Charlotte Water replaces a forced sewer main. The project involves […]
Traffic study offers Hwy. 115 corridor options
Sept. 22. By Dave Vieser. More than 100 people came to Town Hall to this week to look at traffic options designed to relieve congestion on Main Street, between Washam Potts Road and Potts Street. The meeting was one phase of a comprehensive $143,367 traffic study of this portion of Hwy. 115 being conducted by […]
Jetton safety study options unveiled at Town Board
Sept. 21. By Dave Vieser. An $11,400 safety study designed to address ways to improve traffic safety on Jetton Road between West Catawba Avenue and Charlestowne Lane suggests a partially closed median at the intersection of Old Jetton and Jetton, and erecting a roundabout at the intersection of Charlestowne Lane and Jetton Road. Town Board […]
Got gas? Indigestion for cars may last four or five more days, expert says
Sept. 21. By Dave Yochum. Look for Charlotte-area gas supplies to get back to normal in four or five days, says one of the leading oil industry analysts in the United States. Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at Oil Price Information Service, said the Colonial Pipeline, despite repairs that are expected to be […]
Running on empty: Gas shortage hits 28031
Sept. 20. UPDATE 9:30 PM. By Dave Yochum. It’s happening: Slowly but surely Cornelius gas stations are running out of gasoline. The Cashion’s in downtown Cornelius only had premium left to sell, and motorists were lining up to buy it. By mid-afternoon, the Circle K at West Catawba and One Norman Boulevard was out of gas, […]
Traffic study meeting Sept. 20 for Main Street
While work continues on the I-77 toll lanes, Cornelius is also looking at traffic on Main Street between Washam Potts Road and Potts Street just north of the YMCA. A public meeting will be held on 6-8 pm Tuesday Sept. 20 to solicit public opinion and comment. “The Town is partnering with NCDOT on this […]
Exit 28 construction project will close lanes
Sept. 7. Traffic challenges at the Exit 28 interchange in Cornelius are about to get even worse, at least temporarily. But the town says a planned construction project will ease congestion at the exit over the long haul. Staring this Sunday, Sept. 11, the N.C. Department of Transportation will begin construction of an additional lane […]
Cornelius town board OKs Exit 28 landscape contract
Sept. 7. By Dave Vieser The Cornelius Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $38,880 contract with Viz LLC to perform landscaping work at the Exit 28 intersection with I-77 at its first September meeting. Under the plan, a final design would be presented to the town by December, and all work would be completed by the […]
