Transportation
Traffic out of control? Petition will be presented to Town Board Monday
Aug. 12. UPDATE 11:30 am. By Dave Vieser. It looks like South Street into Davison and the covered bridge in Antiquity are turning into altnerate travel routes as congestion builds in and around Cornelius. A petition with more than 100 signatures will be presented to the Cornelius Town Board Monday night seeking help with traffic rumbling […]
Catawba Avenue is OPEN!
UPDATE. Catawba Avenue has reopened in time for the afternoon commute home. Police said the road was closed because of a large hydraulic oil spill caused by a Republic trash truck. It occurred near Meridian and Mulberry streets. Police redirected traffic to Hwy. 21 and Main Street at the time. There were no injuries, according to police.
Work on I-77 causeway will continue
July 14. By Dave Vieser. Even though the Lake Norman Marine Commission (LNMC) tabled the NCDOT’s application concerning the I-77 toll lane project earlier this week, motorists will see work continuing on top of the causeway north of Exit 28. The operative words here are “on top,” not near or next to. “Construction activities such as grading, erosion […]
Town Hall: A month for the record books
Renegade Mayor A Cliffs Notes view Chapter 1: Travis says he is on Bradford’s and Tarte’s side, against the tolls. Chapter 2: The business community seeks to ensure there is an anti-toll candidate in the mayor’s race. Chapter 3: Travis said he was. Chapter 4: There is no opposition, therefore, to Travis and he wins […]
I-77 battle shifts to November elections; does Marine Commission vote matter?
June 23. By Dave Yochum. Republicans are taking stock after HB954 went down in the NC Senate earlier this week. Democrats are making the most of it and it looks like NC Rep. John Bradford may have an opponent in the fall in District 98 if her petition drive succeeds, while Rep. Charles Jeter will […]
Widening Catawba means some buildings will likely be removed
June 22. By Dave Vieser. Even though construction is more than three years away, a meeting on the widening of West Catawba Avenue from Jetton Road to Hwy. 73 attracted well over 100 people last night. The purpose of the meeting was to inform citizens about the proposed improvements and to obtain their comments. And […]
Aviation boss gives 30,000-foot view of CLT
The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will get a firsthand overview on the plans for Charlotte Douglas International Airport when Interim Aviation Director Brent D. Cagle speaks at the Thursday, June 30th Chamber PowerLuncheon. The luncheon will take place at Northstone Country Club located at 15801 Northstone Drive in Huntersville at 11:45 am. Cagle will provide an Airport Update and discuss […]
NCDOT gets low marks for work on Hwy. 115
June 17. By Dave Vieser. Delays which caused road and rail work on NC 115 to run late, spreading beyond Thursday’s commuter rush to Friday afternoon, generated a new round of criticism from one local official already upset with the prospect of the DOT overseeing toll lanes on I-77. “In the 30 years I’ve spent as […]
UPDATE: Hwy 115 remains closed through rush hour
June 16. That troublesome rail spur on Highway 115 in Cornelius is being fixed but crews are running late. NC 115 was closed from 9 am until “after rush hour” while crews from Norfolk Southern and the NCDOT complete the job. Temporary detours were set up for motorists. On the south end of the road closure, crews blocked N.C. 115 just north […]
Lake Norman leaders gather in Capitol to refute Travis, Woods
June 15. A score of North Mecklenburg elected officials and business leaders made the 2.5 hour drive to the NC Capitol this morning to collectively voice their opposition to the 50-year, $650 million contract between a Spanish company and the citizens of North Carolina. Their goal was to offset what Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis and Davidson Mayor John Woods told […]
