Roundabout Work Begins This Week

By Dave Vieser – Construction work on the roundabouts in Cornelius west of Interstate 77 will begin this week, according to Deputy Town Manager Wayne Herron. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has divided the project into six phases.

Phase one work will begin on One Norman Boulevard, Knox Road and the Knox Road and Torrence Chapel Road roundabout. The Knox Road work will be held during daylight hours due to its proximity to residential neighborhoods.

The remainder of the work will be conducted at night, according to NCDOT.

Phase two work will be on the interior section of the Torrence Chapel Road/Knox Road roundabout. Phase three will be on Torrence Chapel Road, including the roundabout between Fresh Market and Randy Marion.

NCDOT stated that phase four work cannot begin until after January 2027 and will include the roundabout at the post office.

Phase five will include the widening of Liverpool Parkway and a slip lane from West Catawba Avenue onto Interstate 77 south, as well as a left-turn lane to stack traffic from Liverpool to West Catawba.

Final paving will comprise phase six of the project, estimated for spring of 2028.

Herron said a community meeting with street renderings is being scheduled for April to further communicate the scope and timetable of the project to area residents.

He also noted that construction crews plan to retain off-duty police officers and their vehicles to enhance safety in the construction zones.

Dual roundabouts near Catawba Avenue

Progress is 51% complete. The contractor is working on waterline relocations in advance of widening Catawba Avenue.

Traffic has been detoured on Holiday Lane to begin grading work to build the roundabout at the end of Holiday Lane and Sterling Bay Lane.

The contractor anticipates reopening Holiday Lane to through traffic in fall 2026.

Roundabout at Potts Street and N.C. 115 (Main Street)

Progress is 48% complete. Traffic has shifted to the new Potts Street alignment, and the contractor is installing a waterline, pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalk and drainage on Main Street.

As part of that project, contractors are working on grading and drainage for the extension of Sloan Street to Potts Street and the roundabout at Sloan Street and Griffith Street in Davidson.

Both projects are currently anticipated to be complete by summer 2027.

NCDOT recently closed a section of South Main Street in Davidson just north of the train trestle while crews install waterline, drainage, pavement, curbs, gutters and sidewalks. The road is expected to reopen in June or July.

Northcross Drive extension

The project is about 51% complete, with completion anticipated in spring 2027.