transportation
NCDOT resurfacing Washam Potts next week.
Aug. 6. by Dave Vieser. One of the busier crosstown arteries in Cornelius, Washam Potts Road, will be resurfaced next week by the state Department of Transportation. According to town […]
Penny for your thoughts: Sales tax meetings on docket
July 22. Mecklenburg County has scheduled two community meetings beginning this week to educate voters about transportation issues and a potential sales tax increase to fund projects. Commissioner Vilma Leake […]
CATS Micro free this week; Village Rider ends
July 9. CATS is offering free fares until July 13 for its new Micro transit service, coinciding with the end of its Village Rider bus routes that travel throughout North […]
Oh, the places we went
CATS MICRO | Jason Benavides. June 10. Oh, the places you’ll go…with CATS Micro. The on-demand, shared-ride service launched in late February and while it has limited range it’s hard […]
Say goodbye to the Village Rider
June 10. By Dave Vieser. As expected, the North Mecklenburg Village Rider bus route will be discontinued effective Monday July 7. The Village Rider is a local bus route which […]
Roundabouts on Hwy. 21 will be completed in Winter 2027
Dec. 1. By Dave Vieser. Work will finally begin inMarch on two new roundabouts at the Catawba Avenue/Hwy. 21 intersection just east of I-77. The North Carolina Department of Transportation […]
Washam looks to the future as fourth term begins Monday
Nov. 30. By Dave Yochum. Woody Washam says he is “excited and very optimistic” about his upcoming fourth term as mayor which officially begins at his swearing-in ceremony Monday, Dec. […]
New transportation task force will look for finance options
Aug. 11. By Dave Vieser. Just in case anyone needed to be reminded, road improvements and growth are the major topics of concern in Cornelius so far this election year. […]
Task force will look for new funding mechanisms for road projects
July 18. Mayor Woody Washam has announced the creation of a Mayor’s Task Force on Transportation Funding and Implementation. The purpose of this task will be to investigate how to […]
Crosswalks on W. Catawba not coming soon
Jan. 10. By Dave Vieser. On the morning of Nov. 30, a pedestrian was killed in Cornelius after being struck by an automobile on West Catawba Avenue near the intersection […]
