
MEMORANDUM
Date: March 28, 2013
To:
Leon Howe, Ashton Watson, Bret Canipe, Scott Cole, Tony Tagliaferri
CC:
James Mitchell, Rick Grochoske, , Ashton Watson, Senator Joel Ford
From: Alan Morrison
RE:
Meeting Minutes for the Mt Holly-Huntersville at Brookshire Project
The purpose of this memorandum is to document the discussion of the meeting held on
March 21, 2013 regarding the proposed expanded scope of improvements at Mt HollyHuntersville Rd and Brookshire Blvd intersection.
The meeting was held at Cook’s Memorial Presbyterian Church and staff from the City and
other agencies included the following:






Leon Howe– Engineering Services, In-house Design
Alan Morrison – Engineering Services, In-house Design
Tony Tagaliaferri- CDOT
Bret Canipe, NCDOT
James Mitchell- Charlotte City Council, District 2
Senator Joel Ford, District 38
The meeting was opened with City staff providing the background for the project initiation.
Concept plans were presented at a public input meeting last October to provide an exclusive
eastbound right turn at the intersection of Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd and Brookshire Blvd.
With the available funding, this was the extent of the proposed improvements. NCDOT
responded to the public input from the October 2012 meeting and has proposed an
expanded scope of work.
Bret Canipe, NCDOT District Engineer, presented a power point outline of the proposed
improvements that included:







Northbound double left turn lanes off Brookshire Blvd,
Pedestrian Crossing with refuge island (north side of Brookshire Blvd),
Widen eastbound & restripe approach to provide single left turn lane, two thru lanes
and an exclusive right turn lane,
Construct concrete median as directional cross over Callabridge Commons and Mt
Island Marketplace shopping center driveways,
Signalize the intersection at Couloak Drive and Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd(utilize funds
committed by private development for signal installation),
Construct U-Turn bulb for westbound traffic at Couloak and Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd,
Proposed schedule with best case scenario would be completed by December 2013
and the worst case scenario would be complete by mid-year 2014. The schedule is
greatly dependent upon the utility relocations and this could delay the project
completion.
The floor was then opened up to questions. Below is a listing of concerns or questions
discussed:
1. Has the engineering staff evaluated the internal driveway connections at the Harris
Teeter parking lot? The project has not evaluated traffic beyond the road right of
way. Typically, the site plan review and approval addresses internal circulation and
queue storage to meet local Land Development regulations.
2. Will the project install curb & gutter? It is expected the cost of curb & gutter with the
appropriate storm drainage would exceed the current budget. At this time, that level
of detail has not been determined.
3. Will future development provide any other road improvements for this intersection?
Yes. A rezoning of property located at the northwest corner of the intersection is
expected to add widening along Brookshire Blvd from I-485 to Mt Holly-Huntersville
Road. This is not expected until the development begins work to build and that
timeframe is unknown.
4. Will the signal at Couloak Drive provide a left-turn arrow for the westbound left turn
movements? That will be evaluated.
5. Will the cross walk provided at Brookshire Blvd have a pushbutton operation
available? Yes.
6. For the westbound vehicles merging back into one thru lane, how much distance is
needed to avoid conflicts with lane changing? Typically, one thousand feet is the
minimum desired? It is expected that both lanes will not be fully utilized for this
reason because some drivers will not want to make the lane change after going
through the intersection.
7. The green time appears to vary from day to day. Is the current timing operating
correctly? How is the green time determined? CDOT staff indicated that the timing
was evaluated periodically and the timing and phasing will be checked to ensure it is
working correctly.
2
8. Will the bus routes be evaluated relative to the new signal and widening? Yes.
CATS are a part of project teams reviewing and commenting on proposed project
improvements.
9. When will the Oakdale Road interchange at I-485 be completed? That timeframe is
unknown but it is expected to have some positive impact on reducing congestion at
Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd and Brookshire Blvd.
City Engineering & Property Management staff will update with postcards on a quarterly
basis and through the City’s project website at:
http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/epm/Projects/azlist/Pages/A-Z%20Index.aspx
3