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Freedom Drive
Widening Project
Engineering & Property
Management
Engineering Services
600 East Fourth Street,
Charlotte NC 28202-2861
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Widening Project Website
Freedom Drive
Widening Project
March 2011
Freedom Drive Widening Project
This work will improve overall
safety of Freedom Drive in
proximity to the project area.
This goal was identified for
the Freedom Drive Widening
Project by the Mecklenburg
Union Metropolitan Planning
Organization Transportation Plan.
Project Status
City staff worked with the project
We will continue to keep you
informed on the status of this
project. Please feel free to visit
the project website. Type epm.
charmeck.org into your internet
browser, click on Transportation
Projects, then Freedom Drive
Widening.
If you have additional
questions, please contact
Geen Khoo, Project
Manager with the City’s
Engineering & Property
Management Department
at 704-336-4492,
gkhoo@charlottenc.gov
or
Veronica Wallace,
Project Manager with the
Charlotte Department of
Transportation at
704-336-4492,
vwallace@charlottenc.gov.
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What’s Next
Utility relocation is still underway.
Once all the necessary utilities
have been relocated, the
project will begin construction.
Construction is expected to begin
in mid-2012.
Freedom Drive Widening
Little
Rock Rd.
consultant, Gannett Fleming, to
complete design. Most of the
necessary easements have been
acquired for construction.
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Project Description
This transportation project will
widen Freedom Drive from two to
four lanes from I-85 (Edgewood
Road/Bradford Drive) to Toddville
Road. Improvements include
divider median, sidewalks,
planting strips, street lighting,
bicycle lanes and a new culvert
(map at right).
This shows the Freedom Drive Widening
Project limits. Improvements will include
road widening, sidewalks, planting strips,
street lighting, bicycle lanes and a new
culvert.