UPDATE
August
2003
Statesville Road Widening (from I-85 to Sunset Road)
&
Cindy Lane Extension (from Statesville Road to Nevin/Lake Roads)
Roadway
Citizen Questions
History/Need
Planning efforts by the Charlotte
Department of Transportation (CDOT)
have indicated the need to improve
Statesville Road (from Interstate 85 to
Sunset Road) and to extend Cindy Lane
(from Statesville Road to the Nevin/Lake
Road intersection). Goals for the street
improvements include:
• Reducing congestion
• Improving safety
• Providing added connectivity through
sidewalks and bicycle lanes.
With planning complete, Mulkey Engineers and Consultants are currently working with the City of Charlotte to design the
widening of Statesville Road and to extend
Cindy Lane. Public meetings were held
on:
• March 29, 2001
• September 20, 2001
• May 14, 2002
Project highlights include widening
Statesville Road from two lanes to four
lanes with:
• A planted median
• Sidewalks and planting strips
• Bicycle facilities
Cindy Lane Extension will extend Cindy
Lane to the Nevin/Lake Road intersection for added connectivity and will
consist of two lanes with:
• Sidewalks and planting strips
• Bicycle facilities
In the fall of 2001, NCDOT announced
plans to accelerate the construction of the
I-77 widening project. Statesville Road is a
major thoroughfare that parallels I-77.
During our public meetings for Statesville
Road and Cindy Lane, many citizens voiced
concerns that these two major routes
would be under construction at the same
time thereby disrupting traffic. With the
delay of requesting funds for the construction on Statesville Road, we will avoid those
conflicts. The 2002 Transportation Bond
Referendum did not include funds for the
construction of the Statesville Road Widening and Cindy Lane Extension projects. We
will continue to plan and design these projects with the intention of including funds
for right-of-way acquisition and construction in a future bond referendum.
To
date, only funding for planning and design
have been approved through the previous
2000 Transportation Bond Referendum.
Question:
How will Cindy Lane Extension
affect adjacent property values?
Answer:
Historically, there is no information
that supports loss of property value
as a result of similar projects.
Question:
How are affected property owners
compensated for land that will be
acquired?
Answer:
Property will be purchased at fair
market value.
Question:
When is the next public meeting?
Answer:
There is not another scheduled
public meeting for these projects at
this time. However, citizens will be
continually updated through these
newsletters.
PLEASE SEE
THE REVERSE
SIDE FOR
THE NEXT
STEP AND
THE PROJECT
SCHEDULE
The Next Step
Project Schedule
Begin Project
Initial Statesville Road Public Meeting
Combined Statesville Road/Cindy Lane Public Meeting
Statesville Road Planning Phase
Second Cindy Lane Extension Public Meeting
Cindy Lane Extension Planning Phase
Road Bond Referendum
Begin Right-of-Way Acquisition
Complete Design
Bid and Award
Begin Construction
November 2000
March 2001
September 2001
Completed December 2001
May 2002
Completed Summer 2002
To Be Determined
To Be Determined
To Be Determined
To Be Determined
To Be Determined
The project team will be
completing 70% design plans for
Statesville Road Widening and
Cindy Lane Extension in the next
few months. When funds become
available for right-of-way acquisition and construction, final plans
preparation will begin.
For More Information, Contact the Project Managers
City of Charlotte
Kruti Desai, P.E.
(704) 353-1795
kdesai@ci.charlotte.nc.us
Mulkey Engineers & Consultants
Tim Hayes, P.E.
(704) 566-4349
thayes@mulkeyinc.com
Building a Better City
…..One Street at a Time.
Engineering & Property Management
600 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202