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Widening Project
Expanding Ardrey Kell/Community House
Intersection Expected to Start in September
WIDENING THE INTERSECTION of Ardrey
Kell and Community House roads is
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expected to begin in September. Completion
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is projected for the fall of 2014.
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The first phase of the Community House
Road "Farm-to-Market" Project focuses on
widening and enhancing the intersection.
This corner is heavily trafficked with cars,
pedestrians and bicycles because of its
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proximity to Ardrey Kell High School and
Community House Middle School.
To alleviate congestion and increase
safety, design improvements include the
addition of dedicated left and right turn
lanes, additional street lights, end-to-end
uninterrupted sidewalks, bike lanes and
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landscaped medians.
The project also features improved
pedestrian crossings with raised concrete
islands that have pathways cut through
other enhancements on Community
them to serve as "refuges" between
House Road between Providence
dedicated lanes.
Road West and Bryant Farms Road
The first phase on Community House
Road extends to Providence Road West.
The second phase is slated to begin in
2016. It will create two roundabouts and
(by the Morrison Family YMCA).
Intersection Traffc Updates
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The Charlotte Department of
Transportation posts detour and closure
The project also
features improved
pedestrian crossings
with raised
concrete islands
that have pathways
cut through
them to serve
as "refuges"
between
dedicated
lanes.
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updates on area intersections at its
website, http://charmeck.org/city/
charlotte/Transportation/Pages/Home.
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aspx. Commuters can also request to
be added to CDOT's "Notify Me" list
(found at the same website at top
go to the department's N.C. Department of
right of the page) to automatically
Transportation and Charlotte feeds).
receive updates as they are posted.
Drivers can also call 511 to access
information on traffic updates for
I-485 Construction
Obtain information about
the I-485 corridor or any other
road in Mecklenburg County.
detours and closures by visiting
www.ncdot.gov/projects/
CharlotteOuterLoop or
signing up on Twitter at
Ballantyne Corporate Park
Road Construction
For updates, check www.go-ballantyne.com
www.ncdot.gov/travel/
or visit www.cdot.charmeck.org and click
twitter (tweets generally
on the Construction link.
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