Title
North Tryon Street Route Change Request
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution endorsing rerouting a portion of North Tryon Street (US 29/NC 49) to a portion of North Church Street between Keswick Avenue and Matheson Avenue in Mecklenburg County and support The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s amendment to the official United States and North Carolina highway system maps accordingly.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, Transportation
Tom Sorrentino, Transportation
Phil Reiger, General Services
Tom Russell, General Services
Explanation
§ The North Tryon Street Redevelopment project will construct a pair of one way streets whereby North Tryon Street will continue carrying northbound traffic and southbound traffic will be rerouted to North Church Street, between approximately Keswick Avenue and Matheson Avenue, located in Council District 1.
§ Upon project completion, North Tryon Street and North Church Street will make up the primary transportation route.
§ North Church Street is currently a city-maintained road. This portion of North Church Street will be designated a primary route and maintenance will be transferred to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
§ The rerouting will improve traffic operations and safety along the corridor and enhance connectivity through the North End neighborhoods.
§ This project provides five-foot bike lanes, six-foot sidewalks, and eight-foot planting strips on North Church Street and North Tryon Street.
§ The North Tryon Street Redevelopment project also ties into the proposed two-way cycle track on Matheson Avenue, which will extend to the Davidson Street and Jordan Place intersection in NoDa.
§ Signs indicating the new route alignment will be installed as part of the project.
§ The project is currently in construction and is anticipated to be completed by early 2020.
Attachments
Attachment(s)
US 29 Map
NC 49 Map
Resolution