Posted on 29 July 2013.
A stream came eroded earth beneath Gilead Road in late June. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Damage to state roads from recent storms and lowland flooding has the N.C. DOT scurrying to make repairs. The department said Monday it could take until Aug. 23 to finish work on a sunken section of Gilead Road, a major east-west artery through Huntersville. Meanwhile, a sinkhole nearby on Bud Henderson Road may be fixed by next week. Read the full story
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Posted on 29 July 2013.
Davidson Public Works director Doug Wright peers into a small hole that appeared on South Street Monday. The area under the road is hollowed out. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Updated 9:35pm
Davidson officials completely closed South Street near Davidson Elementary School at around 9:45 Monday morning after a passerby spotted a sinkhole in the road. The road remained closed at around 9:30pm, but a Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities crew was expected to finish work later in the evening, a spokeswoman said. Read the full story
Posted in Downtown & old Davidson, Public safety, Public works, Traffic alertsComments Off on South St. closing could last through Tues. because of sinkhole
Posted on 20 July 2013.
The boardwalk next to the Roosevelt Wilson Park Pond has been removed so it can be replaced. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Workers have removed the aging pedestrian boardwalk along Griffith Street at Roosevelt Wilson Park as part of a $76,000 replacement project that began July 11. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 July 2013.
By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net
Commissioners voted Tuesday to require traffic studies and adequate parking for new schools or school expansions. The move won’t mean immediate changes for any existing schools, or to the planned Davidson Green School on South Main Street, but would apply to any that grow. Meanwhile, the board also discussed but took no action on a set of proposed new rules for food trucks. Read the full story
Posted in Downtown & old Davidson, Planning & Development, Public safety, Public works, Schools, Town Hall, Transportation, Twin OaksComments (1)
Posted on 03 July 2013.
Contractors for the N.C. DOT on Monday, July 8, will begin resurfacing 16-miles of roads in north Charlotte and north Mecklenburg under an $3.8 million contract to be completed over the next year. The resurfacing includes a section of Catawba Avenue in Cornelius, several roads on both sides of Huntersville, and Shearers Road in east Davidson, among others. Read the full story
Posted in Concord, Cornelius, East Davidson, Huntersville, Mooresville, Public works, Traffic alertsComments Off on DOT to repave section of Shearer Road, other area roads
Posted on 11 June 2013.
Presbyterian Road is closed for bridge repairs at the West Branch Rocky River, near Coddle Creek Elementary School. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Updated June 13, 2013
Presbyterian Road just north of Davidson has closed while workers replace a bridge over the West Branch Rocky River in a project the N.C. Department of Transportation says could last until Sept. 8. Read the full story
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Posted on 07 June 2013.
Davidson’s Town Board meets Tuesday night for its regular monthly meeting, with an agenda that includes a vote on the $9.1 million 2013-14 town budget. The meeting also will be the last for Commissioner Laurie Venzon, who is moving to Kansas City. Read the full story
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Posted on 07 May 2013.
Updated Wednesday 8:03am
Piedmont Natural Gas says work on a new gas pipeline at the northern edge and just north of Davidson on Wednesday could be noisy. The work is scheduled between 10am and noon. Read the full story
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