A Super Sod truck heads back north on South Street, passing cars in the school drop-off line, after turning around Friday.

Why was an 18-wheeler turning around in the driveway of Davidson Elementary School during peak drop-off time Friday? The incident backed up dozens of cars and buses queued to deliver students around 8:50 a.m.

The truck was one of at least two carrying lawn turf that used South Street Friday morning to reach the Antiquity Cornelius development just across the town line. That’s in violation of an agreement between Cornelius, Davidson and Antiquity’s developer that promises South Street won’t be used as a construction entrance for the mixed-use development. Read the full story

Zion Street is closed at Field Street in Cornelius for work on the new intersection. Work this week will also close N.C. 115. (David Boraks photo)

Main Street/N.C. 115 just north of Catawba Avenue in Cornelius will be one lane only today and tomorrow and completely closed overnight Tuesday for utility work. The town of Cornelius said a state utility crew will be working on storm water drains between Mulberry and Legion streets. Read the full story

Barriers block the end of South Street last week. Completing the covered bridge roof (background) is all that remains before the road can open into Cornelius, developer says.

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The South Street extension, which will link Davidson with a new 1,000-home development across the town line in Cornelius, will open to traffic within days, the developer’s spokesman and Davidson town officials said this week.

The impending opening, and a marketing campaign that plays up the project’s Davidson connections, are rekindling concerns among Davidson residents about traffic, both in the South Street/Walnut Street neighborhood and on Main Street and other town streets. Read the full story