View from atop Cornelius Town Hall shows the intersection of N.C. 115 and Catawba Avenue (foreground). That's the Antiquity development at upper left. (Doug Barrick photo)

Map shows detours for N.C. 115 and Catawba Avenue. Click to enlarge. Download a PDF below.

The new entrance to the Antiquity Cornelius development in downtown Cornelius is expected to open in late April, but utility work beginning next week means the existing intersection will have to close before it can open fully. N.C. 115 will be closed at Catawba Avenue Tuesday, March 16, through Thursday, March 25.

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Davidson will hire a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., again this year to push for federal funding for the North Commuter Rail Line and town needs, including a parking deck downtown.
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The writer is a Cornelius town commissioner and member of the Lake Norman Transportation Commission.

By JIM BENSMAN

The Urban Land Institute advisory panel that visited our area last week made some important observations about rail in north Mecklenburg and south Iredell. The Charlotte City Council needs to acknowledge these important points and reconsider the way it has prioritized the streetcar, the North Commuter Rail Line and the Northeast Line. Read the full story

4-min interview: Carroll Gray of Lake Norman Transportation Commission talks about how a federal rules change might affect the proposed project, and about an upcoming Urban Land Institute panel to help towns plot the future

Federal officials last week adopted a new policy on evaluating mass-transit funding applications, reducing the heavy emphasis on cost and ridership and giving more weight to the potential economic development benefits of transit projects. That could give a boost to the proposed 25-mile North Commuter Rail Line from Charlotte to Mooresville, says Carroll Gray, executive director of the Lake Norman Transportation Commission. Read the full story

Norfolk Southern railroad tracks off Jackson Street on a gray day Wednesday. (David Boraks photo)

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