Posted on November 7th, 2008 by David Boraks
Construction barrels line Griffith Street as the N.C. Department of Transportation resurfaces the road. Over the next few days, workers will install switches in the pavement at the Beaty Street that will trigger the signal. Davidson Public Works Director Doug Wright says the project is on schedule for “substantial completion” by Thanksgiving.
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Posted on November 6th, 2008 by David Boraks
Updated Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, 1:37 p.m.
One lane of I-77 northbound at Exit 28 was closed for several hours Thursday night after a two-vehicle crash killed an unidentified woman and injured two other people.
All three were passengers in a Ford Explorer that crashed into the back of a tractor trailer between Exits 28 and 30 [...]
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Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by David Boraks
Charlotte Area Transit System has revised its parking advisory for commuters who ride the 77x bus to and from Charlotte. Parking along Griffith Street is temporarily unavailable beginning this week because of repaving. CATS said Wednesday commuters now may park at Children’s Community School, 565 Griffith St.
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Posted on October 17th, 2008 by David Boraks
Road resurfacing is set to begin on Griffith Street next week and it could put park-and-ride commuters in a bind. Charlotte Area Transit System officials are warning commuters who park along the street to use other parking options beginning Monday.
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Posted on October 16th, 2008 by David Boraks
Posted on September 17th, 2008 by David Boraks
The N.C. Department of Transportation has turned on traffic signals at the intersection of Sloan, Beaty and Griffith streets. For now, the lights will operate on a timer, Davidson public works director Doug Wright said Wednesday.
The signal had been installed in late July and was supposed to have been operational by mid-August. But it was [...]
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Posted on September 11th, 2008 by David Boraks
Updated Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, 2:45 p.m.
A new traffic light installed this summer at Griffith and Beaty streets may not begin regular operation until around Thanksgiving, three months later than originally planned. The town’s public works chief said he is in negotiations with the state Department of Transportation, which manages Griffith Street, about postponing [...]
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Posted on August 1st, 2008 by David Boraks
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by David Boraks
Traffic signals will be turned on Aug. 11 at Griffith and Beaty streets.
A long-awaited traffic light has been installed on Griffith Street at Beaty Street, and will be turned on Aug. 11. The light will flash yellow for a week for testing, and go into regular signal opration on Aug. 18, town officials said this [...]
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Posted on July 19th, 2008 by David Boraks
A large black oak toppled on Woodland Street around 1 p.m. Saturday, falling onto wires, snapping off a utility pole and closing Woodland and Spring Streets in the old part of town. The road was still closed at 6 p.m. as a Duke Energy crew repaired power lines and a tree service prepared to remove [...]
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