Street Closings
Start: February 7th Completion: February 18th	Norfolk-Southern Railroad Crossing Closures: Due to railroad track maintenance, Norfolk-Southern Railroad will be closing railroad crossings in the Charlotte Metro Region beginning the week of February 7th.  Each closing is expected to be six to eight hours.  Detours will be signed and Norfolk-Southern will send notices to the media.  Tentatively, Norfolk-Southern Railroad will close the following crossings: February 7-9: Hebron Street, Sweden Road February 9-11: Arrowood Road, Archdale Road February 14-16: Old Pineville Road, Minuet Lane February 16-18: Rountree Road, Seymour Drive, Primrose Avenue Traffic may also be stopped for several minutes at a time wile work occurs at Tyvola Road between Old Pineville Road and Seventy-seven Center Drive.  Contact Steve Chandler at 803-374-0854 for information about these repairs.  Contact Jimmy Rhyne at 704-336-3905 for information about these road closures.
Start: February 14th Completion: October 26th	Southbound I-85 Connector Ramp from Southbound Tryon Street will close on February 14th at 9:00 AM and will re-open on October 26th.  A signed detour will be set up using West Sugar Creek Road and an additional detour will use City Boulevard.  This work is part of the US 29/NC 49 Improvement Project.  Contact Travis Stewart at 704-353-0500 or at tgstewart@charlottenc.gov.
Start: January 1st Completion: January 30th, 2013	Double Oaks Road between Samuel Street and Woodward Avenue closed on January 1st and will re-open on January 30th, 2013.  A detour will be set up using Statesville Avenue and Oaklawn Avenue.  Contact Jeff Boenisch at 704-336-3888 or at jboenisch@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Start: January 15th Completion: August 26th	I-85, Exit 42 (US 29/NC 49) and Reagan Drive at the intersection of North Tryon Street closed on January 15th at 9:00 AM and will re-open on August 26th.  Detour for I-85 Exit 42 will be set up using City Boulevard (Exit 43) to Tryon Street.  Detour for Reagan Drive will be set up using Tom Hunter Road.  This work is part of the US 29/NC 49 Improvement Project.  Contact Travis Stewart at 704-353-0500 or at tgstewart@charlottenc.gov.
Start: October 11th Completion: February 1, 2011	Sandy Avenue at the intersection of North Tryon Street (US-29) will close on Monday, October 11th.  Due to weather and unforeseen circumstances, this work has been delayed.  It will reopen on Tuesday, February 1st between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.  These times are approximate and may be affected by other circumstances.  Detour using Kemp Street and Geatherstone Drive.  Contact Travis Stewart at 704-353-0500 or at tgstewart@charlottenc.gov.
Start: July 12th Completion: September 14, 2011	Southbound NC-49 (University City Boulevard) will close at the intersection of US-29 (North Tryon Street) at 9:00 AM on Monday, July 12th.  The closure is scheduled for approximately 430 days (Wednesday, September 14, 2011).  Expect delays in this area.  This is a part of the US-29/NC-49 project.  For information about this closure, contact Travis Stewart at 704-353-0500 or at tgstewart@charlottenc.gov.  For information about the US-29/NC-49 project, contact Sonji Mosley at 704-336-3214 or at smosley@charlottenc.gov.
Start: June 26th PERMANENT CLOSURE	The northbound left turn lane to Stetson Drive on NC-49 has been eleminated permanently as of 6:00 AM on Saturday, June 26th.  Traffic needs to make a u-turn at University POinte Drive and then proceed to turn right on Stetson Drive.  This is part of the US-29/NC-49 project.  For more information about this closure, contact Travis Stewart at 704-353-0500 or at tgstewart@charlottenc.gove.  For more information about the US-29/NC-49 project, contact Sonji Mosley at 704-336-3214 or at smosley@charlottenc.gov.
Start: October 5th Completion: TBD	Airport Drive - from just south of Wilson Aviation Drive to Stonewall Jackson Homes was closed at 9:00 AM on Monday, October 5th and remains closed.  Weather and unforeseen circumstances have delayed construction.  Airport Drive will re-open in late spring.  Eaton Circle at Airport Drive will also be closed.   Traffic can detour around this area via Billy Graham Parkway to West Boulevard to Airport Drive.  Contact Angela Berry at 704-432-5259.
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