STEELE
CREEK NEWS
West Leg
of I-485 Now Won't Open Until after Labor Day
(August 14, 2004) Dianne Whitacre, The Charlotte Observer's Dr. Traffic, reports that
the new
8-mile section of I-485 from Arrowood Road to I-85 is not expected
to open until after Labor Day. A bridge near Old Dowd Road needs an
additional layer of concrete and won't be ready in time for the opening ceremony,
which is still planned for August 24.
The North Carolina Department of
Transportation plans to open the whole section to I-85 at once.
(They previously had planned to open the section from Arrowood Road
to Wilkinson Boulevard a few weeks before opening the big
interchange at I-85.)
Other parts of
Mecklenburg County have experienced major changes when sections of
I-485 have opened through them. Steele Creek is experiencing major
changes already and should expect more after August 25.
Find out more in
Ms. Whitacre's articles:
Southwest I-485 hits delay (8/13),
State plans ceremony for outer belt opening (7/23), and
Look west on I-485 shortly after Aug. 25 (7/18).
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