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The maps don't look like it will fix the problem. You'll still have all the 485 traffic from both directions trying to merge onto one roadway and get to the left. The public meeting is during work hours though so I won't be there.
I used to use that interchange once a week on my way from Matthews to Beech mt. I now use Mt Holly rd and add 15 minutes to my trip but save hours of potential Blood Pressure issues.
A agree with CLT4, the new plan doesn't appear to relieve much. I've seen people coming down that ramp merging onto I-85S just stay in the far left lane after it goes away and fly through the dirt and onto I85, traffic, life and limb be damned.
I used to use that interchange once a week on my way from Matthews to Beech mt. I now use Mt Holly rd and add 15 minutes to my trip but save hours of potential Blood Pressure issues.
A agree with CLT4, the new plan doesn't appear to relieve much. I've seen people coming down that ramp merging onto I-85S just stay in the far left lane after it goes away and fly through the dirt and onto I85, traffic, life and limb be damned.
Any reason you don't take NC 16 to I-40 in Newton/Conover? A lot of it is basically a freeway, and the rest is four lanes all the way to I-40.
Any reason you don't take NC 16 to I-40 in Newton/Conover? A lot of it is basically a freeway, and the rest is four lanes all the way to I-40.
Thanks for the suggestion. We did take that route on occasion, but we also like the BBQ King in Lincolnton...
We are also not a big fan of Interstates, so we avoid them when possible, especially when not under time constraints.
We have since relocated our address to the Mooresville area, so the trip to the mts. is now 77 (or sometimes 115), 421, 105 instead of 485, 85, 321, 40, 181, 105. It's also about an hour shorter.
After years of driving it we tend to get bored with the trip, so always trying different ways, travel time isn't as important as it once was, now we just enjoy the route.
Add the fact Mecklenburg and bordering counties aren't even half developed yet, and like you, a lot of people are wanting to transplant here...
485 is a 4-lane 70MPH zone and it comes to a dead stop two times a day, and we have double the sub-divisions coming... Do the math... You weren't the only one with the idea to move here and make it like where you came from...
I moved here in the mid-60s, but my spouse is born and raised here. Way too good to pass up, so I stayed, despite the traffic, congestion, and Yankees (after I closed the door) that followed me.
I moved here in the mid-60s, but my spouse is born and raised here. Way too good to pass up, so I stayed, despite the traffic, congestion, and Yankees (after I closed the door) that followed me.
I don't believe that the biggest problem is the number of people moving here, I believe it is that we are not prepared as, i.e., who foresaw the present population boom coming 50 or 60 years ago? Actually, many did, but many didn't want to spend the money to prepare with Innercity transportation or needed infrastructure. I've lived in European cities larger than Charlotte and there are barely any issues. There are always subways, rail, trams, or whatever needed to move people. Fortunately for those cities, they had time to developed since the time of the Romans. Even some of our older big cities, i.e. NYC, Philadelphia, and Boston were able to keep up with infrastructure for their 400 plus years existence to accommodate their immigrating relatives from Europe and now worldwide. Unfortunately, the Charlotte area won't be able to construct an underground rail or acquire the land for adequate above-ground rail service for the future, so we will have to adjust to the idea of living in villages like Ballantyne, Birkdale, Davidson, etc., where it is ridiculously difficult to get into the city center due to traffic. Most are already self-sufficient and independent. I hope that somehow the plans for the red line rail to the lake towns and whatever is planned for populated areas like Ballantyne aren't procrastinated upon much longer and nay sayers come to their senses and think of our future. There is an old saying on the television, "Charlotte's got a lot." That is true, but it means nothing if we can't get around the city without major inconveniences in the future.
Last edited by Arthur McAlister; 02-13-2024 at 07:42 AM..
Tax and build after the fact is not the best way to plan for future population growth.
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