Project Background
Bryant Farms Road is an east-west connection in south Charlotte between Community House Road and Elm Lane. Phase 1 extended Bryant Farms Road from Elm Lane to Rea Road. Phase 2 will continue the connection from Rea Road to Ardrey Kell Road, completing a long-planned extension of the corridor.
The project will provide another route in an area with limited street connections and help improve access to surrounding neighborhoods and destinations such as Polo Ridge Elementary School and Flat Branch Park and Nature Preserve. It will also support a future connection to the Flat Branch Greenway.
Project Goals
The project aims to help alleviate traffic congestion, increase connectivity and provide safe alternative transportation choices for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Anticipated outcomes support the city’s Strategic Mobility Plan (SMP) goals by delivering improvements that are:
- Safe: Improved safety through moder street design, lighting and intersection upgrades
- Connected: New east-west multimodal connection
- Equitable: Expanded access to schools, parks and neighborhoods
- Sustainable: Support for mode shift through shared-use paths
- Prosperous: Reduced congestion through improved network redundancy
- Innovative: Multimodal street designed for long-term performance
Scope/Project Improvements
The project will construct a new multimodal street that provides a new east–west route through the area, improving connectivity without widening existing roads. The new street will also expand pedestrian and bicyclist connections through shared-use paths on both sides of the road.
Improvements include:
- 1.25 miles of new three-lane roadway
- Shared-use paths on both sides of the new road
- Two new traffic signals Intersections improvements
- Two new creek or stream crossings
- New street lighting
- ADA curb ramp upgrades
Community Engagement
During the planning and design phase, the project team will host public meetings to get community feedback and present design options. Public meetings were held on the following dates:
Oct. 28, 2021 - Virtual public meeting (view recording on YouTube)
April 20, 2023 - Virtual public meeting (view recording on YouTube)
June 11, 2025 - Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Phase 1 (view livestream recording on YouTube or view photos)