Brown-Grier Road Upgrades

Announcement

July 9, 2024 - Design and real estate acquisitions continue; therefore, the project has been temporarily placed on hold as city real estate agents continue working to complete acquisitions. The project will then proceed to the bid phase once all parcels have been secured. An updated schedule will be provided soon.

  • Project typeNeighborhoods
  • Project budget$18.8 million (includes all costs associated with the project such as planning and design, acquiring the right-of-way, utility relocation, consultant fees, construction, signalization, permits and landscaping)
  • Project phaseDesign; Real Estate Acquisition; Utility Relocation

part of the Whitehall/Ayrsley Comprehensive Neighborhood Improvement Program

a view of Brown-Grier Road before improvements -- a two lane road with no sidewalks or other infrastructure

Project Overview

This project will make improvements to Brown-Grier Road between Steele Creek Road and Whitehall Park Drive. Potential improvements include additional travel lanes, medians, bicycle facilities, planting strips and other amenities.

Project Goals

  • To increase safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists in the area
  • To expand transportation options for residents and businesses in the area

Public Involvement

 A series of neighborhood meetings, public meetings and stakeholder interviews were held during the pre-planning phase for the Whitehall/Ayrsley CNIP. Public meetings for this specific project will take place during the planning phase. So far, the project team has hosted the following public meetings:

April 17, 2018 at Kennedy High School

February 16, 2017 at Kennedy High School

a rendering of a cross-section of the new road with a 12-foot-wide shared use path, 8-foot-wide planting strip, two 11-foot-wide travel lanes on both sides, separated by a 15-foot-wide median

Rendering of the roadway after project completion. For illustrative purposes only.

Vicinity Map

aerial map of project with yellow lines depicting the areas where improvements will take place along Brown Grier Road and Sandy Porter Road

 

Project Contacts

Toni Wilson
Senior Engineering Project Manager
General Services
704.560.6257
toni.wilson@charlottenc.gov

Millicent Powell
Area Supervisor
Housing & Neighborhood Services
704.432.6814
millicent.powell@charlottenc.gov

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