Status: Construction
Project Cost: $2.89 million
Project Contacts
Natalie King, PE
Project Manager
General Services
980.402.9004
Natalie.King@CharlotteNC.gov
Joe Harper
Senior Construction Inspector
General Services
704.309.6181
joe.harper@charlottenc.gov
Matt Magnasco, P.E., Assoc. DBIA
Senior Engineering Project Manager
Charlotte Department of Transportation
704.582.1829
matt.magnasco@charlottenc.gov
Improvements will be provided along the south side of West Mallard Creek Church Road, from Mallard Creek Road to roughly 600 feet east of Claude Freeman Drive. The project proposes the following:
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Approximately 3/4 mile of 12-foot shared-use path
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A typical 8-foot planting strip (where possible)
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Intersection improvements at David Taylor Drive
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Intersection improvements at Claude Freeman Drive
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Several CATS bus waiting pads
Due to the short length of the sidewalk network gap and its proximity to a large employment center (University Research Park) and nearby retail and commercial land uses, this project is a high-priority request along a thoroughfare. High-priority projects along thoroughfares connect multiple land uses, provide access to businesses and transit, extend the pedestrian network, and often show evidence of existing pedestrian demand.
Project Goals
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To encourage walking and bicycling by connecting business/office land uses on the south side of West Mallard Creek Church Road with commercial land uses to the north
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To increase vehicular and pedestrian/bicycle safety by making improvements at the intersections of David Taylor Drive and Claude Freeman Drive