holding Open House-format meetings to receive the public's input on
proposed amendments to its 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
and 2012-2018 Transportation Improvement Program. Public input will
also be received on the Conformity Determination Report for the
amended LRTP and TIP. The meetings are scheduled for the following
dates and locations:
Tuesday, April 17
5:00-8:00 PM
Pineville Hut
413 Johnston Drive
Pineville, NC 28134
Wednesday, April 18
5:00-8:00 PM
Huntersville Town Hall
101 Huntersville-Concord Road
Huntersville, NC 28078
MUMPO is considering amending its LRTP and TIP, and making a
conformity determination in response to an NCDOT proposal to implement
improvements to I-77 and I-485. The following lists the proposed
improvements.
I-5405: I-77 HOV-HOT
The following scenarios are being considered for implementation. One
option will be chosen.
• I-5405: Convert the existing HOV lanes to HOT operations and
extend them north to Exit 28. (2015 horizon year1 with HOT2+2)
• I-5405: Convert the existing HOV lanes to HOT operations and
extend them north to Exit 28. (2015 horizon year with HOT3+3)
• I-5405: Convert the existing HOV lanes to HOT operations and expand
them to provide 2 HOT lanes in each direction between I-85 and Exit
28. (2015 horizon year with 2 HOT2+)
• I-5405: Convert the existing HOV lanes to HOT operations and expand
them to provide 2 HOT lanes in each direction between I-85 and Exit
28. (2015 horizon year with 2 HOT3+)
12015 horizon year: the project is anticipated to be open to traffic
on or before December 31, 2015.
2HOT2+: Vehicles with at least 2 persons in the vehicle can ride for
free.
3HOT3+: Vehicles with at least 3 persons in the vehicle can ride for
free.
R-4902: I-485
The following scenarios are being modeled for air quality conformity,
LRTP and TIP amendment purposes.
• Widen I-485 to 6 General Purpose (GP) lanes from I-77 to Rea Road
(SR 3624), including a flyover at Johnston Road and all auxiliary
lanes currently in place.
• Widen I-485 to 8 lanes (6-general purpose lanes and 2 express
lanes, including all auxiliary lanes currently in place) from Rea Road
(SR 3624) to Independence Boulevard (US 74). (LRTP amendment only).
The public is invited to attend the meetings and provide MUMPO with
its comments and concerns. The public comment period closes on
Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Questions about the projects may be addressed to NCDOT Division 10
Engineer Barry Moose at 704-983-4400, or MUMPO Secretary Robert Cook
at 704-336-8643.
MUMPO is responsible for coordinating transportation policy for local
governmental jurisdictions within the Charlotte Urbanized Area. For
more information, visit our website at www.mumpo.org.
