Exit 28
Convenience store/gas station planned for Acropolis site
Oct. 14. By Dave Vieser. Although the restaurant owners won’t comment, it looks like plans for a convenience store are moving ahead for the Acropolis property at the northwest corner of Catawba Avenue and Holiday Lane. QT—short for Quick Trip—wants to build a 5,700 square-foot convenience store facing the intersection at a 45 degree angle. The fuel […]
Work to begin on Torrence Chapel, some re-routing
Oct. 7. By Dave Vieser. Just as the DOT finished adding a second northbound entrance lane to I-77 at Exit 28, Cornelius motorists have another bump in the road: Traffic in the southern end of Torrence Chapel Road will be disrupted for about six weeks while Charlotte Water replaces a forced sewer main. The project involves […]
United Way ‘Day of Caring’ needs volunteers
Sept. 16. The Mooresville/Lake Norman office of United Way of Central Carolinas is calling for volunteers for its fifth annual Day of Caring on Saturday Sept. 24. Nearly 500 volunteers are needed in order to complete community improvement projects across Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Mooresville and Troutman. Day of Caring starts at 8 a.m. at The Cove Church on […]
Diverging Diamond lane closings update!
From Sunday, Sept. 11, through Thursday, Sept. 15, the left eastbound lane coming across the Catawba Avenue bridge is scheduled to close at 9 p.m. each night and to reopen at 6 a.m. the following morning. Because the ramp will remain open, one way for eastbound motorists to reach northbound I-77 will be to use South Hill Street, Vivian Lane and South Ferry […]
Exit 28 construction project will close lanes
Sept. 7. Traffic challenges at the Exit 28 interchange in Cornelius are about to get even worse, at least temporarily. But the town says a planned construction project will ease congestion at the exit over the long haul. Staring this Sunday, Sept. 11, the N.C. Department of Transportation will begin construction of an additional lane […]
Cornelius town board OKs Exit 28 landscape contract
Sept. 7. By Dave Vieser The Cornelius Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $38,880 contract with Viz LLC to perform landscaping work at the Exit 28 intersection with I-77 at its first September meeting. Under the plan, a final design would be presented to the town by December, and all work would be completed by the […]
Town boasts of economic ‘explosion’ as residents feel traffic pain
Aug. 16. By Dave Vieser. Even as the town of Cornelius cheerfully promotes an economic “explosion” on its website, residents are complaining about fast-paced growth and a lack of infrastructure that are causing continuous traffic woes. Some of the congestion is a result of construction of toll lanes on Interstate 77. Anger over the traffic situation […]
Catawba Avenue is OPEN!
UPDATE. Catawba Avenue has reopened in time for the afternoon commute home. Police said the road was closed because of a large hydraulic oil spill caused by a Republic trash truck. It occurred near Meridian and Mulberry streets. Police redirected traffic to Hwy. 21 and Main Street at the time. There were no injuries, according to police.
Gold’s Gym ‘Summer Slam’ has tons of fun, vendors today
TODAY. The “Summer Slam” gets under way at 8 am at Gold’s Gym in Cornelius. Over 30 vendors will be on site, with events ranging from an outdoor spin class to cardio dance, as well as activities for kids from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. The event is free and open to the public! There are […]
Tax rate will rise 6% with new budget
June 21. By Dave Vieser. By a 4-1 margin, Cornelius Town commissioners approved a 1.5 cent increase in the town’s tax rate Monday. The $21.65 million FY 2017 budget will cost the owner of a median-priced $250,000 home about $37 more a year in town property taxes. The new rate is 25.5 cents per $100 assessed value. […]
