According to a 5/13 article in The Charlotte Observer ( http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/5847471.htm )the Ballantyne/Pineville stretch of 485 has over 90,000 cars a day. Drivers of this area know that it causes significant delays during rush hour, with traffic moving at a snails pace. This area is in desperate need of widening or other congestion relief, such as light rail. NC State rules will prevent this widening of 485 from occuring for another decade. Please sign this petition if you are in favor of our city and state legislators passing an exemption to this rule allowing expedited construction, or at the very least, exploring other options.
The bureaucrats at the state level are hiding behind red tape while we rot in traffic on the 485 corridor every single day. I am tired of waiting a decade for them to do their jobs so I have started reaching out to our local representatives to demand an immediate exemption. They think we will just sit here and accept this gridlock forever.
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Jason Mensah
23 years ago
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A decade wait is a joke. They keep building apartments but the roads are still from the 90s. Do something.
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David Bryant
23 years ago
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Need light rail or just more lanes. Anything is better than how it is now.
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Karen Sharma
23 years ago
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Glad someone is finally speaking up about this. My commute has doubled in the last two years.
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Mike West
23 years ago
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Living in Ballantyne is a nightmare lately. It takes me 40 mins just to get to the interstate. Fix this road already.
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Sarah Salazar
23 years ago
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90,000 cars a day is insane. I am so tired of sitting in gridlock every single morning while trying to drop the kids off.
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Linda Schmidt
23 years ago
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THIS TRAFFIC IS UNBEARABLE. I hate driving here.
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According to a 5/13 article in The Charlotte Observer ( http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/5847471.htm )the Ballantyne/Pineville stretch of 485 has over 90,000 cars a day. Drivers of this area know that it causes significant delays during rush hour, with traffic moving at a snails pace. This area is in desperate need of widening or other congestion relief, such as light rail. NC State rules will prevent this widening of 485 from occuring for another decade. Please sign this petition if you are in favor of our city and state legislators passing an exemption to this rule allowing expedited construction, or at the very least, exploring other options.
The bureaucrats at the state level are hiding behind red tape while we rot in traffic on the 485 corridor every single day. I am tired of waiting a decade for them to do their jobs so I have started reaching out to our local representatives to demand an immediate exemption. They think we will just sit here and accept this gridlock forever.
6 Comments
J
Jason Mensah
23 years ago
Featured
A decade wait is a joke. They keep building apartments but the roads are still from the 90s. Do something.
D
David Bryant
23 years ago
Featured
Need light rail or just more lanes. Anything is better than how it is now.
K
Karen Sharma
23 years ago
Featured
Glad someone is finally speaking up about this. My commute has doubled in the last two years.
M
Mike West
23 years ago
Featured
Living in Ballantyne is a nightmare lately. It takes me 40 mins just to get to the interstate. Fix this road already.
S
Sarah Salazar
23 years ago
Featured
90,000 cars a day is insane. I am so tired of sitting in gridlock every single morning while trying to drop the kids off.
L
Linda Schmidt
23 years ago
Featured
THIS TRAFFIC IS UNBEARABLE. I hate driving here.
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A decade wait is a joke. They keep building apartments but the roads are still from the 90s. Do something.