Area Road Updates

A recent newsletter from "Charlotte Engineering & Property Management" answers some popular questions about area roads.

• What happened to the proposed roundabout at DeArmon and Prosperity Church Road?
  The delay of the leg of I-485 in this area and the construction of the  Prosperity Village Plan affects the amount of traffic at DeArmon Road.  City Staff determined that the roundabout would fail under the anticipated traffic flows between now and 2012, the scheduled opening of I-485.  Consequently, the traffic light was installed.  The roundabout is still proposed and the Right of Way for the roundabout has been purchased.

• Why was there no continuation of the four lanes heading west on Prosperity Church Road, but rather two lanes with a small left turn lane onto DeArmon Road?
  Prosperity Church Road was not proposed to be widened to four lanes in this area because the three legs of the Prosperity Village Plan (Prosperity Church Road, Loganville Drive, and Prosperity Village Road) will account for three separate north/south travel legs across I-485 before they intersect with Prosperity Church Road, south of Eastfield Road.

• A traffic light is desperately needed at the Browne/Eastfield Road and Eastfield/Old Statesville Road (NC115) intersections.  When will that happen?
  Staff from the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be evaluating the Browne/Eastfield Road intersection to see if a traffic light is warranted at this location.  CDOT evaluates intersections every two years within the Charlotte City limits.  The intersection of Eastfield/Old Statesville Road (NC115) will be evaluated again next year.