I-77 Widening Project May Not Have Toll Lanes After All
The construction project to widen Interstate 77 by adding two toll lanes in each direction has been controversial since the beginning. So controversial that several politicians have lost re-election because of their support for it while others have been elected because they are against it. Originally, state leaders had said the only way to fund adding the new lanes was …
Davidson Is The Richest Town In NC
Davidson has always been a popular little town with it’s beautiful homes along tree lined streets within walking distance to the picturesque main street and Davidson College. And I have always known it to be the priciest town in the area but a recent study by 24/7 Wall Street also found Davidson to be the richest town in all of …
Davidson Chosen As One Of America’s Coolest Suburbs
Davidson, NC has been chosen as the coolest suburb for the Charlotte metro area. Recently Cornelius was voted as one of the best lake towns in the U.S., now Davidson has been chosen as the best suburb for the Charlotte metro area. As a Davidson resident myself, I have always known this. What could be better than a small college …
Narrow Passage Breaks Ground In Davidson
The new Narrow Passage neighborhood broke ground this week as crews began clearing trees and cutting in a new road for construction traffic. Narrow Passage is an English Village style neighborhood consisting of 40 units being developed by Karl Plattner on a 59.29 acre track along Shearer Road in Davidson. Set aside for open space is 37.9 acres. When complete, …
Davidson To Start Trolley Service
Beginning April 1st Davidson will operate a free trolley service that will run for ten weeks until June 10th. The service is to help people get downtown. There will be two trolleys, one for the east side of town and one for the west side of town. The east side trolley will run from the corner of Griffith St. and …
WestBranch Breaks Ground In Davidson
Crews with heavy equipment have broken ground in Davidson for the new WestBranch neighborhood. WestBranch is a new development at the intersection of Davidson-Concord Road and Robert Walker Drive that will have 306 housing units and approximately 88 acres of open space. The residential section of the neighborhood will include a variety of home types. The breakdown of specific housing …
New I-77 Bridge at Exit 30, Davidson
As part of the I-77 widening project, the Griffith Street bridge at Exit 30 in Davidson will be replaced with a new one. The initial stages of replacing the bridge have begun with the clearing of many of the trees and shrubs at the four corners of the interchange. The new bridge is scheduled to be built in three stages. In …