Liz Millsaps Haigler

Photos from CATS/Lynx Gold Line Phase II meeting 11/10/2015 at JCSU.

Really more like 4.5 years because much of the Elizabeth Ave work by The Visualite was done from 2007 - 2009 and that work was a solid 2 years.

From my Notes of the Gold Line meeting last night at JCSU: Funding: The House and the Senate have both passed the budget with the transportation bill that includes our Phase 2 funding. The House and Senate are now working on consolidating the two bills. CATS hopes the grant will be signed sometime between January and March 2016. In the meantime they will use the money city council has set aside to get started. Schedule: November 2015 = Utility Relocation (underground and inside right of way) at the 5 Points Intersection January 2016 = Right of Way Acquisition February 2016 = Utility Relocation (overhead on Beatties Ford and Hawthorne) October 2016 = Construction July 2019 = Testing and Start Up Key Points: All of the platforms will be in the middle of the road with the exception of Trade/Tryon stop Frazier Avenue will be realigned to connect to Wesley Heights Way and there will be a stoplight at the intersection. Hawthorne Bridge deck and center pier will be replaced - this will start during the first 6 months of construction and is expected to last 12 to 18 months. Detour will be Central/7th - not Pecan. JCSU pedestrian bridge will be removed. Gateway Sculpture at Trade and Mint will be relocated to Irwin Street Phase 1 platforms will have to be raised for the new streetcars. Phase 1 was designed and constructed with this knowledge. Phase 1 will be closed for 6 to 9 months mostly in 2019. They are sectioning off areas of construction so the contractor may not work on on two sections that are next to each other at the same time: Sections from West to East: French St. to W. 5th St. W. 5th to I-77 N ramps I-77 N ramps to Graham St. Graham St. to Tryons St. Tryon St. to Arena E. 5th St. to E. 7th St. E. 7th St. to Central Ave. I have to run to a meeting but I have photos from the meeting I shall post later. Liz

I've attached CATS' invitation for Phase 2 Meetings next week. It is also on their FB: https://www.facebook.com/cityLYNXGoldLineConstructionUpdates/?fref=ts

Yes, the streetcar looked fantastic on national TV during the Panthers game! Great for tourism dollars!