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WARREN & ASSOCIATES 2.4 Northeast Corridor Light Rail The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) has proposed the Northeast Corridor, an extension of the LYNX Blue Line. The extension will run 11 miles from Seventh Street, through the NoDa and University areas, to I -485. There are 14 planned stations, including the northern terminus at I -485, three miles from Harrisburg. CATS is currently using Federal Transit Administration funds to conduct preliminary engineering and to finalize alignment alternatives and design. According to the CATS website, service for the Northeast Corridor is proposed to begin in 2013. 2.5 Concord Mills Located at I -85 Exit 49, Concord Mills is the third largest shopping center in North Carolina and the state's largest tourist destination. Located five miles northwest of Harrisburg, the mall contains 1.4 millions square feet of retail space, including Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, a 24- screen AMC movie theater, and a NASCAR Speed Park with climbing walls and an Indoor NASCAR Simulator. Open since 1999, Concord Mills attracts approximately 17.5 million visitors annually. 2.6 Concord Airport Concord Regional Airport is the fourth busiest airport in North Carolina, and is often called "NASCAR's Airport" because of its proximity to Lowe's Motor Speedway. The airport has one runway. In 2008, Roush Fenway Racing announced plans to build a $1- million, 19,740- square- foot hanger which it would lease for 20 years. 2.7 1 -485 I -485 is a 67 -mile outer loop around the City of Charlotte, with 35 proposed or completed interchanges. The two interchanges closest to the Planning Area are at NC -49 and Rocky River Road. The first completed segment, between I -77 South and Independence Boulevard, is already proposed for widening due to heavy traffic volume. The northwest segment from I -85 West to I- 77 North opened in 2008. Completion of the northeast segment between I -77 North and I -85 North has been on hold due to lack of state financing, but is now programmed to open by 2015. 2.8 North Carolina Research Campus The North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) is a 350 -acre mixed -use research facility on the former Cannon Mills site in downtown Kannapolis, 15 miles northeast of Harrisburg. It is a collaborative project involving David Murdock (owner of Castle & Cooke and Dole Foods Company), Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina State University, and other private investors. The March 2010 APPENDIX D: HALUP MARKET ANALYSIS 5 AUGUST 2010 Attachment number 2 G -1 Page 414 Henoering of Northeast Corridor Station