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<br /> <br />1-485 <br /> <br />1-485 Update <br />Here are the latest <br />estimareçjôrwhen <br />sa:tíons of 1485 will <br />be finished. <br /> <br />L OpftIs $ptIng or <br />Summr, 2001. rwth 01 <br />Nr..........J 101>85 <br /> <br />2. Cprm DeCffllb.. <br />2005. nord1 011.8510 <br />o.tJ .1e <br /> <br />MAPm <br />0 <br />Inlriang, <br /> <br />3. OptI¡s mid.200), E8s! <br />01 O:I&dw 10 N.C. ItS <br /> <br />1-485 <br />finlsI1,d <br /> <br />4. Cpem 2010, H.C.1I5 <br />10I-8S <br /> <br />1-48$ <br />Undor <br />CGNtrudion <br /> <br />Lowe's <br />Concord <br /> <br />Mills <br /> <br />Verizon <br /> <br />Wireless <br /> <br />Amphitheater. The 1-485/ <br />Albemarle Road interchange is <br />less than three (3) miles form <br />the Cabarrus/Mecklenburg <br />County line on the western <br />side of the plan area In late <br />November 2003 another <br />interchange opened to provide <br />access to points south. Known <br />as the Mint Hill segment, this <br />segment is a 39 mile stretch <br />that bypasses downtown <br />Charlotte and connects 1-85 <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />1-77. <br /> <br />The <br /> <br />"Mint <br /> <br />Hill <br /> <br />- -- - - - segment" carrie~an_e~tjl1')ated <br />14,000 vehicles per day. With this new opening the entire 1-485 project is now 60% complete (see <br />figure 1) and allows uninterrupted travel from US Hwy 29 south to Pineville. The new segment has <br />provided improved access to the Matthews/Mint Hill area, 1-77 and 1-85. The completion of the <br />interchange with NC Hwy 24/27 will inevitably impact the amount and type of development that will <br />occur within the Midland Plan Area. <br />Development along NC Hwy 24/27 (Albemarle Rd. in Mecklenburg Co.) has been <br />increasing with the continued extension of utilities by Charlotte Mecklenburg Utility Department <br />(CMUD). It should be assumed that utilities will be extended to the 1-485 interchange, thus <br />creating substantial development opportunities. This development has the potential to <br />dramatically impact the Midland Plan Area in both positive and negative ways. It will provide <br />easier access to employment, shopping, recreational and cultural facilities in the Charlotte area. It <br />will also result in increased traffic and pollution. Associated residential and commercial <br />developments could potentially reduce the amount of open space in the Plan Area. <br /> <br />G~.4- <br /> <br />5 <br />