Projects

Monroe Road streetscape

Part of the Capital Investment Plan

Project phase

Watch the virtual public meeting - June 23, 2021

The project team hosted a virtual public meeting on June 23, 2021. They shared the updated design plans and went over the city's real estate acquisition process. You can watch the recording on YouTube.

Project updates

The Monroe Road Streetscape project team evaluated improvements to the Monroe Road corridor between Briar Creek Road and Sharon Amity Road to create a more pedestrian-friendly and mixed-use development corridor, as recommended by the

Independence Boulevard Area Plan. As the design progressed and impacts and costs were evaluated, the section between Wendover Road and Ross Moore Avenue/Eaton Road was selected for construction of the

preferred typical section, which includes a 10-foot-wide multiuse path and planting strip to separate the path from the roadway. Other improvements include new mid-block pedestrian crossings, new crosswalks and pedestrian signals at existing intersections and bus stop improvements.

To make the area more pedestrian-friendly
To improve green connections
To drive business investments
To create an additional point of pride for the neighborhood

With direction from Charlotte City Council, project teams seek input from the community in order to build better projects and provide better services. Often, this input comes from the public involvement process used when building capital projects. Neighborhood public meetings are conducted by project teams and consultants in order to solicit ideas from nearby businesses and residents affected by the project and identify their concerns. Upcoming meetings will be posted on this page and the Citywide events calendar.

Cost: $13.38 million

The City's FY2019-2023 Capital Investment Plan proposes that this project receives a total of $13.4 million from bonds. Voters approved the following:

$2.08 million in 2016
$1 million in 2018
$10.3 million in 2020

Please note this is the funding amount and includes all costs associated with the project such as planning and design, acquiring the right of way, utility relocation, consultant fees, construction, signalization, permits and landscaping.