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Monroe Connector / Bypass

 
   

At its September 19, 2007meeting the MPO adopted a resolution recommending that the North Carolina Turnpike Authority finance the entire project as a toll facility. 

This project involves improving the US 74 corridor (Independence Boulevard) from I‑485 in eastern Mecklenburg County to US 74 near the town of Marshville in Union County. 

Work is now progressing on an environmental impact statement (EIS) by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA).  At present, the NCTA expects to reach the following milestones:

  • Draft Environmental Impact Statement – Summer 2008 
     

  • Final Environmental Impact Statement – Summer 2009
     

  • Award construction contract – Winter 2009
     

  • Project open to traffic – 2013

 

Role of the North Carolina Turnpike Authority
The Monroe Connector/Bypass project is a combination of two projects previously analyzed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) the Monroe Connector (I-485 to US 601 in Monroe) and the Monroe Bypass (US 601 in Monroe to US 74 near Marshville). In 2005, NCTA adopted the Monroe Connector as one of its first four toll candidate projects. In 2006, MUMPO requested that the Bypass be adopted by NCTA and combined with the Monroe Connector into a single planning and environmental study. This request was approved by the NCTA Board, and administration of the environmental analysis of the combined project was officially transferred to the NCTA.

 

Tolling the Bypass
MUMPO’s 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan includes the Monroe Connector as a tolled roadway and the Bypass as a non-tolled roadway.  In order to ensure that the environmental review process proceeds as efficiently as possible, the NCTA has asked MUMPO to determine how it wishes to see the project built and financed.   

Two options have been presented by the NCTA:

  • Connector & Bypass Both Toll
     

  • Connector Toll & Bypass No Toll

 

Click here to view a presentation made to the MPO at its May 2007 meeting: 

 

Estimated project cost
Preliminary cost is estimated between $345 million to $650 million (April 2007 dollars). Final costs will be determined during design. 

Map
This map
depicts the proposed study area boundary for the project.  Alignments to be studied as a part of the EIS process have not yet been determined. 

 

NCTA Link
Click on the link below to visit the NCTA’s Monroe Connector/Bypass website.

Monroe Connector / Bypass

 

For more information, please contact Bob Cook at 704-336-8643, or by email at rwcook@ci.charlotte.nc.us

For questions related to NCTA, please email monroe@ncturnpike.org

 

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For more information regarding Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization,
Please contact:
Barry Mosley
600 E. Fourth Street
8th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202-2853
(704) 336-2205

 

   
   
   
   
   
   NCTA’s Monroe Connector/Bypass (Website)  
   
   
   
   
   
  Newsletter # 2
(November 2007)
   
  Newsletter # 1
(June 2007)