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Construction on Highway 160 Widening to Begin in 2028 (March 1, 2023) Stuart Basham, DM-STIP Program Manager with the Division 10 Project Development Unit of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) gave an update on highway projects at the Steele Creek Residents Association Annual Meeting on February 23. Right of way acquisition for widening Highway 160 (Steele Creek Road) from I-485 to the South Carolina state line is scheduled to begin in 2025, and construction is scheduled to begin in 2028. Project development began in 2017 but was suspended and remained idle during the COVID shutdown. Design work is underway for the segment between I-485 and NC Highway 49 (B Section), and work will be restarted soon for the segment between NC Highway 49 and the South Carolina state line (A Section). The project proposes to widen Highway 160 from two lanes to a four-lane median divided roadway the length of the project. While several of the existing intersections will remain as traditional full movement intersections, NCDOT is studying various intersection treatments at the remaining intersections, including reduced conflict intersections and a continuous flow intersection at Highway 160 and Highway 49 (S. Tryon Street). For more detail, see U-5766 Steele Creek Road Improvements . Note that this web page is not current. The schedule for the project has fluctuated over time. See Widening of Highway 160 has been Delayed Again (2/14/21). The following is the presentation from the Steele Creek Residents Association meeting:
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