Main/Pine Intersection Signal Upgrade
After 3 years of easement
delays and setbacks, the NCDOT has awarded the job and the signal upgrade at
the Main/Pine intersection will soon begin.
This project combines the
efforts of the NCDOT, City of Mount Airy, Downtown
Mount Airy, Inc. and Duke Power.
The tentative schedule is as
follows:
Beginning the week of August
23, the contractor (Green Light Electric) will start by performing test borings
near the Post Office and
There is also a small
section of sidewalk along Pine
Street beside the Post Office that will have to be
replaced. In order to reduce traffic delays, this work will be performed at
late evening/night with east-bound traffic detoured to
Cherry Street. The City may also
replace small sections of sidewalk at each corner of the intersection as
needed, so there may be times when the sidewalks are temporarily patched with
gravel instead of concrete. The City will have sidewalk relocation/replacement
done by Mayberry Days.
Also in the upcoming weeks,
Duke Power will be relocating overhead electric lines near the intersection and
the contractor may be performing small borings under the intersection.
We have asked the contractor
not to perform any major work until after Mayberry Days and the Autumn Leaves
Festival. After Autumn Leaves, the contractor will build
foundations for and set the poles. All work is scheduled to be completed
by the end of the year.
The City and the contractor
will make every effort to ensure all vehicular and pedestrian traffic is
impacted as little as possible.
When the project is
complete, hopefully most of the overhead lines running north/south at the
Main/Pine intersection will be gone and it will greatly improve the appearance
of the intersection.
Click here
to view a drawing of how the intersection will look once work is completed.
Click here to
view design plans for the intersection.
