Project Timeline

Project Progress to Date

Since beginning the project in November 2021, the City and the consulting team have accomplished a variety of design tasks. The list below outlines the project work the team has completed as of Fall 2022. For a look at the next steps, please see the FAQ page.

People at the business owner's meeting got to "test" the roadway design.

Taking notes on the team walkabout.

Utilities are one of the many items to investigate along the corridor.

Impacts to local businesses are another area to explore.

Future Tasks and Events

November 2021-September 2022

PRELIMINARY DESIGN & STUDIES: Public opinion survey, property owner outreach, concept designs

September 2022-January 2023

FINAL DESIGN SCOPING: Determining final design elements

February 2023-December 2024

FINAL DESIGN: Roadway Design, permitting & construction bidding

December 2024

BEGIN CONSTRUCTION: Contractor mobilization

CONSTRUCTION ONGOING

September 2025

FINAL GRANT CLOSE OUT

Past Tasks and Events

October 2022

  • Conover National Night Out


August - September 2022

  • Utilities Coordination

  • Stormwater Considerations – Ongoing

  • 5 Points Design Refinement

  • Funding Assessment (Additional Grant Potential)

June-July 2022

  • Design Advancement –Grading (Vertical Design)

  • NCDOT Feedback


May 2022

  • Property Owner Outreach


April 2022

  • Initial Concepts for Entire Corridor


March 2022

  • NCDOT Coordination on 5 Points Options​


January - February 2022

  • Environmental Document, Traffic Analysis, Crash Data, 5 – Points Evaluations


December 2021 - January 2022

  • Survey, Data Collection, and Project Initiation Tasks​


December 2021

  • Field Visit and Walkabout #1 – Opportunities and Constraints with the Site Plan Review Committee and Technical Advisors


November 2021

  • Kick Off