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Attention South Charlotte Drivers!

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Real Estate Agent with Realtor®, GRI, Landis e2 Real Estate, LLC

 Charlotte area drivers familiar with the southern leg of I-485 may be interested to know there's a website
called 485 Sucks.

 Apparently, a local resident who's frustrated with the congestion and consistent backups on 485 has created a public forum for others to voice their opinions about the state of that road. I know that section of 485 well and have been caught in traffic there too many times to count. It's a busy road even during the daytime but during morning and evening rush it's a great way to practice patience!!!

 The southern leg of I-485 is currently 2 lanes in each direction and although the road is consistently jammed with cars during peak commuting times (even without an accident or bad weather) widening the road isn't planned until possibly sometime next decade due to funding issues. Winding from I-77 out toward Union County, the southern stretch of 485 runs past Ballantyne Corporate Park so commuters from Uptown and the I-77 corridor as well as Ballantyne feed onto the road at peak hours.

 The 485 Sucks website refers to drivers who frequent that road as "485'ers" and allows anonymous comments from the public.

 If you're familiar with the southern leg of 485 you may find the site interesting. It looks as though it's still a work in progress but it's the first forum I've seen that is a central and organized place for the public to speak out.

 There have been meetings with NC DOT open to the public(there was one recently at the Ballantyne Breakfast Club) but meetings are a single event whereas this website is available 24/7.

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Comments (2)

Eugene Jones
Weichert Realtors - Somerville, NJ
That's a good idea. There are few highways up here I could start a website on. I remember traveling on those roadways while visiting my cousin in Concord & my rental properties in Charlotte.
Apr 10, 2008 10:07 AM
Diane McDermott
Realtor®, GRI, Landis e2 Real Estate, LLC - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte NC Real Estate Market
Hi Eugene, I'd be willing to bet there's a lot of other roads that could use such a site! I thought it was an interesting idea and whoever set up the site felt strongly enough to put the time and effort into making a public forum.
Apr 10, 2008 10:24 AM