CHARLOTTE – A $3.6 million contract awarded by the N.C. Department of Transportation will bring improvements to sections of N.C. 73, N.C. 160, and a few secondary roads in Mecklenburg County.
The contract includes milling, resurfacing, shoulder reconstruction, concrete curb ramps, and pavement markings and markers to approximately nine miles throughout the county, including segments of these roads:
- N.C. 73 between the Lincoln County line and Brown Mill Road
- N.C. 160 between Walton Road and Steelecroft Parkway
- Rocky River Road between Kistler Farm and Davidson-Concord roads
- Shopton Road West between the Catawba River bridge and Wildlife Road
- Hambright Road between U.S. 21 and Blythe School
- Jim Kidd Road between Beatties Ford Road and the end of state maintenance
- Mayes Road between Westmoreland and Sam Furr roads
The contractor, Blythe Construction Inc., can start as early as next month and complete the project in spring 2026.