Traffic / Transportation

Roads

As past chairman of the Mecklenburg Union Metropolitan Planning Organization Mayor Myers can help Matthews gets it share of federal and state road dollars.
Trade Street improvements have been studied. Now we need to take action and start construction.
Take action to get our fair share of new roads and road maintenance from NCDOT.
Future projects that Mayor Myers is working on budgeting.
- Widen 51 from Butler High School to Mint Hill.
- Widen E. John Street (Monroe Road) from post office to county line with traffic-calming measures. Funding for this to start has been secured by Mayor Myers.
- Additional traffic control signals where needed.
- Extension of Independence Pointe to and under 485 (CPCC).
- Monroe Rd connection from new Independence Pointe to provide a southeast “bypass’.
- Widen Trade St. and re-align Fullwood
Support traffic-calming devices where wanted by neighborhood.
Sidewalks and bike lanes to continue as much as can be built each and every year.

Mayor Myers has been the Matthews representative since formation of the Metropolitan Transit Commission in 1999.
Mayor Myers has kept the light rail option open for Matthews
Working on good planning for future transit line.
Transportation for physically challenged residents.
Increased and improved express bus service.
Making sure Matthews gets its fair share.