Transportation bond referendum coming to the ballot in Belmont

A bond referendum is making its way to the ballot in Belmont this November.

A recent study of Belmont performed by Gannett Fleming Inc. identified 12 transportation improvements that could be made in the city, which could cost around $25 million in total.

Though Michael Holder, a representative with Gannett Fleming said at a May City Council workshop that the designs are only conceptual, and the $25 million estimates are on the extremely high end of the possible cost.

The potential projects include:

• A two-lane connector road between South Point, Belmont Middle School, and the Del Webb community.
• Improvements to the intersection at Keener Boulevard and Catawba Street including additional lanes and right of way changes.
• Sidewalk and pedestrian crossing improvements as well as added turn lanes on South Central Avenue.
• Pedestrian safety improvements on Park Street, Hawley Avenue, and Wilkinson Boulevard.
• Pedestrian improvements on Perfection Avenue at Pebble Creek.
• Multi-use pathway and sidewalk along Nixon Road.
• Widening of South Point Road from RL Stowe Road to Rivermist Drive.
• Bike lanes and sidewalks on Woodlawn Street.
• Intersection and pedestrian improvements at the intersection of Central Avenue and Main Street.
• Intersection improvements including bike lanes at the intersection of Park Street and Hawley Avenue.
• Sidewalks on Armstrong Ford Road.
• A connector between Belmont and Mount Holly including four lanes of traffic and a multi-use path.

The city’s current schedule for the process of putting the referendum on the November ballot includes introducing the bond order at a July meeting followed by a public hearing regarding the referendum in August.

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Transportation bond referendum coming to the ballot in Belmont