Greenville Highway (NC 225) is closed at Erkwood Drive/Shepherd Street until Sunday, March 17, at 7:00 a.m. for roundabout construction work.

Bob Demartini (1919-2019)

From today's Times-News: ". . . In the period 1992-95 [Bob] Demartini, as Chairman, led the successful campaign to incorporate the Village of Flat Rock, forestalling its annexation by Hendersonville providing it local control over matters that previously had been the County's prerogatives. . ." Continue reading

Spring has sprung.

Roundabout project

We have added information on the Erkwood Dr/Shepherd St/Greenville Hwy roundabout project (NCDOT U-5105) online. While this project is not inside the Village of Flat Rock limits, its proximity to the village and its effect on Greenville Highway traffic have significant ramifications for our community.

T-N: NCDOT taking comments about 16 WNC projects

Residents have a chance to learn more about the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Draft 10-Year transportation plan for 2020-29 at open houses in Asheville and Sylva through March 1. The department unveiled its proposed funding and construction plan in January with more than 1,600 transportation projects across the state. The list for Division 13...

T-N editorial: I-26 work: Bring on the pain

When work finally begins this fall to widen Interstate 26, residents and visitors can expect four or five years of construction that’s sure to cause traffic jams and delays. Yet this long overdue project will, when it is done, improve traffic flow and safety. The N.C. Department of Transportation will widen I-26 from four to...

T-N: I-26 widening will be ‘largest highway project in Henderson County history’

From the Times-News: "The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to construct an eight-lane highway from Interstate 40 in Buncombe County to U.S. 25 at Mountain Home, and then a six-lane highway from Mountain Home to Four Seasons Boulevard. A later project will widen the interstate from there to U.S. 25 South. . . Under the...

Times-News story correction

Correction to today's Times-News article as confirmed by NCDOT via email to CLG: The N. Highland Lake Road project dates have NOT changed--the current schedule calls for right-of-way acquisition to begin June 2019 with construction to begin December 2020. Incorrect dates were reported at the Henderson County TAC meeting, which the Times-News article is based...

NCDOT I-26 on Twitter

NCDOT has a Twitter account dedicated to I-26--it's @NCDOT_I26 and posts incidents and traffic problems in real time. Handy resource.

Just confirmed by NCDOT via email to CLG, the new covered signs on Greenville Highway and N. Highland Lake Road are detour signs for the upcoming Erkwood/Shepherd St. roundabout construction.

Roundabout prep begins at Greenville Hwy/Erkwood Drive

In general, roundabouts take about two to two-and-a-half times as much space across as traffic light installations--and many more downed trees. From the Times-News: The intersection at Greenville Highway and Erkwood Drive will be closed over the next two weekends as crews with the state Department of Transportation prepare the intersection for a 90-day project...

Times-News letter to the editor: Foisted upon us

A letter to the editor in today's Times-News: To the editor: I was actually happy to see the article “County road projects delayed.” I hope they never get done. Forget about roundabouts, bike paths, greenways and “corridors.” They are unneeded European notions foisted upon us, mucking up our local charm and interfering with the upkeep...

Rain forecast delays Greenville Hwy. roundabout work

From the Hendersonville Lightning: "Work that was expected to close Greenville Highway at Erkwood Drive and Shepherd Street on Friday has been postponed for a week because of expected rain this weekend, an NCDOT spokesman said. The intersection remained open Friday but will be closed Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3 for construction work. Expected to...

Times-News letter to the editor: NCDOT projects

A letter to the editor from today's Times-News: To the editor: How can degreed NCDOT engineers (who should be logical and methodical) face an underfunding situation and not revise their divided four-lane Highway 191 design? Without a connection to Balfour Parkway, the eastern end of the five-mile project reduces to two at Mountain Road. The future...

Several Henderson County road projects delayed due to costs

From the Times-News (this is an update on the Jan 25 news story): ". . . The trio of road projects planned on the south side of Hendersonville – Kanuga Road widening, White Street improvements and South Main Street improvements – has also been delayed. South Main Street has been delayed a year to 2022-23,...

Protected or prohibited?: What now

On December 13, 2018, the Flat Rock village council voted to approve their proposed changes to the village’s sign control ordinance (that revised ordinance, ordinance 102, is not yet on the village’s website but CLG has uploaded a draft here). What does this mean for you if you have a sign on your property? It...

Ice on the lake

High bids force state to delay road projects

If you were a member of CLG, you would already know through our e-newsletter that NCDOT is having a problem with high bids. Click Join to find out how to become a member and get the latest transportation news first. From the Hendersonville Lightning: "Lonnie Watkins, the top NCDOT engineer for Henderson County, said construction bids...

CLG input on village bike/ped plan

In 2016, the Village of Flat Rock received a NCDOT grant to study the concept of creating a system of pedestrian and bicycle greenways throughout the village. The end result (so far) of the work done by Kimley-Horn Consultants, NCDOT, Blue Ridge Bicycle Club, and the village is the Village of Flat Rock Pedestrian and...