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Please sign and this petition and email the NCDOT to oppose the Rea Road extension project in Weddington, North Carolina. While we support widening HWY 84 (Weddington Rd) to four lanes, we believe it should be considered separately from the Rea Road extension project.

After signing the petition, please SHARE the petition link with all of your friend and family members! https://www.change.org/OpposeReaRoadExtension

The deadline to email or call in your concerns about this project to the NCDOT is March 7, 2025! See contact information below! 

The proposed 1.7 mile Rea Road extension could have serious impacts to Weddington's environment, quality of life and public safety.

The proposed Rea Road extension project would traverse Weddington's Mundy's Run basin—an environmentally sensitive area featuring streams, wetlands, and wildlife—along Highway 84 (Weddington Road), requiring the acquisition of some homes through eminent domain.

The proposed Rea Road Extension project poses a significant threat to the Mundy's Run basin, potentially harming the area's wildlife habitat. This region is home to red-tailed hawks, ospreys, herons, deer, foxes, squirrels, and numerous other species. Notably, a federally protected pair of bald eagles is currently nesting with two newly hatched eaglets less than a mile from the project site. The area is also home to the soon-to-be endangered tricolored bats, further highlighting the ecological risks of this development.

The Rea Road extension project was originally proposed to save commuters 4.5 minutes of drive time. However, adding a four-lane highway extension that dumps out onto Highway 84 will only exacerbate traffic congestion near Weddington schools and increase traffic flow through Wesley Chapel into Monroe. 

Light and noise pollution are also significant concerns, with large street lamps brightening the night sky and increased traffic from heavy-duty commercial trucks and cars contributing to the noise and congestion on Highway 84.

The construction of the four-lane highway extension through the Mundy's Run basin could result in stormwater runoff impacts for lower neighborhoods along Mundy's Run, including the Aero Plantation subdivision and its lakes.
 
We urge the Town of Weddington to require a comprehensive and up-to-date environmental study of the Mundy's Run basin area, including Deal Farm, which sits on Mundy's Run and is currently under a contingent contract with Toll Brothers.
 
Please do your own research on this project and email or call in your concerns to the NCDOT listed below. 

To learn more about this project, please click on the link to the Town Of Weddington's Website https://www.townofweddington.com/news/rea-road-extension-public-input?fbclid=IwY2xjawISf4hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYCR0SZbZzpU48dHqCVxffY7xxfHe2XQGIjIuXKBNGn3I9bKdrX8G2Fy2A_aem_eluPGe-uO9-a1fwD42WifQ

 

From the Town of Weddington's Website:

Rea Road Extension Public Input

The NC Department of Transportation is proposing to extend Rea Road 1.7 miles east from Providence Road to existing Weddington Road near Twelve Mile Creek Road.

The proposed work also involves widening 2.7 miles of existing Weddington Road from two to four lanes from Twelve Mile Creek Road to Waxhaw-Indian Trail Road in Wesley Chapel.

In response to additional public and local government agency comments since the preferred alternative was presented in 2017 and an updated traffic study conducted for Weddington High School in 2023, design revisions were made to the preferred alternative.

For information on those revisions, please visit: https://publicinput.com/rea-road-extension

The NCDOT wants your input! You can submit comments or ask questions by emailing rea-road-extension@publicinput.com or calling 984-205-6615 and entering code 7100 to leave a message.

Comment deadline is March 7, 2025.

For project maps, videos, and other information visit https://publicinput.com/rea-road-extension

The NCDOT wants your input! You can submit comments or ask questions by emailing rea-road-extension@publicinput.com or calling 984-205-6615 and entering code 7100 to leave a message.

By signing this petition, you will receive regular updates from us about this project. Please join our Facebook group to stay up to date on Weddington development https://www.facebook.com/groups/nodealinweddington 

One last reminder to sign and share our other petition to protect Weddington's bald eagles and two eaglets from pending development impacts! https://www.change.org/NoDealWeddington

Thank you for your support, 

Chad and Melissa Emerine
Weddington residents