Politics & Government

Groundbreaking for streetcar expansion planned for Saturday

Staff reports
Charlotte opened its first streetcar line in 77 years on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 with a ceremony attended by former mayor and current U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. He is also scheduled to attend the Saturday groundbreaking for the second phase.
Charlotte opened its first streetcar line in 77 years on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 with a ceremony attended by former mayor and current U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. He is also scheduled to attend the Saturday groundbreaking for the second phase. Jeff Siner jsiner@charlotteobserver.com

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Charlotte’s former mayor, is expected to attend the groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for the second phase of the streetcar line.

The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Mosaic Village, 1635 West Trade St.

The project will extend the current 1.5-mile streetcar line by 2.5 miles – to Johnson C. Smith University to the west and to Sunnyside Avenue to the east. The extension is expected to be done by summer of 2020.

This story was originally published January 5, 2017 at 3:47 PM with the headline "Groundbreaking for streetcar expansion planned for Saturday."

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