Closed for months, Lake Norman intersection near popular BBQ joint set to reopen
Closed for six months, a Lake Norman intersection near a popular BBQ restaurant is set to reopen Monday with a new, safer look, state highway officials said Friday.
The work included a new extension road between N.C. 150 and Rinehardt Road that’s intended to improve sight distance for drivers, officials said. The longtime Lancaster’s BBQ and Wings is along Rinehardt Road.
NCDOT required developer M/I Homes of Charlotte, to realign the Rinehardt Road and N.C. 150 intersection to lessen expected congestion from its housing development under construction.
Developer paid nearly $13 million for land
Cambrey Pointe will include 201 single-family homes and 112 townhomes, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
In September 2024, M/I Homes bought the 123 acres for the new community near Selma Berke Middle School for nearly $12.9 million, the Observer reported, citing Iredell County records.
Beginning Monday, drivers will use Cambrey Pointe Drive to travel between N.C. 150 and Rinehardt Road, highway officials said. “The extension road meets N.C. 150 at a 90-degree angle, improving safety and sight distance for drivers,” according to an NCDOT news release.
“We’re grateful for their work over the last five months,” Jonathan Barnette, NCDOT district engineer for Iredell and Alexander counties, said in a statement. “Working with M/I Homes, we’ve identified a solution that will allow more families to call Mooresville home while improving safety for drivers at a busy intersection.”
Over the past week, crews installed message boards alerting drivers to the new alignment.