Concord intersection project to improve safety and reduce crashes

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded a $14 million contract to improve a major intersection in Concord in Cabarrus County.

NJR Group Inc. will perform the work at the intersection of Union Cemetery Road, U.S. 29 and Rock Hill Church Road, according to a release from NCDOT.

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The project is designed to improve safety and reduce accidents by replacing unsignalized and full-traffic intersections. As part of the improvement, crews will realign Union Cemetery Road to directly intersect US 29 and Rock Hill Church Road and create remaining turning movements along US 29. These movements will be added for traffic coming from Rock Hill Church Road and for vehicles traveling from US 29 to Cabarrus Avenue.

Contract teams could begin work on the project as early as next month.

The road portion of the project is expected to be completed in late fall 2027. Landscaping and vegetation establishment will continue on site until spring 2028.

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