Hambright Park and Ride

Summary

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is developing a park-and-ride mobility hub on Hambright Road in Huntersville, near I-77. Current CATS materials describe more than 450 parking spaces, express-bus connections, pedestrian and bicycle amenities, and shared-mobility features. Based on the current CATS project page and human review, the project is active in the pre-construction bidding and permitting stage.

Current stage: Final design.

Current condition: Active.

Key Facts

Project Funding

Funding type: Public · Status: Allocated

Timeline

1. 2026-05

   CATS timeline enters bid and permitting stage

   The current CATS project page places bidding and permitting from May through August 2026. Human review directs that this current CATS timeline establish an active pre-construction stage; it does not establish a construction contract award or physical construction start.

   Stage after event: Final design
2. 2026-04-13

   CATS budget outlook lists FY 2027 investment

   CATS's FY 2027 budget outlook labels $11.7 million as the Hambright Park & Ride FY 2027 budget and $2.6 million as previously appropriated. The slide does not establish whether these budget figures are comparable with the programmed TIP total or the City's $10 million-plus construction opportunity estimate, so no combined or total project cost is inferred.

3. 2025-07

   State TIP records phase funding

   The NCDOT Board archive lists TA-6724 engineering, right-of-way, and construction funding across FY 2025 and FY 2026, totaling $12.672 million. The 2026-2035 non-highway TIP reports $12.681 million under funding codes that include CMAQ, BGDA, local, and state sources. These are programmed phase/funding figures, not a verified total-project-cost determination.

   Stage after event: Funded or programmed
4. 2024-07

   CATS reports design and construction schedule

   CATS reported the project at approximately 30-percent design and forecast construction from July 2025 through December 2026. Axios independently reported the same earlier schedule and an approximately 500-space concept. The later CATS page lists a materially later construction period.

5. 2023-11-27

   City authorizes design services

   City Council authorized a design and construction-administration contract of up to $1.6 million with AMT Engineering. The Council description called for an approximately 500-space park-and-ride and mobility hub serving Huntersville and connecting to I-77 Express Bus service.

   Stage after event: Preliminary design or environmental review
6. 2021

   City reports early project cost estimate

   A CATS budget outlook described the project as in design, estimated total cost at about $12.7 million, and identified a proposed FY 2022 appropriation of $1,427,446. These are historical planning figures, not current confirmed total cost or actual expenditure.

7. 2020-06-08

   City approves Hambright site purchase

   Charlotte City Council approved acquiring a 23-acre NCDOT property at 11100 Hambright Road for $1 for a future CATS park-and-ride. The action described a 511-space lot and bus bay; the cited acreage differs from the current GIS parcel area and is retained as the historical description.

   Stage after event: Proposed or conceptual

Geography

Map

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Solid geometry is exact. Dotted geometry and dotted-outline markers are approximate. Multiple markers may show independently verified locations; they are not connected and do not establish a route or alignment.