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Whitewater center road opening soon
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Published: January 12, 2009
A long-awaited entrance road to the U.S. National Whitewater Center opens in about six weeks.
The question is whether motorists will be able to find the center when they're traveling on Interstates 85 and 485.
The 307-acre adventure and sports park with an artificial whitewater river, all on the banks of the Catawba River in Charlotte, is a $38 million official U.S. Olympic training site.
City officials have complained that there are no signs posted on either interstate that direct motorists to the center or to Whitewater Center Parkway, the new entrance road.
Charlotte's City Council is asking the state for money to put up such signs.
The council adopted a resolution this week urging the state to act to prevent lost revenue for Mecklenburg and Gaston counties and the state.
The 1.3-mile entrance road is being built by Whitewater Parkway LLC., said Ron Kimble, deputy city manager. The state chipped in more than $1.7 million for the road.
The Whitewater Center opened in 2006 through a public-private partnership, which included Mecklenburg and Gaston. It features whitewater rafting and kayaking, mountain biking and hiking trails, a climbing center and a ropes course, along with a 2,400 square-foot conference center and 300-seat restaurant.
Visitors have used Hawfield Road to get to the center during construction of Whitewater Center Parkway. Despite a squabble over the use of the former dead-end private road, a court order allowed access starting last year.
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