In a fast-growing community like Waxhaw, addressing the challenges of securing funding begins with understanding current transportation needs and how to develop recommendations based on community priorities. Since transportation planning is most effective through a collaborative approach, considering the relationships between transportation, land use, the environment, community resources, urban design and economic resiliency is vital. In tandem, empowering the public to provide community-based knowledge enhances the overall process and recommendations.

The overarching goal of Waxhaw’s Master Transportation Plan is to create a vibrant, locally driven plan that:

  • Identifies critical transportation improvements
  • Creates a defensible implementation strategy
  • Includes an action plan that outlines priorities, funding options and partnership needs

This Plan begins with an inventory of local projects recommended through previous plans and studies from local, regional and state sources. This task gives way to a review of performance using readily available data. Lastly, performance gaps (i.e. transportation needs) are identified to develop a prioritization process and communicate results.

Approved Waxhaw Master Transportation Plan (PDF)

Funded & Unfunded Projects (PDF)

Funding Options (PDF)

Master Transportation Plan MetroQuest Survey

Project Timelines

The Traffic Projects Gantt Chart 3.25.2026 (PDF) provides a snapshot of transportation projects identified in the Waxhaw Master Transportation Plan, combining a timeline (Gantt chart) with a corresponding map to show where projects are located and when they are expected to occur.

The Gantt chart (top portion) shows each project along a timeline, helping you see when work is anticipated to begin and end. Projects are grouped by who is leading them, such as NCDOT, the Town of Waxhaw, or other agencies. Each project is broken into phases, typically including planning, right-of-way and utility coordination, and construction. The length of each bar represents the estimated duration of that phase. All schedules are subject to change.

The map (bottom portion) shows the geographic location of these projects throughout Waxhaw and surrounding areas. Each numbered label on the map corresponds to a project listed in the chart, allowing you to connect a project’s location with its timeline.

Projects are also categorized as funded or unfunded. Funded projects have identified financial support and are moving forward on a projected schedule. Unfunded projects are planned improvements that may advance as funding becomes available.

Together, this document is intended to give a high-level overview of what transportation projects are currently underway, what is coming next, and where these improvements will take place across the community. This chart will be updated periodically when timelines experience significant shifts.