Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) got the green light for the planned LYNX Silver Line in April 2021 but after taking a closer look, engineers are going back to the drawing board.

The agency is looking at changing two major parts of the Silver Line after running into technical problems with planning. The first change would be where the train stops near Bojangles Coliseum. The second is where the line will go through Uptown.

The new train system will be 29-miles long from Belmont to Union County.

Phase A of construction will start at the future Charlotte Gateway Station in Uptown and extend to Matthews.

Well happening today Charlotte city Leaders set to receive a big update on Transportation plans for the Queen City The transportation committee expected to Learn more about plans for the silver Line as well as potential design Alternatives for Charlotte's Transportation Center in uptown wake up Charlotte's tradeisha Woodard joins us Now in Tradition officials have been Going back and forth with some of these Plans for months now That's right Sarah so they got the green Light for the project back in April of Last year but after taking a closer look They say they're going to hold off for Just a second so they're pumping the Brakes and they're expecting to release New details later this morning now the New train system is expected to be about 29 miles long and it's going to stretch From Belmont to Union City now initially The plan was for phase a to start at the Future CLT Gateway station in uptown and Extend to Matthews but now Katz is Considering rerouting the silver line to Potentially save money in space so once Again no plan said and sewn just yet They're expecting to release more Details at 10 o'clock this morning and We'll be sure to bring you the latest Updates on that reporting live near Uptown tradisha Woodard wake up Charlotte

The History of Charlotte North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina is the second largest financial center in the U.S. It is also the home of several highly rated schools. Charlotte is also an ideal place for families. Located in south central North Carolina, Charlotte is just east of the Catawba River.

Charlotte, originally a small settlement, became a large city in the early twentieth century. The advent of paved highways helped the city grow as a distribution center. In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company began shipping parts to Charlotte laborers.

The cotton boom attracted other textile-related industries to the area. Several factories made gunpowder and canteens, as well as cotton goods. During this period, Charlotte remained the economic heart of the Piedmont region.

After the war, the area experienced a mild postwar depression. Over 1,300 refugees flooded the area in the closing months of the war. Eventually, Charlotte’s economy grew again.

The Charlotte gold rush of the late 1820s brought engineers, miners, and metallurgists to the area. New mills and factories were constructed in the city, and the town became a trading center for the region.

By the mid-1800s, Charlotte was a thriving city with more than a dozen cotton mills. Four of the mills were built by the D. A. Tompkins Company, which was founded by Daniel Augustus Tompkins, a relative of John C. Calhoun.

Other factories produced wool goods and chemicals. The first railroad in western North Carolina, the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, was completed in 1852.