November 17, 2022 - Project Update
The portion of Mountain St. From battleground to Cherokee will be closed Thursday November 17th for milling. Mountain Street from Cherokee to Piedmont will remain closed until Friday November the 18th for milling. By the end of the day on Friday the 18th all of Mountain Street will be open to traffic. Paving is planned to begin Monday the 21st. As it stands now with the forecasted temperature this may get pushed out past Thanksgiving.
September 8, 2022 - Project Update
Friday morning September 9th, 2022 Mountain St. will open to traffic from Battleground Ave. to Cherokee St.
Monday September 12th, 2022 Mountain St. will be closed from Cherokee St. to Piedmont Ave.
Businesses affect by the street closure will remain open to the public during construction. Please reference the diagram for parking and business access points.
August 8, 2022 - New Banners Coming to Downtown
Here is a sneak pick of the new banners we will be seeing in the new Streetscape!!!!!
August 5, 2022 - Project Update
Progress Update:
• Continue Pouring Stamped Concrete Sidewalk – 40% Complete
• Grade Areas for New Stamped Concrete Sidewalk – 60% Completed
• Re-Installed Existing Pavers at Hair Salon Entrance – 100% Complete
• Demoed Remaining Sidewalk in Front of Uncommon Corner Building – 100% Complete
• Installed Electrical Box in front of Parkers Building – 100% Complete
• Poured Stamped Concrete Ramp for Jimbo Thompson – 100% Complete
• Raised Water Valves and Meter Boxes in the Stamped Sidewalk Areas – 75% Complete
July 29, 2022 - Project Update
Progress Update:
• Continue Forming and Pouring Curb and Gutter – 90% Complete
• Grade Areas for New Stamped Concrete Sidewalk – 50% Completed
• Adjusted Water Meter Boxes and Valve Boxes That Are Located in the Curb and Gutter – 100% Complete
• Start Pouring Stamped Concrete Sidewalk – 10% Complete
• Raised Electrical Manhole on N. Cherokee St. – 100% Complete
• Set New Electrical PED for City on N. Cherokee St. – 100% Complete
• City Removed Existing Light/WIFI Pole at the Intersection of Mountain and Cherokee St. – 100% Complete
• City Ran New Sewer Tap for Michael Parker – 100% Complete
Our Downtown’s Mountain Street is getting a makeover with this first phase of our Streetscape Project.
The street may be partially closed during this project but our businesses are still open!!!
So please don’t hesitate to continue to visit and support the Mountain Street businesses and services this spring and summer. Below are a list of the businesses along Mountain Street that are being impacted by this year’s streetscape project. Also below is a link to the detour routes and nearby parking, to assist in making your visit to our Downtown easier.
Point135 Reality 148 W Mountain Street
Gray Surveying 144 W Mountain Street
133 West 133 W Mountain Street
Lofts at the Imperial 138 W Mountain Street Pre-Leasing Now
The Imperial Mercantile 138 W Mountain Street Opening Soon
Pickleweeds Press 124 W Mountain Street
ScissorSmith & Co Hair Salon 125 W Mountain Street
Dellinger’s Jewel Shop 112 W Mountain Street
Mountain Holiday 110 W Mountain Street
Ervin Clinic 108 W Mountain Street
Kings Mountain Baptist Church 101 W Mountain Street
Detour and Public Parking Access Map
Below is a conceptual drawing of the work planned for the Mountain Street area. 
Once the project begins, additional information and updates on the progress will be posted here.
April 5, 2022 Update
The City staff along with the streetscape consultants NˑFocus/ViZ, PLLC and the streetscape contractor Greene Building Corporation, held a downtown impacted property/business owner meeting on the evening of April 4th, 2022.
The main topics were, the expected start date and the phasing of the street and sidewalk closures. Please see the below for the estimated phasing dates. The first phase will be the yellow highlighted phase and those closure locations are noted. All reasonable efforts are being made to lessen the impacts to the businesses and services in these areas.
If you have a business or service in any of the affected areas and have concerns or wish to be placed on the email notification list; please contact the office of the Assistant City Manager, Nick Hendricks, at 704-730-2125.
April 18, 2022 Update
Please click the below link to view a detour and public parking access map for the W. Mountain Street closures for Phase 2A of the City's Streetscape plan.
Detour and Public Parking Access Map
April 25,2022 Update
Greene Building Corporation Weekly Contractor Project Progress Update
- Install Erosion Control Measures - 75% Complete
- Installed Road Closure Barriers & Cones -100% Complete
- City of Kings Mountain Removed Existing Benches, Trash Cans & Signage-100% Complete
- Initial Leak Test Survey for Natural Gas by City of Kings Mountain-100% Complete
- Conducted Smoke Test, Ran a Camera and Ran Water Through Existing Storm System to Attempt to Confirm Exact Locations of Pipe-100% Complete
- Located Points for New Catch Basins & Manholes- 100% Complete
- Started Saw Cutting & Demolition-40% Complete
- Delivery of Catch Basins & HDPE Pipe-100% Compete
Week 1 Progress Photo
Scheduled for Week of April 25, 2022
- Continue Phase 1 Demolition
- Begin Installing New Storm Water Piping
April 29, 2022 Contractor Progress Update
- Continued Saw Cutting & Demolition – 50% Complete
- City of Kings Mountain Removed Existing Traffic Light and Mast on Light Pole – 100% Complete
- City of Kings Mountain Set New Power Pole on the North End of Cherokee St. Cut Guy Wire for Existing Power Pole. – 100% Complete
- City of Kings Mountain Installed New Pad and Transformer Beside New Pole – 100% Complete
- Continued Exploratory Digging for All Proposed Catch Basin Locations, Constraints at Those Locations Listed Below
- Met with Gary Fankhauser on 4/25/22 to Discuss Current Storm Water Issues
- Test Digging 4/26/22 CB1 – Found (4) Existing Fiber Lines
- Met with Nick Hendricks, Gary Fankhauser, Richard Flowe, Scott Greene & City of Kings Mountain Team on 4/27/22 to Discuss Progress & Issues with Storm Water System
Constraints
- (4) Existing 4” Fiber Lines & (1) 6” Water Main from CB1 to CB2
- (2) Existing Fiber Duct Banks from CB2 to Manhole 5
- (2) Existing Fiber Duct Banks from CB3 to CB4
- Existing Water Line from CB4 to Manhole 5
Two Week Look Ahead
- Continue Phase 1 Demolition
- Start Installing New Storm Water Piping
- Start Installing New Electrical Conduit
- Start Layout for Curb & Gutter & Light Poles
- Continue Installing Storm Water Piping
May 6th Update
- Install Erosion Control measures – 75% Complete
- Continued Demolition – 50% Complete
- Continued Exploratory Digging for All Proposed Catch Basin Locations, several constraints found
- Met With Gary Fankhauser on 5/3/22 to Discuss Current Storm Water Issues
- Started recording existing grade elevations for pipe and duct constraints at each new catch basin location
One Week Look Ahead
- Continue Phase 1 Demolition
- Continue Design of New Storm Water System
- Start Installing New Storm Water Piping
Two Week Look Ahead
- Start Installing New Electrical Conduit
- Start Layout for Curb & Gutter & Light Poles
- Continue Installing Storm Water Piping
May 13th Update
- Install Erosion Control measures – 75% Complete
- Bi-Weekly AOC Meeting on 5/10/22 to Discuss New Storm Water System Design
- Meeting on 5/10/22 with City of Kings Mountain and AT&T to discuss relocating existing services and removing existing power poles
- Started Install of New Storm Water System – 30% Complete Work performed along N Cherokee in front of Dellingers
One Week Look Ahead
- Continue Install of New Storm Water System
- Continue Phase 1 Demolition
Two Week Look Ahead
- Start Installing New Electrical Conduit
- Start Layout for Curb & Gutter & Light Poles
May 20th Update
- Install Erosion Control measures – 75% Complete
- Continue install of newly designed storm water system – 90% Complete
- Installed Temporary Ramp for Hair Salon on the Corner of Mountain and Cherokee St. – 100%
One Week Look Ahead
- Continue Demo of Asphalt and Sidewalk
- Start Layout for Curb & Gutter & Light Poles
- Start Digging Footings for Lights Poles and Bollards
Two Week Look Ahead
- Start Installing New Electrical Conduit
- Start Installing Rebar into Light Pole Foundations
