Widen I-85 from 6 lanes to 8 lanes between N.C. 273 (Exit 27) and N.C. 7 (Exit 23).

Replace the US 29/74 Catawba River Bridge.

Widen US 29/74 from 4 lanes to 6 lanes between Market St and Alberta Ave.

The N.C. Department of Transportation proposes improvements to N.C. 279 (South New Hope Road), from Union New Hope Road to Redbud Drive in Gaston County.

Improve the interchange at I-85/I-485, west of Charlotte.

The N.C. Department of Transportation is building an 18.5-mile four-lane divided highway from east of Mooresboro to west of Stony Point Road at U.S. 74 Business in Kings Mountain.

Widen I-85 from 6 lanes to 8 lanes between N.C. 7 (Exit 23) and U.S. 321 (Exit 17).

A new 0.8‑mile greenway is planned to link Rankin Lake Park with Gastonia Technology Parkway, featuring a paved path designed for both walkers and cyclists.

A new 0.6-mile greenway will connect Dallas Park to Gastonia Technology Parkway. This project will include a paved greenway that will accommodate foot and bicycle traffic.

This project will construct a new 0.5-mile multi-use trail from the entrance of Dallas Park to a future greenway connection that extends to Gastonia Tech Parkway. This project will include a paved greenway that will accommodate foot and bicycle traffic.

This project will construct 4,400 feet of sidewalk along Neal Hawkins Rd, connecting the Parkside subdivision to the existing sidewalk network at Martha Rivers Park.

Gaston County is constructing a new sidewalk spanning about 2,300 linear feet from the Creekside mobile home neighborhood to Tryon Elementary School.

A newly constructed sidewalk will link the current walkway near the Preston Place neighborhood to the entrance of Poston Park along Lowell-Spencer Mountain Road.

Gaston County is collaborating with the City of Lowell and the Carolina Thread Trail to construct a trail along the South Fork Catawba River to Poston Park.

It is the mission of Gaston County ACCESS Central Transportation to enhance the quality of life for the citizens and of Gaston County by providing timely, cost efficient, high quality, general public and human service transportation.

GoGastonia is the city’s new on-demand transportation service that brings the public transit stop closer to you. When you’re ready to go, book a shared ride straight from your phone and get picked up in a comfortable van.

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Operates Park and Ride stations for bus rapid transit from Gaston County into Charlotte.

AMTRAK operates a station in Gastonia. From here you can access the entire nationwide network of rail lines.

The Belmont Trolley project plans to connect the municipalities of Belmont, Mt. Holly, McAddenville, Lowell, Ranlo, and Gastonia with a series of streetcar lines to encourage tourism, growth, and offer alternate modes of travel between these areas.

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) services the City of Charlotte and outlying areas, including Gaston County. CATS services include bus, rail, micro-transit, and van-pool offerings; as well as services for those with disabilities.

The NCDOT Rail Division continues to plan for future rail service in North Carolina. Major initiatives include the development of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor, service in southeast and western North Carolina and commuter rail services in Charlotte, the Triangle and Triad.

The Southeast Corridor Commission is leading the effort to connect states across the southeast through passenger and freight rail. The commission consists of departments of transportation from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

The Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) is a long-term vision for multimodal transportation in Gaston County that provides the foundation for what will become the transportation priorities over the next 25+ years.

The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) for the GCLMPO is the locally adopted, fiscally constrained, long-range transportation plan for Gaston, Cleveland, and Lincoln counties.

The NCDOT STIP (State Transportation Improvement Program) is a 10-year plan that identifies transportation projects funded by both the state and federal sources across North Carolina. It aims to enhance the state's infrastructure and support economic growth by prioritizing projects based on a data-driven scoring approach.

The Catawba Crossings Feasibility Study will evaluate the feasibility of a new alignment roadway between NC 279 (S. New Hope Road) in southeastern Gaston County to NC 160 (Steele Creek Road) in western Mecklenburg County. The Catawba Crossings includes two new bridges over the South Fork Catawba River and Catawba River (Lake Wylie) and an interchange with I-485 south of the West Boulevard interchange. The Catawba Crossings is an important component of the region’s future transportation system.

The Garrison LEARNS (Library, Education, Arts, Recreation, Nature, and Science) Corridor Study evaluated existing roadway and land use conditions to inform the development of recommendations that improve multimodal safety and accessibility. The Garrison LEARNS Corridor includes multimodal safety and accessibility improvements along Garrison Boulevard from Lineberger Park to New Hope Road.

The vision to rebrand NC‑7 as “Gastonia’s Other Main Street” seeks to strengthen connectivity and foster cohesion between northern and southern Gastonia across the Norfolk Southern rail corridor.