Consultants present 'Wildcat Plan' for Sixes Road/Old Highway 5 area, recommend new bridge, slip ramps and multimodal connections

Consultants from Kimley‑Horn presented the final Wildcat Plan to the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on July 1, laying out transportation and development recommendations to unlock development potential near the Sixes Road and Old Highway 5 interchange along the I‑575 corridor.

Christina Pastor, project manager for Kimley‑Horn, said the plan grew from a year of technical analysis, stakeholder outreach and public meetings and was coordinated with the cities of Woodstock and Holly Springs and the Cherokee Office of Economic Development. "This is an area where there has been a lot of desire to see some new development opportunities," Pastor said.

The study area is bounded by the Little River and Army Corps property on the south, a cemetery to the north, I‑575 to the west and a railroad to the east. The report identified existing congestion — including a current Level of Service E at the Holly Springs Parkway/Sixes Road…