I-77 Toll Lanes

Charlotte City Council has called a special meeting for Tuesday afternoon to discuss the I-77 toll lane project further. This comes three days after the council dropped a bombshell and voted 6-5 to rescind support for the multibillion dollar highway expansion project.

Charlotte City Council voted Monday night to withdraw its support for the controversial I‑77 expansion project, a decision that some residents say is encouraging but not yet reassuring.

The Charlotte City Council voted Monday night to withdraw its support for the proposed Interstate 77 toll lanes from uptown to the South Carolina line, a stunning reversal on the multibillion-dollar highway expansion.

The Charlotte City Council has been working on a resolution to address the controversial I-77 toll lanes.

The N.C. DOT and Gaston County planners are widening 10 miles of I-85 — without toll lanes.

Hundreds gathered in uptown Charlotte on Monday to view alternative concepts for adding toll lanes to I-77 south of uptown. The concepts were showcased during a three-month pause on the project by the DOT.

As the North Carolina Department of Transportation pauses plans to expand I-77 South, a local group is inviting residents to rethink what the project could look like.

Major education news in North Carolina as the Leandro case is overturned, NCDOT opens an information center about plans for the I-77 toll lanes, Artemis II opens a new era in American space travel with a North Carolinian on board, and the South Carolina women's basketball team is back in the Final Four for the sixth straight year.

The N.C. Department of Transportation this week released a tweaked design for the I-77 toll lanes.

The state has added a number of retaining walls to mitigate impacts from the project.