Monroe Mayor Robert Burns has called a special meeting for Wednesday morning to consider rescinding the city’s support for a recent vote by the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization to end the I-77 toll lanes project.
The Monroe City Council will also consider appointing an alternate delegate to the regional organization. The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
The move comes after Republican state Sen. Vickie Sawyer proposed legislation that would require Charlotte and other local governments to repay $60 million to the state if they do not reverse course and support proposed privately built and managed Interstate 77 toll lanes in south Charlotte.
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization’s board is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, with an update on the I-77 project on the agenda.
Meanwhile, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners is set to meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, with a pending new item — an update on the I‑77 project — listed on its agenda.
