I-77

Raki McGregor, who chairs the BPC's transportation committee, said how council members act on I-77 could influence endorsements in the 2027 elections.

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

It's widely assumed this is Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles’ fifth and final term. That means there will be a free-for-all to succeed her in 2027.

West Charlotte residents are angry and anxious over a plan that could bulldoze their homes and parks for new toll lanes on I-77 south. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has paused the project for three months to get more feedback, at a time when some residents remain skeptical whether their voices will be heard.

For the past four months, toll lanes have pushed new trains out of the headlines. The biggest transportation story in Charlotte has been the growing controversy over the planned Interstate 77 toll lanes from uptown to the South Carolina line.

Mecklenburg Commissioners are upset about the impacts of proposed I-77 express lanes on greenways, parks and streams.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation on Thursday said it would ask four contractors to consider alternative designs for the highway.

The N.C. Department of Transportation on Monday said it would delay issuing a Request for Proposals for new toll lanes on Interstate 77 until June.

A majority of Charlotte City Council members say they want the North Carolina Department of Transportation to pause planning work for the Interstate 77 express toll lanes from uptown to the South Carolina line.

West Charlotte residents are furious that the N.C. Department of Transportation this week said it plans to build elevated express toll lanes on Interstate 77 through uptown, and some protesters shouted down a Charlotte City Council member during a town hall Thursday night.