What comes next on the I-77S toll lane project? (WCNC)
Opposition is growing over a proposed expansion of toll lanes along Interstate 77, as city leaders weigh whether they have the power to pause a project that could impact ...
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Charlotte leaders push to pause I-77 toll lanes — but will it matter? (Axios Charlotte)
The organized resistance to the N.C. Department of Transportation’s multibillion-dollar I-77 South toll lanes through the Uptown area could upend the project. Sustain Cha...
Rising I-77 toll lane concerns force March 5 Charlotte meeting about what’s next (Charlotte Observer)
A majority of Charlotte City Council members want to put the brakes on a controversial Interstate 77 toll lane project until they better understand its impact on surround...
Public Comment Demanded a Pause on I-77 South. We Won a Key Transparency Step!
Last night’s CRTPO Board Meeting (Feb. 18, 2026) opened with a moment of accountability and then moved into a powerful public comment period where residents, advocates, a...
When Engagement Isn’t Engagement: Shauna Bell Said What Many Are Feeling
At last night’s CRTPO meeting, Shauna Bell’s voice cut through the procedural language and legal debates with clarity and urgency. View her comments here, beginning at 37...
Press Release: I-77 Toll Lanes True Cost is $4.3B, Not $3.2B – Plus Project Removes Hundreds of Parcels from Local Tax Rolls
Adopted state transportation plan shows higher cost and long-term fiscal impact; leaders urged to delay RFP and study lower impact, lower cost alternatives Charlotte — Pu...
Act now: City Council can still stop toll lanes on I-77 South
Last week, the NCDOT announced it has decided to add toll lanes to I-77 South by building them above the existing highway near Uptown and widening the freeway through nei...
Residents Voice Outrage After I-77 Toll Lane Design Selection (Queen City Nerve)
Dozens of residents showed up to a town hall in the Historic West End on Thursday evening to speak out against plans for toll lanes along the southern stretch of I-77 in ...
NCDOT’s preferred design for I-77 expansion sparks protests at town hall (CBJ)
The battle over the state’s plan for Interstate 77 expansion plan that includes a double-decker, elevated portion through uptown is heating up. A presentation on the desi...
‘Let us speak’ I-77 toll meeting leaves residents unheard and unclear on impact (Observer)
“Let us speak! Let us speak! Let us speak!” Those were some of the last words that reverberated through Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Thursday night after the abru...
Angry residents disrupt I-77 toll lane meeting (WFAE)
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 upto...
NCDOT announces $3.2B plan for elevated express lanes on I-77 in south Charlotte (WSOC)
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced plans to build elevated express lanes on Interstate 77 in South Charlotte. The decision follows more than two do...