CRTPO votes to pull its support from the controversial I-77 South toll lanes project (WCCB)
The controversial project would have expanded toll lanes between the South Carolina state line and the Brookshire Freeway. Read more from WCCB.
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$4.3B I-77 toll lane project derailed by grassroots campaign, forcing expansion back to drawing board (Charlotte Business Journal)
The vote came after months of opposition from neighborhood groups and the Black Political Caucus. Construction was set to begin in 2030. Read more from the Charlotte Busi...
NCDOT, community leaders release statements after decision on I-77 proposal in Charlotte (WBTV)
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization, known as CRTPO, voted to pull support from the controversial I-77 toll lane project on Wednesday night. Read ...
Charlotte region transportation board kills I-77 toll support. Project seems dead (Charlotte Observer)
After hours of comments, questions and motions, the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization revoked its support of the funding agreement for the Interstat...
I-77 South toll lane project is dead. What next? (WCNC)
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization voted to pull its support for the project, one week after the Charlotte City Council voted to rescind its own ...
Charlotte resident happily ‘surprised’ by CRTPO vote to rescind support for I‑77 project (WFAE)
Residents in west Charlotte neighborhoods secured a major victory Wednesday night after the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization board voted to rescind...
Reaction to I-77 toll lane project ‘no’ vote (WCNC)
Shannon Binns, Executive Director for Sustain Charlotte, recaps some of the history of the project and why it has faced so much opposition. Watch more from WCNC.
Some CRTPO members wonder if pulling support for I-77 Toll Lane Project was mistake (Spectrum News)
Some members of the CRTPO asked to wait for a vote, saying they wanted more clarity from the state and other stakeholders of what would happen next if support was cancele...
Sustain Charlotte speaks on the support pulled for I-77 project (Queen City News)
This vote comes after months of controversy and years of opposition from residents over several issues, including potential environmental impacts and fears of historic Bl...
I-77 toll lane project dead after transportation planning board votes to rescind support for project (WFAE)
In a stunning decision, a supermajority of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization’s board voted Wednesday night to rescind its support for the public...
Regional transportation board rescinds support for I-77 widening project (Queen City News)
Divided members of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO), in a surprise vote Wednesday night, withdrew support for the project in a supermaj...
CRTPO votes to withdraw support for I-77 South toll lanes (WCNC)
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization voted by a supermajority to withdraw support for the I-77 South toll lane project. The vote follows Charlotte ...