Focus Fri. to examine I-77 tolls; Exit 25 group condemns the idea
Local officials and opponents of toll lanes on I-77 are continuing to battle it out this week over the N.C. DOT’s plans for widening the congested highway. A public forum on Friday at the Lake Norman...
View ArticleHave questions about I-77? NCDOT hosts workshop Wed.
The N.C. Department of Transportation and the Town of Huntersville will hold a public meeting and workshop Wednesday afternoon in Huntersville on plans for widening I-77 north of Charlotte. It's an...
View ArticleAs officials explain I-77 toll plan, critics keep asking, ‘Why?’
MOORESVILLE - More than a hundred residents packed a meeting room in Mooresville Wednesday night, many holding signs protesting the North Carolina Department of Transportation's plan for High Occupancy...
View ArticleWiden I-77 draws a crowd to hear anti-toll pitch
Widen I-77, a citizens group opposed to the NC DOT’s plan to widen the interstate north of Charlotte by installing high-occupancy toll lanes, attracted a crowd of 60 to 70 people for a meeting at...
View ArticleDOT signs I-77 widening contract with Cintra
Updated Friday, 7:20am - The NC Department of Transportation said Thursday it has signed a preliminary contract with Spanish construction giant Cintra Infraestructuras to widen 26 miles of I-77 north...
View ArticleWiden I-77 meeting Thu. to air concerns about toll lanes
CORNELIUS – Opponents of the NCDOT’s plan to widen I-77 north of Charlotte with toll lanes are continuing their campaign to halt the project. On Thursday night, July 24, the group Widen I-77 will hold...
View ArticleWiden I-77 outlines opposition to tolls, talks tactics
CORNELIUS - The NCDOT’s plan to widen I-77 with toll lanes could mean high tolls, continued congestion on the busy thoroughfare and unnecessary spending on tolling-related infrastructure, the head of...
View ArticleLNTC chief Thunberg briefs commissioners Tue. about I-77
Davidson commissioners said Monday they’ll hold a special meeting Tuesday, Aug. 5, to hear a presentation from Bill Thunberg, director of the Lake Norman Transportation Commission, about the NCDOT’s...
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