I-77 Toll Lanes Project

planned

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) seeks to add toll lanes to an 11-mile stretch of Interstate 77 from uptown Charlotte to the South Carolina border. The project is estimated to cost more than $4 billion, which is higher than the previously reported $3.2 billion estimate. The Charlotte City Council has circulated a draft resolution requesting NCDOT to pause any irreversible actions on the project until further analysis and community engagement are conducted. The resolution calls for a redesign focusing on displacement patterns, community benefits, traffic volume shifts, routes, toll pricing, and socioeconomic data. The City Council intends to withhold support for final tolling or contract authorizations until its conditions are met.