Topic

I-77

Coverage of the I-77 South toll lane fight and related state legislation.

I-77 Toll Lanes Return for a Vote: What Uptown Should Know

Charlotte holds 31 of the board's roughly 73 weighted votes, more than any other member, and says its position is unchanged.

Jack Beckett·Jul 16, 2026

An illustration shows an I-77 South toll lanes highway sign and a construction barricade reading "Deadline: 90 days, $64 million to be repaid" beside text about a September 23 vote.

news

Raleigh I-77 Bill Would Charge the Region for the Toll Fight

A Raleigh bill would charge the Charlotte-area governments that killed the I-77 South toll lanes an estimated $60 million, and the corridor at the center of it begins at uptown's edge, where earlier…

Jack Beckett·Jun 17, 2026

news

I-77 Toll Lanes Dead; the Corridor Starts at Uptown's Edge

The I-77 South toll lanes are dead after CRTPO withdrew support on May 20. For Fourth Ward, at the Uptown end of the corridor, here is what the vote did and what comes next.

Jack Beckett·May 23, 2026

The canceled I-77 South toll lanes and the Uptown end of the corridor