NCDOT Says There's Too Much Attention on Homes that Could Be Lost in Historically Black Neighborhood to New Toll Lanes Project

NCDOT shares new "engineering concepts" for I-77 South Express Lanes project

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — State transportation officials say they are conducting studies on the potential environmental impact of the proposed Interstate 77 South express lanes project in Charlotte. The project has received community pushback over concerns ranging from potential impacts on the city’s parks and greenways, as well as potential displacement of homes and businesses in [...]

NCDOT says there's too much attention on homes that could be lost in historically Black neighborhood to new toll lanes project

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Transportation is trying to change the public’s perception of the latest I-77 toll lane project. Those lanes would run along an 11-mile stretch from the Brookshire Freeway to the South Carolina state line and would cost more than $3 billion. NCDOT says too much attention has been focused on homes that could be lost in the historically Black Wilmore neighborhood, and not on the benefits to commut…