DOT To Present I-77 Toll Lane Options Expected Wednesday: Report

CORNELIUS, NC — North Carolina’s top transportation official is expected to present potential options for Interstate 77 toll roads at the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce in Cornelius Wednesday, according to reports. Those options could potentially include turning a portion of the toll lanes currently under construction into free travel lanes, the Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday.

Earlier this year, Gov. Roy Cooper convened a 12-person I-77 advisory panel to evaluate public concerns regarding the ongoing project, including potential options that include modifying or even buying out the private contractor currently overseeing construction to allow state crews to complete it.

Scrapping the privatized toll lane deal through that latter option would likely cost the state $640 million, North Carolina Department of Transportation said in March. That option would also give the state — and not a private company — complete control over toll pricing.

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Members of a Lake Norman area advisory group asked the state in May to make one toll lane free, the Observer said. NCDOT has not yet publicly released Trogdon’s stance, however members of the group told the newspaper they anticipate his presentation Wednesday will reflect their recommendations, the newspaper said.

You can read the entire Charlotte Observer article here.

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