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Lake Norman Chamber hosts I-77 toll-lane session
Calling the installation of toll lanes on a 26 mile tract north of uptown a “quality of life issue for our residents,” the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce hosted a […]
City, feds to swap courthouse for land
Calling it a catalyst for transit-related development, the U.S. General Services Administration is giving 3.2 acres of federally owned land near Time Warner Cable Arena to the city of Charlotte […]
N.C. Rep. Jeter calls for I-77 toll-lane summit
N.C. Rep. Charles Jeter is calling for a summit with state officials to discuss the controversial installation of toll lanes along a 26-mile stretch of Interstate 77. The meeting would […]
Gateway Station gets $25M boost
The U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $25 million for track and safety improvements at uptown’s proposed multi-modal Gateway Station. The funds will be used to remove existing track infrastructure, […]
Information gridlock: Questions remain on I-77 toll lane project
Opponents of the planned tolling of lanes on Interstate 77 continue to raise questions about the state’s contract with a Spanish construction company, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation […]
Panel highlights region’s transportation issues
A lack of funding to relieve the region’s clogged arteries and political grandstanding are the biggest impediments to transportation improvements in the Charlotte area, a panel of elected and […]
CATS gets $180M loan for Blue Line extension
The Charlotte Area Transit System has received a $180 million federal loan for construction of the LYNX Blue Line light rail extension. The loan comes from the federal Transportation Infrastructure […]
State fees to outside firms for Map Act litigation range widely
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is shelling out tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars a month to outside law firms that are helping the agency handle a flurry of […]
UPDATED: One step closer to I-77 toll lanes
Kurt Naas said it would happen. And it did. Which caused the founder of the Widen I-77 grassroots opposition group to exhibit little surprise Wednesday when the Charlotte Regional Transportation […]
Chamber hosts I-77 toll-road panel
Local and state transportation officials advanced the cause for adding 26 miles of toll roads along Interstate 77 at a Friday luncheon sponsored by the Charlotte Chamber. Some 50 attendees […]
Urban sprawl slowing: Mecklenburg, Iredell among the nation’s 5 best in controlling it
WASHINGTON — Mecklenburg and Iredell counties are among the five counties nationwide that have best controlled urban sprawl since the mid-1990s, according to a new study. Once the signature of […]
Interstate 485 finish line
N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory drove through a ribbon commemorating the completion of the Interstate 485 outer loop in northeast Charlotte on Friday. During a speech, McCrory thanked local officials and […]
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