For the past four months, toll lanes have pushed new trains out of the headlines. The biggest transportation story in Charlotte has been the growing controversy over the planned Interstate 77 toll lanes from uptown to the South Carolina line.
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The I-77 toll lanes will almost certainly be built. The state holds the cards — and Charlotte leaders blinked (WFAE)
March 13, 2026
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