CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte City Council voted Monday to spend tens of millions of dollars on design for the Red Line commuter rail from Uptown to Lake Norman.
Leaders with the city council passed a $37.9 million contract on the proposed Red Line project. City council leaders said this will advance the design to the 30% phase.
The project will include public involvement for station planning and utility and vehicle coordination, officials said.
Officials said the 30% design phase will wrap up by the end of next year.
The PAVE Act, passed by Mecklenburg County voters last year, requires that the Red Line be the first rail project.
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