CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization is set to discuss a recent threat against them and the board related to the Interstate 77 South proposal, according to a spokesperson.
The meeting will be held remotely on Monday at 1 p.m. via Facebook Live.
The news comes after Cintra was named as the firm that made an unsolicited proposal to the North Carolina Department of Transportation to build toll lanes on Interstate 77 from Interstate 277 to South Carolina.
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It’s the same company behind the controversial I-77 toll lane project that stretches from I-277 to Mooresville.
According to documents, Cintra is proposing adding two express lanes on each side of the 9.4-mile stretch of I-77 from I-277 to the Interstate 485 outer intersection. The existing number of free general-purpose lanes would remain the same.
An estimated timeline provided by Cintra calls for design and construction to start in the middle of 2024 and take five years to complete. The project would open in 2029.
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