As the Interstate 77 South toll-lane project continues to cause debate and controversy, discussions behind the scenes regarding the possible expansion of the existing toll lanes on the interstate are happening. There’s also discussion about the potential of allowing large commercial vehicles to use the express lanes, something that currently isn’t permitted.
Last year, I-77 Mobility Partners, the subsidiary company of Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial and Cintra, suggested the expansion to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
The I-77 express lanes currently have both one-lane and two-lane segments. From Exit 28 in Cornelius to the end of the lanes in Charlotte, there are two, but from Mooresville’s Exit 36 to Exit 28, there is only one lane in either direction…