Expect Delays: I-277 Lanes Close as Charlotte Finally Starts Construction of Famed ‘Rail Trail Bridge’

The $23.8 million project will create a direct, car-free connection between the CATS Blue Line’s Brooklyn Village Station and the existing Rail Trail near Carson Street.

To make way for construction, the inside lanes of I-277 in both directions closed on June 2 and are expected to remain closed for about four months. Additional overnight closures may occur through June 9 as crews demolish and rebuild the freeway median.

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