Even as Charlotte pushes back on new toll lanes for Interstate 77 South, the state is considering adding more express lanes to the north.
The N.C. Department of Transportation said it’s in talks with toll lane operator Cintra to add another toll lane through north Mecklenburg and south Iredell Counties.
The proposal would add a second toll lane for seven miles — from the Catawba Avenue exit in Cornelius to N.C. 150 in Mooresville. Congestion is still heavy in that section because it has only two general-purpose lanes and one toll lane in each direction…