Vote On Unused I-485 Lane Pushed to April
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Drivers will have to wait to find out whether unused lanes on I-485 in South Charlotte will remain closed. Β A regional transportation planning group pushed Wednesday’s scheduled vote back to April 7, saying too many voting members were absent.
Earlier this month, a city transportation committee recommended against opening the lanes to commuters. Β The DOT planes to make them toll lanes by the end of the decade.
“I have no problem if they want to make it a toll road later on,” said South Charlotte resident Jim Barnett. Β “But either do it now, and get it done, or open it up as a HOV and then they can still make it a toll later.”
The April 7 vote falls during the week of Spring break for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. Β The group wanted to wait because a few members were at a town hall day in Raleigh.
