Charlotte mayor speaks out after McCrorey Heights residents voice concern over I-77 South Toll Lanes Project

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is speaking out as concern grows over the I-77 South Toll Lanes Project.

People who live in Charlotte’s McCrorey Heights neighborhood are worried about how their homes would be impacted by the project, and if it would lower their property values.

Now, in a letter to Charlotte’s City Council, the mayor said she has spoken with North Carolina’s Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson about the concerns and that he has committed to meeting with neighborhood leaders from communities that will be impacted by the toll lane project.

Lyles has also referred the toll lanes project to the next meeting of the Transportation, Planning & Development Committee, which is scheduled for March 5. She says she has invited NCDOT to attend the meeting to explain the process and next steps.