NCDOT Holding Open House Meetings Ahead of I-485 Toll Lane Construction
CHARLOTTE, N.C. –Β Drivers struck in traffic have been frustrated by unused lanes on I-485 in South Charlotte for years. Now they are closer to becoming toll lanes, and you have a chance to weigh-in on them this week.
Construction is set to get underway next year on the nearly $290 Million project. It involves a 17-mile stretch of I-485 between Pineville and Matthews.
NCDOT says up to 140,000 vehicles travel along the stretch each day.
Click here for open house information.
Unlike the controversial I-77 toll lane project, the I-485 toll lanes will be managed by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority, which is a business unit of NCDOT.
Drivers are guaranteed minimum 45 mile-per-hour speeds in the toll lanes. The price will fluctuate depending on demand and time of day.
Toll lane drivers getting of I-485 at Westinghouse Boulevard and Johnston Road will also have their own exit ramps.
