Exit 28
NCDOT gets low marks for work on Hwy. 115
June 17. By Dave Vieser. Delays which caused road and rail work on NC 115 to run late, spreading beyond Thursday’s commuter rush to Friday afternoon, generated a new round of criticism from one local official already upset with the prospect of the DOT overseeing toll lanes on I-77. “In the 30 years I’ve spent as […]
Tarte, business leaders, local officials call 11 am press conference
June 15. Just 17 hours after Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis muscled through a 5-0 no-confidence vote at Cornelius Town Hall, a former mayor of Cornelius will lead a press conference at 11 am today in Raleigh with another NC senator. Sen. David L. Curtis (R-Lincoln) and Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Mecklenburg) will hold a press conference regarding […]
Mayor issues detailed response to furor over State Capitol visit
June 11. In a prepared statement, Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis defended his trip to Raleigh, along with Davidson Mayor John Woods, in support of the controversial Public Private Partnership that is building toll lanes on I-77 between Charlotte and Lake Norman. Here are his comments: “On Wednesday, June 8th, 2016, at 5:15pm, I attended a meeting […]
County Commissioner calls censured mayor’s behavior ‘traitorous’
June 11. ANALYSIS. By Dave Yochum. Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis chose June 8, “Town Hall Day” in the NC State Capitol, to express his personal views on widening I-77 to NC Sen. Philip Berger, the man who has so much to do with the ebb and flow of legislation in Raleigh. It was a peculiar […]
Accident victim was from Mooresville
June 10. Donna Reynolds, 61, of Mooresville, was the motorist who was killed June 8 when her car crashed into the cement divider at Exit 28 in Cornelius. She was exiting the interstate from the I-77 ramp when her vehicle hit the center wall on the Catawba Avenue bridge. There were no other occupants in the vehicle […]
Toll battle moves to NC Senate
June 6. ANALYSIS. By Dave Vieser. What happened last week with House Bill 954, which calls for the cancelation of the I-77 toll lane contract, was nothing short of amazing. The legislation was initially given virtually no chance of passing when it was first introduced. Then as troubling details about the Cintra toll lane contract […]
Toll cancellation bill debate in Capitol today
June 2. By Dave Vieser. House Bill 954, which calls for the cancellation of the I-77 toll lane project, passed the State House Transportation and Appropriations Committees by a verbal vote on Wednesday, and will now move on to the full House for debate this morning. However, the bill was advanced “without prejudice,” as opposed […]
Public hearing on 8.3 % tax increase is Monday evening
May 15. By Dave Vieser. The public will have a chance to comment on the proposed $21.88 million municipal budget for the upcoming fiscal year at Monday’s Town Board meeting. It calls for 2 cent tax hike, which amounts to an 8.3 percent tax increase. Just as important, commissioners will consider approving a resolution in support of State […]
Demonstration set for Friday
April 25. The anti-toll group Cornelius resident Kurt Naas founded, Widen I-77, is looking for more financial support to appeal a court decision this past winter that went in favor of the NCDOT/Cintra toll deal. Meanwhile, the citizen group group is planning another demonstration on the Exit 28 bridge Friday at 5:30 pm. Legal counsel […]
I-77: Lane shift ahead
Attentive motorists may have already seen the covered “lanes shift ahead” signs which I 77 Mobility Partner’s installed last week on the interstate north of Exit 28. It means that those dreaded shifts in the interstate lanes to give construction crews more room to work will commence between Cornelius and Davidson, going across the Lake […]
