MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — As the deadline for the Interstate 77 toll lanes nears, crews are taking another step toward finishing the project.
Crews will be testing signs along I-77 from uptown Charlotte to Interstate 485 this week.
Drivers should expect to see more flashing messages on the right side of the interstate and above the express lanes.
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The deadline for the project is Friday.
If the entire project isn't open on time, the North Carolina Department of Transportation could fine Cintra, the company building the toll lanes, $10,000 a day.
The state originally wanted the project done in January., but officials gave Cintra the summer to get it done.
Channel 9 has contacted the NCDOT to see if it plans to give the company another extension.
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