The opening of new lanes on a 17-mile section of I-485 in southern Mecklenburg has been delayed yet again, with the N.C. Department of Transportation saying it now expects them to open by “late 2025” or “winter 2025.”
The department had said last year that it anticipated opening the lanes by “late summer” 2025, so the new timeline represents a delay of at least several months.
The project has been under construction since 2019. The original forecast called for it to be completed by 2022…