Construction began last night on ‘Panthers Interchange’ on I-77 in Rock Hill, S.C.

[poundaway]

https://www.wbtv.com/2022/05/03/construction-panthers-interchange-begins-i-77-rock-hill-sc/

- Construction is underway on the Carolina Panthers Interchange on Interstate 77 in Rock Hill, despite work being halted on the Panthers’ massive, state-of-the-art practice facility and team headquarters that were slated to be finished in 2023.

[Waldo]

Didn't they already pull the project? And Rock Hill is moving forward with the interchange? Wow, never done business in SC but it sounds wild as hell lol. 

[poundaway]

10 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Didn't they already pull the project? And Rock Hill is moving forward with the interchange? Wow, never done business in SC but it sounds wild as hell lol. 

Yeah, I guess the ship was already in motion and it's too late to turn....or this is a way to put pressure on Tepper and waste taxpayer dollars at the same time.

[Killah_Ray]

Unless there is still some backroom negotiating going on, I'd be pissed as hell to be a York county/Rock Hill taxpayer...

[Waldo]

1 minute ago, poundaway said:

Yeah, I guess the ship was already in motion and it's too late to turn....or this is a way to put pressure on Tepper and waste taxpayer dollars at the same time.

My limited understanding is that the county may step in and do what Rock Hill couldn't or wouldn't do to make it happen...they just have to beg and renegotiate with Tepper. Maybe this is a little in motion and good faith in those discussions? IDK, trying to make sense of governments is a path to insanity from what I have seen. 

[Panthercougar68]

The interchange was already funded I believe and was going to be completed regardless.

[Tbe]

The interchange was already paid for by the state.

 

[Khyber53]

Yet another long, drawn out, poorly conceived Panthers rebuild.

[Waldo]

12 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

Yet another long, drawn out, poorly conceived Panthers rebuild.

But that process lol

[NCBlu]

Here in Wake Co. They build a off ramp for a neighborhood that was stoped for like 2yrs (Wendell) but after some time the neighborhood is being built now and I'm sure they are happy they went and built the off ramp anyways.

[rayzor]

The might want to think about renaming it.

[Basbear]

@SizzleBuzz mean me out there and we will protest!!!1!1!!1

[Prowler2k18]

4 hours ago, Waldo said:

My limited understanding is that the county may step in and do what Rock Hill couldn't or wouldn't do to make it happen...they just have to beg and renegotiate with Tepper. Maybe this is a little in motion and good faith in those discussions? IDK, trying to make sense of governments is a path to insanity from what I have seen. 

That’s my understanding as well. It certainly would explain this latest development.

[LinvilleGorge]

5 hours ago, Waldo said:

Didn't they already pull the project? And Rock Hill is moving forward with the interchange? Wow, never done business in SC but it sounds wild as hell lol. 

It happened in Colorado. Brand new interchange between I-70 and CO58 to support a new Cabela's that never happened.