Remember the Transportation Action Plan? The $3.57 billion plan to actually attack congestion and improve mobility in Charlotte?

Well, the price tag may have just jumped to over $7 billion. Details are sketchy, but city staff is evidently working toward breaking the news to city council and — presumably at some point — local taxpayers. Watch for some renewed push for “alternative revenue” to fund roads — you know, higher taxes — if this turns out to be accurate.