Buckling the beltway.

• Position: Charlotte - Brief article

Motorists will be able to travel Interstate 485 around Charlotte five years earlier than the latest projections--but later than originally forecast. Gov. Beverly Perdue announced a plan to build the last five miles of the 65-mile loop by 2015. She plans to use a method, new to the state but used elsewhere, in which builders help pay for the $340 million project--including widening a portion of I-85 and an interchange...