Others, such as Langley, scoffed at the idea of repaying NCDOT.
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Nicholas Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
While the sticker shock of what is typically a $13 trip enraged the masses—the price was initially announced at $150 in April, before it got knocked down to 98 bucks in the face of public backlash—some observers, particularly those from Europe, scoffed at all the outrage.
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