[Wormy]

From the Charlotte Observer and Rock Hill Herald:

York County officials on Monday unveiled a plan to remodel the Interstate 77 interchange at Carowinds that will require millions of dollars and cooperation between public and private interests. The plan calls for lessening traffic congestion, reducing visual clutter, spurring economic development and, most importantly, creating a gateway into York County and South Carolina.

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/05/1740130/new-look-for-carowinds-exit.html

At the very least, we'll have some new construction to gawk at.

[Wormy]

Uncle Jerry even wants Carowinds Boulevard to SPARKLE.

Jerry Helms has done his share of picking up trash. He is a vice president at Carowinds, one of the longer-serving staff members. Helms started there in 1973, he said, when it was "Carowinds and cow pastures."
Much has changed in the decades since the park opened, but many visitors still have the same impression of their arrival - an exit bordered by a rusting chain-link fence, too much trash, too many signs and too many vehicles on the road.
That's why Peterson and Helms are among the backers of the Carowinds Boulevard Master Plan, a blueprint drawn up by York County planners to transform the interchange into a gateway for South Carolina and the county.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/10/1751263/carowinds-corridor-makeover-faces.html