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The federal government has given its final blessing to the state's plans to build a 28.4-mile toll road across southern Wake County and finish the 540 loop around Raleigh.
The decision by the Federal Highway Administration means the N.C. Department of Transportation can now seek environmental and other permits to complete the Triangle Expressway from Holly Springs to Knightdale. The six-lane $2.24 billion highway would intersect Interstate 40 south of Garner and give drivers an alternative route to and from Research Triangle Park.
NCDOT and the N.C. Turnpike Authority, which will operate the highway, plan to begin awarding construction contracts this summer and hope construction can begin early next year. They expect project’s first phase, from N.C. 55 in Holly Springs to I-40, to open in 2023.
Only 217 properties will be impacted, 5 of which are businesses. Hopefully those residents will be adequately paid for their homes.
Meanwhile, the entire area is growing too quickly for the local culture to be preserved, which is a shame But let's hope the outlook will be good for everyone. We are so lucky to live in an area with moderate east coast weather and town officials who are very job and family oriented.
Only about 10 years too late. But better than never.
I-40 and US1 are in desperate need of relief. That traffic gets worse by the month.
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