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NC 540 approaching I-40 near Garner (its current eastern terminus) NC 540 is the designation given to the Western Wake Expressway, Southern Wake Expressway and the future Eastern Wake Expressway. The Western Wake Expressway and the Southern Wake Expressway also forms a portion of the Triangle Expressway toll road complex.
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North of I-540, the route becomes an arterial divided highway, with two lanes in each direction and a mixture of signalized intersections and grade-separated interchanges as it bypasses to the east of the Wakefield Plantation development of North Raleigh and to the west of the town of Wake Forest.
US 1A north (Main Street) / Falls of the Neuse Road – Wake Forest: Future upgrade to diverging diamond interchange, was originally funded and scheduled to begin construction in 2021; [36] project has since been unfunded and delayed with construction not scheduled to start until 2035. [35] 124.5: 200.4: 124: NC 98 – Wake Forest, Durham: 125. ...
481: Acres of the turbine-style interchange where N.C. 540, I-40 and U.S. 70 will meet in southern Wake County. 650,000: Tons of asphalt used to pave the western 9.4 miles of the highway.
While no one’s happy with the status quo, the six-lane highway will bring big changes to residents and business owners along the route.
There are 22 Interstate Highways—9 primary and 13 auxiliary—that exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of January 2020, the state had a total of 1,410 miles (2,270 km) of Interstates and 70 miles (110 km) of Interstate business routes, all maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
The 18-mile leg of the Triangle Expressway will connect N.C. 55 near Apex and Holly Springs with Interstate 40 near the Johnston County line.