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Project Fast Facts
  • Status: Projects Under Construction
  • County: Wake,Durham
  • Type of Project: New toll road
  • STIP Number: R-2635, U-4763B
  • Completion Date: Triangle Parkway open to traffic in 2011; Western Wake Freeway open to traffic in 2012
  • Project Team: S.T Wooten for Triangle Parkway and Raleigh-Durham Roadbuilders for Western Wake Freeway
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Description

First Phase

  • Will open on Dec. 8 2011 – Tolls begin Jan. 3.
  • Connects the N.C. 147 and I-40 interchange to N.C. 540 near Research Triangle Park
  • Connects N.C. 540 between N.C. 55 and N.C. 54

Second Phase

  • Will open in August 2012. Tolls not yet set.
  • Connects N.C. 55 near Research Triangle Park to to US 64 in Apex

Third Phase

  • Will open in December 2012. Tolls not yet set.
  • Connects US 64 in Apex to the N.C. 55 Bypass in Holly Springs

News and Updates

Phase I opened Dec. 8, 2011. For information visit www.ncquickpass.com or click here for Toll Rates.

Phase II is under construction. For updates on the construction, including traffic closures and detours, visit the Western Wake Freeway site.

Project Schedule
Phase I: Opened to Traffic Dec. 8, 2011
    Free drive time No tolls between
Dec. 8 & Jan. 3
   Tolls began on Triangle Parkway section -
   (NC 540 exception – tolls begin in August 2012)
Jan. 3, 2012
Phase II: Under construction opens to traffic August 2012
Phase III: Under construction opens to traffic December 2012
 

Project Overview and Purpose

The Triangle Expressway will improve commuter mobility, accessibility and connectivity to western Wake County and Research Triangle Park while reducing congestion on the existing north-south routes that serve the Triangle Region, primarily NC 55 and NC 54.

Estimated Cost

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The project’s cost is just over $1 billion and is the single largest transportation infrastructure project in North Carolina history.

Visit the Toll Operations Web site for information about the North Carolina toll road program.

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Contact Information

Jason Peterson, P.E.
N.C. Turnpike Authority

  • Email: triangleexpressway@ncdot.gov
  • Phone: (919) 919-707-2717
  • Address: 1578 Mail Service Center,
    Raleigh, NC 27699-1578

Resources for Local Property Owners

In many cases, it is inevitable that a certain amount of private property must be acquired. The displacement of homes and businesses is minimized to the extent practicable. The following brochures will answer questions about this process.