Description

First Phase

• Will open on Dec. 8 2011 – Tolls begin Jan. 3.
• Toll Rates
• 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

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

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.

Triangle Expressway

• Triangle Expressway System Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (July 2009)
• Triangle Expressway System State Annual Appropriation Revenue Bonds, Series 2009B (July 2009)
• Client Proposed Triangle Expressway Comprehensive Traffic and Revenue Study (April 2009)
• Engineering Report (March 2009)
• Triangle Expressway Comprehensive Traffic & Revenue Study (September 2008)
• Triangle Expressway Road System Map

Project Photos

Contact Information

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.