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Send a message to the project team or call the project hotline at (800) 554-7849.
Construction of the first phase of the Complete 540 project is underway and when complete, will extend the existing Triangle Expressway (N.C. Toll 540) between N.C. 55 Bypass and I-40.
Please note that construction activities are dependent on equipment and weather and are subject to change.
Activities scheduled to take place in the coming weeks include:
N.C. 55 Bypass to East of Pierce Olive Road
- Bridge construction
- Traffic using temporary detour ramp
- Between East Williams Street and Sunset Lake Road
- Bridge construction
- Excavation and embankment work
- Where the project will cross Sunset Lake Road
- Traffic using temporary detour
- Where the project will cross River Falls Drive
- Permanent road closure, temporary greenway closure, temporary pedestrian detour
- Between River Falls Drive and Sunset Lake Road
- Excavation and embankment work
- Where the project will cross Sunset Lake Road
- Bridge construction
- Utility relocation
- Traffic using temporary detour
- Between Sunset Lake Road and Holly Springs Road
- Where the project will cross Kildaire Farm Road and Holly Springs Road
- Drainage work, erosion control, and earthwork
- Between Holly Springs Road and Pierce Olive Road
- Excavation and embankment work
East of Pierce Olive Road to East of U.S. 401
- Between Pierce Olive Road and West Lake Road
- Noise wall construction
- Soil stabilization
- ABC stone replacement
- Where the project will cross West Lake Road
- Earthwork and pipe work
- Traffic using temporary detour
- Bridge construction has begun
- Between West Lake Road and Bells Lake Road
- Excavation and drainage work
- Noise wall construction has begun
- Where the project will cross Bells Lake Road
- Between Bells Lake Road and Rhodes Road
- Grading and erosion control
- Between Rhodes Road and Deer Meadow Drive
- Deerborn Drive opened to traffic on July 6, 2022
- Rhodes Road is permanently closed
- Where the project will cross Deer Meadow Drive
- Deer Meadow Drive closes for around 12 months on July 11, 2022
- Between Deer Meadow Drive and Johnson Pond Road
- Noise wall construction has begun
- Where the project will cross Johnson Pond Road
- Johnson Pond Road bridge opened to traffic on May, 2022
- Between Johnson Pond Road and Lake Wheeler Road
- Where the project will cross Lake Wheeler Road
- Between Lake Wheeler Road and Fayetteville Road
- Excavation and embankment work
- Where the project will cross Fayetteville Road
- Bridge construction
- Traffic using temporary detour
- Between Fayetteville Road and Old McCullers Road
- Excavation and drainage work
- Where the project will cross Old McCullers Road
- Bridge construction
East of U.S. 401 to I-40
- Between Old McCullers and Fanny Brown Road
- Railroad bridge construction and earthwork
- Between Fanny Brown Road and Old Stage Road
- Noise wall construction; drainage work, earthwork
- Where the project will cross Old Stage Road
- Earthwork and bridge construction
- Traffic using temporary detour
- Between Old Stage Road and Holland Church Road
- Earthwork and drainage work
- Where the project will cross Holland Church Road
- Temporary road closure to through traffic between Ten Ten Road and Harvey Johnson Road. Temporary closure to all traffic between Horse Creek Road and Ashton Hollow Drive.
- Bridge construction and earthwork
- Between Holland Church Road and Sauls Road
- Earthwork
- Drainage work
- Bridge construction over Juniper Branch and noise wall construction
- Where the project will cross Sauls Road
- Bridge construction has begun
- Earthwork and erosion control
- Traffic using temporary detour
- Between Sauls Road and Jordan Road
- Drainage work and noise wall construction
- Where the project will cross Jordan Road
- Bridge construction and drainage work
- Between Jordan Road and Benson Road
- Noise wall construction
- Where the project will cross Benson Road
- Earthwork, bridge construction and drainage work
- Traffic using temporary detour
- East of where the project will cross Benson Road
- Bridge construction, earthwork and erosion control
- New Bethel Church Road bridge opened to traffic on July 7, 2022
- Where the project will cross I-40
- Ongoing construction work adjacent to I-40, including bridge construction, earthwork, grading and erosion control
- Intermittent night lane closures