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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
- Excavation
- Embankment and drainage work
- Between East Williams Street and Sunset Lake Road
- Nightime embankement work
- Drainage work
- Pile driving
- Where the project will cross Sunset Lake Road
- Excavation work
- Between River Falls Drive and Sunset Lake Road
- Excavation, embankment and drainage work
- Where the project will cross Sunset Lake Road
- Bridge and approach roadway construction
- Utility relocation
- Traffic using temporary on-site detour
- Between Sunset Lake Road and Holly Springs Road
- Embankment, excavation and drainage work
- Where the project will cross Holly Springs Road
- Traffic using temporary on-site detour
- Bridge construction
- Embankment work
- Utility relocation
- Where the project will cross Kildaire Farm Road and Holly Springs Road
- Traffic using permanent relocated alignment of Kildaire Farm
- Excavation and drainage work
- Utility relocation
- Between Holly Springs Road and Pierce Olive Road
- Lassiter Road, Wooded Acres Street, Suncliffe Court and North Bell Haven Street opened to traffic
- Excavation, embankment and drainage work
- Where the project will cross Pierce Olive Road
- Temporary road closure with off-site detour
- Bridge work
East of Pierce Olive Road to East of U.S. 401
- Between Pierce Olive Road and West Lake Road
- Excavation and drainage work
- Where the project will cross West Lake Road
- Traffic using on-site temporary detour
- Bridge and approach roadway construction
- Between West Lake Road and Bells Lake Road
- Noise wall construction
- Where the project will cross Bells Lake Road
- Traffic using on-site temporary detour
- Bridge and approach roadway construction
- Between Bells Lake Road and Rhodes Road
- Where the project will cross Deer Meadow Drive
- Traffic road closure with off-site detour
- Bridge work
- Between Johnson Pond Road and Lake Wheeler Road
- Drainage work
- Between Lake Wheeler Road and Fayetteville Road
- Noise wall construction
- Where the project will cross Fayetteville Road
- Between Fayetteville Road and Old McCullers Road
- Drainage work
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
- Bridge and approach roadway construction
- Traffic using on-site temporary detour
- Between Old Stage Road and Holland Church Road
- Earthwork and drainage work
- Where the project will cross Holland Church Road
- Holland Church Road Bridge has re-opened to traffic
- Between Holland Church Road and Sauls Road
- Earthwork, drainage work and noise wall construction
- Where the project will cross Sauls Road
- Bridge and approach roadway construction
- Traffic using on-site temporary detour
- Between Sauls Road and Jordan Road
- Drainage work and noise wall construction
- Where the project will cross Jordan Road
- Between Jordan Road and Benson Road
- Noise wall construction
- Earthwork
- Excavation
- Where the project will cross Benson Road
- Earthwork and drainage work
- Traffic using newly constructed bridge over Toll N.C. 540
- East of where the project will cross Benson Road
- Bridge construction, earthwork and erosion control
- A new New Bethel Church Road bridge open to traffic
- Demolition of old bridge at night
- Where the project will cross U.S. 70 westbound to I-40 eastbound Loop Ramp
- Temporary ramp movement closure with traffic using an off-site detour
- Interchange construction with blasting during the day along U.S. 70
- 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
- Pile driving