The 182-mile stretch of I-95 that runs through North Carolina is crucial for the movement of people and goods across the state and along the entire eastern seaboard. The highway also serves as a hurricane evacuation route. The busiest section is near the I-40 junction in Benson, with 64,000 vehicles a day using I-95, as of 2018.
The proposed widening and improvements would include the entire length of I-95 in North Carolina, widening the interstate to meet traffic demands and making other upgrades to bring it up to modern standards.
Several of the funded projects in Johnston and Nash counties would replace bridges with higher, longer structures and make other interchange improvements that would allow the state to identify future projects to widen the interstate through the improved interchanges.