The project by the N.C. Department of Transportation will build a new road allowing vehicles to exit I-485 to I-85 with more room to improve traffic flow. The improvements include:
- Widen the existing bridge from the I-485 off-ramp to I-85 South, located over the I-85 southbound off-ramp to Sam Wilson Road
- Build a new roadway along I-85 South to carry the I-485 off-ramp traffic to I-85 South
- Build a new bridge on Sam Wilson Road over the new roadway
- Relocate the existing Sam Wilson ramp to I-85