Interstate 540 (North Carolina)
posted by admin in (North, Carolina), Interstate 540 (North Carolina), UncategorizedInterstate 540 (abbreviated I-540) is the designation for the northern completed part of the perimeter loop of Raleigh, North Carolina (not to be confused with the I-440 Beltline). Known formally as the Northern Wake Expressway, or the Outer Loop it runs 30.5 miles (49 km) from I-40 at NC 55 around the northern part of Raleigh to US 64/US 264 (Knightdale Bypass) in Knightdale, North Carolina. The completed section is only one part of a proposed outer loop that will total nearly 70 miles (112 km) in length (see breakdown in table below).
NC 540 is the designation given to the Western Wake Parkway, the western section of Raleigh’s second freeway loop. As of August 2007, the North Carolina state route traverses east-west between NC 55 and I-40 at the I-540 interchange. Initially intended to be signed as an extension of the I-540 loop, the route bears mile markers and exit numbers for the complete Interstate loop, going from 66 to 69.
History
As of 2007, less than one half of the project has been completed and is open to traffic. On July 14, 2007, a section of the loop from I-40 west to NC 54 and NC 55 was opened [1]. However, the route is signed not as I-540 but as NC 540. Officials decided to change the designation in early July at the urging of the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA). Work on the western and southern portions of the beltway, if paid for by state funds, would possibly not open until 2030. At the request of several Wake County mayors, the NCTA in 2006 began studying the use of tolls to complete these portions of the Outer Loop.
The Authority concluded in early 2007 that it would be financially feasible to build the western section (along with an extended Durham Freeway, which combined would be called the ‘Triangle Expressway’) using toll funds. The NCTA apparently never wanted an interstate designation for the Western Wake Parkway. To lessen motorist confusion about where I-540 ended, the route was truncated back to the I-40 interchange. All I-540 signs that were put up along the unopened stretch between I-40 and NC 55 were taken down in early July 2007; the new section is now signed as NC 540. Work to build the Western Wake Freeway, which would be renamed the ‘Western Wake Parkway’ under the toll proposal, could begin by the end of 2007. If so, this part of the Outer Loop could be completed as early as the fall of 2011. The state legislature so far, however, has not included gap funding (to fill the missing funds between the total construction costs and that that can be raised by tolls) to help the NCTA start construction, which could mean a later completion date.
Segments
The existing, under construction, and proposed segments of the Outer Loop are as follows:Mileage listed in the NCDOT 2007-2013 STIP (pp. 5-33 - 5-35). Downloadable from http://www.ncdot.org/planning/development/TIP/TIP/
| Segment Name | Location | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Wake Expressway | NC 55 to US 64 Business | 29.0 |
| Western Wake Freeway (Parkway) | NC 55 North of Apex to NC 55 South of Apex | 12.4 |
| Southern Wake Freeway | NC 55 to I-40 near Garner | 16.5 |
| Eastern Wake Freeway | I-40 to US 64 Business | 12.9 |
| TOTAL | 70.8 |
Exit list
This exit list encompasses both NC 540 and I-540.
| County | Location | Mile | # | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake | Western terminus of NC 540. | ||||
| 66A | NC 55 east - Cary | ||||
| 66B | NC 55 west - Durham | ||||
| 68 | Davis Drive - Durham | ||||
| 69 | NC 54 - Cary, Morrisville | ||||
| Durham | NC 540 becomes I-540. | ||||
| 1A | I-40 east - Raleigh | ||||
| 1B | I-40 west - Durham | ||||
| Wake | 2 | Aviation Parkway - RDU Airport, Raleigh | |||
| 3 | Lumley Rd - North Cargo, General Aviation (RDU Airport) | ||||
| 4A | US 70 east - Raleigh | ||||
| 4B | US 70 west - Durham | ||||
| 7 | Leesville Road - Raleigh | ||||
| 9 | NC 50 - Raleigh, Creedmoor | ||||
| Raleigh | 11 | Six Forks Road - to NC 98, Wake Forest Highway | SR 1005 | ||
| 14 | Falls of Neuse Road | SR 2000 | |||
| 16 | US 1 (Capital Boulevard) - Raleigh, Wake Forest | ||||
| Raleigh | 17 | Triangle Town Blvd | to Triangle Town Center | ||
| 18 | US 401 - Louisburg, Rolesville | ||||
| Raleigh | 20 | Buffaloe Rd | SR 2215 | ||
| 24A | US 64 Business west (Knightdale Blvd) - Raleigh | Exit 24 A&B combined Westbound | |||
| 24B | US 64 Business east (Knightdale Blvd) - Knightdale | Exit 24 A&B combined Westbound | |||
| 26A | US 64 Bypass/US 264 west (Knightdale Bypass) - Raleigh | ||||
| 26B | US 64 Bypass/US 264 east (Knightdale Bypass) - Rocky Mount, Wilson | ||||
| Eastern terminus of I-540. | |||||
When NCDOT initially posted the exit signs for exits 66 A/B, 68, and 69, they had posted them as 47 A/B, 49, and 50. The reason for the discrepancy was an apparent error made when summing the mileage for the new highway by the NCDOT’s GIS unit, about 20 miles of the proposed route was left out. NCDOT corrected the exit numbers and corresponding mileposts prior to the road opening in mid-July.
References
Other sources
- http://www.nbc17.com/news/5325199/detail.html “Planners Suggest Making I-540 Toll Road” accessed 11/29/05.
- http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/372268.html “Finish Date of Part of I-540 Loop Postponed” accessed 11/29/05.
- http://www.wral.com/traffic/5537502/detail.html “Turnpike Authority To Study Tolls On I-540″ accessed 01/07/2006.
- http://www.newsobserver.com/125/story/504707.html “Bit by bit, I-540 gets closer to coming full circle” accessed 10/31/2006.
- http://www.newsobserver.com/243/story/517992.html “Rain delays opening of I-540 to Knightdale” accessed 12/05/2006.
- http://www.newsobserver.com/243/story/530411.html “I-540 arc to open next week” accessed 01/09/2007.
- http://www.newsobserver.com/243/story/532917.html “I-540 link opens today” accessed 01/16/07.
- http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1267697/ “New Section of I-540 Could Open by June” accessed 04/10/07.
- http://www.newsobserver.com/news/growth/traffic/story/596394.html “Part of I-540 To Be Done By Holiday” accessed 06/08/07.
- http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/626317.html “New Bit of Outer Loop Renamed.” accessed 7/4/07.
External links
- I-540 on Wake County Roads
- North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) project website for the Outer Loop
- North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) website for the Western Wake Parkway project
- No Tolls on 540, “dedicated to keeping tolls off 540″
- Build 540, ideas on getting the road built sooner… without tolls!
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