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[bob7374]

Google Maps has updated their Street View coverage of US 52 South through the Future I-74/Winston-Salem Northern Beltway interchange area to last month, April. I've posted some screen shots, including this showing the almost completed new US 52 North lanes bridge crossing the future Beltway lanes:


On my I-74 in NC Segment 4 page: https://malmeroads.net/i7374nc/i74seg4.html#photos

Also posted Street View images of US 52 north of the Beltway from Westinghouse Road showing construction progress:
https://malmeroads.net/i7374nc/i74seg3.html

[The Ghostbuster]

Once NC 74 connects with US 52, I imagine the US 52 freeway corridor will need to be upgraded to Interstate Standards to become Interstate 74 north of there, and an extension of Interstate 285 south of there. Are there any plans to make those upgrades within the next decade or so?

[bob7374]

Once NC 74 connects with US 52, I imagine the US 52 freeway corridor will need to be upgraded to Interstate Standards to become Interstate 74 north of there, and an extension of Interstate 285 south of there. Are there any plans to make those upgrades within the next decade or so?

There are no projects listed in the Draft 2024-2033 STIP to upgrade US 52 north of I-40 in Winston-Salem to interstate standards. It appears NCDOT will not be asking for exemptions to allow it sign the route as I-74 since the Beltway project sign plans have them simply placing Future I-74 signs along US 52 north of the Beltway interchange and changing exit numbers to I-74 mileposts when that project is complete.

[Strider]

This video has the updated progress on I-40 and I-74 interchange (Winston-Salem Northern Beltway) as of yesterday:

[bob7374]

According to NCDOT's Construction Progress Report. Work started on the project to convert the US 74 (Future I-74) intersections with NC 72 and NC 130 West in Robeson County to an interchange on April 12. Work is to be completed in December 2026. As of May 7, work is 2.5% complete.

[bob7374]

I've posted some Google Maps Street View images from March showing progress completing the new US 74 West lanes at the future interchange with the I-73/I-74 Rockingham Bypass (the lanes have since opened and US 74 East traffic is using some of the former westbound lanes to allow for widening and reconfiguring of the closed roadway for the Bus. 74/Bypass interchange). Here's looking east along the new US 74 West alignment when it was being paved:


The rest at: https://malmeroads.net/i7374nc/i73seg11.html#photos

[bob7374]

Google Maps has updated their Street View coverage along the Future I-74 corridor east of Lumberton to April and May. I took some screen grabs of their views of bridge and ramp construction including a drive up and down the new ramps at Boardman which include a roundabout and new East US 74 trailblazer:


the remainder of Boardman and NC 130/NC 72 interchange related images can be found at:
https://www.malmeroads.net/i7374nc/i74seg17.html#segment

Meanwhile, they also picked up construction at the future Lake Waccamaw interchange east of Whiteville, here's an image of the start of bridge construction at Chauncey Town Road:


The rest of those photos are at: https://malmeroads.net/i7374nc/i74seg18.html