NC 140 has been officially assigned to the built and unbuilt portions of all of I-140 plus the US 17 freeway east of I-40:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/2015_01_14.pdf
Notable within this is the fact that I-140 will be requested by NCDOT for the ENTIRE freeway at some point. It also describes US 17's presence on this freeway as UNOFFICIAL.
Curious if they will post NC 140 shields alongside existing I-140 postings...
Mapmikey
Quote from: Mapmikey on February 15, 2015, 01:36:46 PM
NC 140 has been officially assigned to the built and unbuilt portions of all of I-140 plus the US 17 freeway east of I-40:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/2015_01_14.pdf
Notable within this is the fact that I-140 will be requested by NCDOT for the ENTIRE freeway at some point. It also describes US 17's presence on this freeway as UNOFFICIAL.
Curious if they will post NC 140 shields alongside existing I-140 postings...
Mapmikey
The US 17 is unofficial on the National Truck Network, not on the bypass.
I would imagine NCDOT will sign it all.
So, I'm just curious, but has anybody been able to check to see if they have posted NC-140 shields along the I-140 segment yet?
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on May 27, 2015, 01:25:17 AM
So, I'm just curious, but has anybody been able to check to see if they have posted NC-140 shields along the I-140 segment yet?
Hopefully, this will not be the case. The designation of NC 140 over the entire Bypass is, hopefully, just a bureaucratic exercise to make it officially one continuous route instead of two distinctly separated sections. And, as stated, this is a temporary designation until the entire Bypass is designated as I-140. Hopefully, that happens before the last section under construction is completed, and there will be no need for additional NC 140 signs.
Quote from: bob7374 on May 27, 2015, 10:01:45 AM
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on May 27, 2015, 01:25:17 AM
So, I'm just curious, but has anybody been able to check to see if they have posted NC-140 shields along the I-140 segment yet?
Hopefully, this will not be the case. The designation of NC 140 over the entire Bypass is, hopefully, just a bureaucratic exercise to make it officially one continuous route instead of two distinctly separated sections. And, as stated, this is a temporary designation until the entire Bypass is designated as I-140. Hopefully, that happens before the last section under construction is completed, and there will be no need for additional NC 140 signs.
Hope so. Anyways, if it was posted, I did want to update OSM with that info.
I assume when it's completed it will be resigned Interstate 140.
Quote from: The Ghostbuster on May 29, 2015, 04:30:53 PM
I assume when it's completed it will be resigned Interstate 140.
Of course on the Southern segment (which is posted as NC-140). I wanted to know if they had added the shields to the already posted I-140 segment.
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on May 29, 2015, 10:38:48 PM
Quote from: The Ghostbuster on May 29, 2015, 04:30:53 PM
I assume when it's completed it will be resigned Interstate 140.
Of course on the Southern segment (which is posted as NC-140). I wanted to know if they had added the shields to the already posted I-140 segment.
I doubt they have yet. But if they got AASHTO approval to move US 17 back through Wilmington, then I'm sure when they do the sign changes that NC 140 will appear then.
Here's an article I found from last year detailing the rational for the NCDOT proposal to put US 17 back onto the streets of Wilmington (necessitating the extension of the NC 140 designation):
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20140827/ARTICLES/140829695 (http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20140827/ARTICLES/140829695)
Quote from: bob7374 on May 30, 2015, 11:23:19 PM
Here's an article I found from last year detailing the rational for the NCDOT proposal to put US 17 back onto the streets of Wilmington (necessitating the extension of the NC 140 designation):
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20140827/ARTICLES/140829695 (http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20140827/ARTICLES/140829695)
So the rules are broken once again. First they reroute US 117 to make room for I-795, and now this...I wonder what they'll think of next.
They probably have broken another rule by rerouting US 220 back to its original routing between Candor and Ellerbe to make a room for I-73/I-74.
Quote from: WashuOtaku on May 30, 2015, 08:57:11 AM
Quote from: rickmastfan67 on May 29, 2015, 10:38:48 PM
Quote from: The Ghostbuster on May 29, 2015, 04:30:53 PM
I assume when it's completed it will be resigned Interstate 140.
Of course on the Southern segment (which is posted as NC-140). I wanted to know if they had added the shields to the already posted I-140 segment.
I doubt they have yet. But if they got AASHTO approval to move US 17 back through Wilmington, then I'm sure when they do the sign changes that NC 140 will appear then.
AASHTO Approves.
http://route.transportation.org/Documents/05%2014%202015%20Cheyenne,%20WY%20Report/SM%202015%20USRN%20SCOH%20REPORT.pdf (http://route.transportation.org/Documents/05%2014%202015%20Cheyenne,%20WY%20Report/SM%202015%20USRN%20SCOH%20REPORT.pdf)
Quote from: Strider on June 01, 2015, 01:30:01 PM
They probably have broken another rule by rerouting US 220 back to its original routing between Candor and Ellerbe to make a room for I-73/I-74.
NCDOT actually never got around to applying for the move of US 220 to the freeway in the first place, I think they saw it as a temporary designation until the freeway was made part of the interstate system. So the reroute was back to what AASHTO considered its true alignment.
Thread revival! Last I-140 thread was over 2 years ago.
Does anyone know when I-140 is opening today?
Will the entire road be designated I-140 or just NC 140?
Quote from: Roadsguy on December 15, 2017, 10:14:26 AM
Will the entire road be designated I-140 or just NC 140?
West of I-40, I-140. East of I-40, US 17.
Quote from: Interstate 69 Fan on December 15, 2017, 10:15:23 AM
Quote from: Roadsguy on December 15, 2017, 10:14:26 AM
Will the entire road be designated I-140 or just NC 140?
West of I-40, I-140. East of I-40, US 17.
But US 17 was rerouted off 140 and back through Wilmington. Is the eastern leg signed as anything right now?
QuoteThread revival! Last I-140 thread was over 2 years ago.
You could have just posted again in that thread. That way, people would have the background in one thread instead of having to find it again.
Quote from: Roadsguy on December 15, 2017, 10:17:47 AM
Quote from: Interstate 69 Fan on December 15, 2017, 10:15:23 AM
Quote from: Roadsguy on December 15, 2017, 10:14:26 AM
Will the entire road be designated I-140 or just NC 140?
West of I-40, I-140. East of I-40, US 17.
But US 17 was rerouted off 140 and back through Wilmington. Is the eastern leg signed as anything right now?
As far as I know, NCDOT has not removed the US 17 signs along the Bypass. Hopefully, they were waiting for this last segment to open to revise the signage. If so, NCDOT has the entire bypass designated as NC 140, so they would probably sign that to the east of I-40 until they get approval to put interstate shields up (they could conceivably recycle the NC 140 shields taken down from the southern end).
NCDOT press release on this morning's ribbon-cutting. Says they 'hope' to get the road open by the end of the month:
https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=14690 (https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=14690)
I have read that an 8-mile toll road is proposed to connect US 17 with US 421 in the Wilmington area. How likely is this proposal to be constructed?
Only the Planning and Environmental Studies have been funded in the current STIP. Record of decision expected summer 2019.
https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/capefear/
Quote from: bob7374 on December 15, 2017, 12:02:06 PM
Quote from: Roadsguy on December 15, 2017, 10:17:47 AM
Quote from: Interstate 69 Fan on December 15, 2017, 10:15:23 AM
Quote from: Roadsguy on December 15, 2017, 10:14:26 AM
Will the entire road be designated I-140 or just NC 140?
West of I-40, I-140. East of I-40, US 17.
But US 17 was rerouted off 140 and back through Wilmington. Is the eastern leg signed as anything right now?
As far as I know, NCDOT has not removed the US 17 signs along the Bypass. Hopefully, they were waiting for this last segment to open to revise the signage. If so, NCDOT has the entire bypass designated as NC 140, so they would probably sign that to the east of I-40 until they get approval to put interstate shields up (they could conceivably recycle the NC 140 shields taken down from the southern end).
Here's a link to the May 17 approved route change ordinance for US 17 (on pages 15-16):
https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/2017_05_17.pdf (https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/2017_05_17.pdf)
As it states, NC 140 is currently the only official route on the Bypass east of I-40.
Quote from: froggie on December 15, 2017, 10:40:57 AM
QuoteThread revival! Last I-140 thread was over 2 years ago.
You could have just posted again in that thread. That way, people would have the background in one thread instead of having to find it again.
Agreed. And if necessary, PM an admin if a thread re-title would be necessary or appropriate.
NCDOT opened the new stretch of I-140 from US 421 to US 74/76 this afternoon. The westbound lanes were opened first with the eastbound later. This web article includes a video of the westbound drive, they were still putting up signage eastbound when it was taken. It shows some exit signage still needs to be put up for Exit 10 but that the road is signed as I-140 without, properly, any US 17 shields (and with a 70 MPH speed limit):
http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20171219/breaking-last-stretch-of-i-140-opens (http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20171219/breaking-last-stretch-of-i-140-opens)
I wonder what the odds are of NCDOT asking AASHTO to extend I-140 along the remainder of the bypass east of I-40 next spring?
Quote from: LM117 on December 20, 2017, 05:11:20 AM
I wonder what the odds are of NCDOT asking AASHTO to extend I-140 along the remainder of the bypass east of I-40 next spring?
Personally, I think NCDOT should extend the I-140 designation up the Hampstead Bypass when it is complete. It would be cool for economic development to have an interstate that goes thru the 4 county Jacksonville/Wilmington/Myrtle Beach metro region. Onslow, Pender, New Hanover and Brunswick.
As of this date though, only the northern half of the Hampstead bypass is scheduled in the 2018-2017 STIP and construction on that portion won't begin until 2020/2021. The southern half is only funded for design (not construction) Although, as you may have seen recently with the Fayetteville loop project that could always move up in schedule.
Here's a video of the Bypass: https://youtu.be/nyj-pFGCbvo (https://youtu.be/nyj-pFGCbvo) - Around the 3:15 mark, you can see a I-140 sign, confirming my theory the Bypass is signed as I-140.
Quote from: Interstate 69 Fan on January 17, 2018, 10:15:28 AM
Here's a video of the Bypass: https://youtu.be/nyj-pFGCbvo (https://youtu.be/nyj-pFGCbvo) - Around the 3:15 mark, you can see a I-140 sign, confirming my theory the Bypass is signed as I-140.
Is NC 140 down to US 17 now also signed as I-140, or no?
And is the future I-140 leg east of I-40 now NC 140?
Quote from: Roadsguy on January 18, 2018, 04:58:18 PM
Quote from: Interstate 69 Fan on January 17, 2018, 10:15:28 AM
Here's a video of the Bypass: https://youtu.be/nyj-pFGCbvo (https://youtu.be/nyj-pFGCbvo) - Around the 3:15 mark, you can see a I-140 sign, confirming my theory the Bypass is signed as I-140.
Is NC 140 down to US 17 now also signed as I-140, or no?
And is the future I-140 leg east of I-40 now NC 140?
Based on a comment on the Facebook SERoads group, I-140 signs have replaced NC 140 west (south) of US 74/76, the NC 140 mile markers though remain. A check the NCDOT traffic camera at the I-40/I-140 interchange showed the overhead signage still the same with the route marked I-140/US 17 heading west, so presumably the ground-mounted US 17 signs to the east have not been changed either.
Quote from: bob7374 on January 18, 2018, 08:38:17 PM
Quote from: Roadsguy on January 18, 2018, 04:58:18 PM
Quote from: Interstate 69 Fan on January 17, 2018, 10:15:28 AM
Here's a video of the Bypass: https://youtu.be/nyj-pFGCbvo (https://youtu.be/nyj-pFGCbvo) - Around the 3:15 mark, you can see a I-140 sign, confirming my theory the Bypass is signed as I-140.
Is NC 140 down to US 17 now also signed as I-140, or no?
And is the future I-140 leg east of I-40 now NC 140?
Based on a comment on the Facebook SERoads group, I-140 signs have replaced NC 140 west (south) of US 74/76, the NC 140 mile markers though remain. A check the NCDOT traffic camera at the I-40/I-140 interchange showed the overhead signage still the same with the route marked I-140/US 17 heading west, so presumably the ground-mounted US 17 signs to the east have not been changed either.
Can confirm that. Reclinched I-140 on New Year's Eve and the NC 140 section had stand alone shields for I-140.
(https://www.interstate-guide.com/images140/i-140_wb_at_us-017_02.jpg)
The rest of the signs at each end remained unchanged. Updated Interstate-Guide (https://www.interstate-guide.com/i-140_nc.html) with photos from 12-31 already.
I have posted photos of 'new' NC 140 signage along US 17 in Scotts Hill and, below, a mile marker approaching I-40 courtesy of J. Austin Carter:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.malmeroads.net%2Fncfutints%2Fi140signsjac619aw.jpg&hash=70e3dfd9f955304e42d546e58f2ca4d0b81405ae)
Along with new images from the other end of other end of I-140 at US 17 on my I-140 in NC website:
http://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut140.html (http://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut140.html)
Apparently, the milepost marker has it signed as NC 140, not I-140.
Quote from: Verlanka on June 19, 2019, 05:11:17 AM
Apparently, the milepost marker has it signed as NC 140, not I-140.
East of I-40, it is NC 140. As to why, it is when NCDOT was told it could be I-140, no good explanation has been made except, maybe the end ramps at US 17.
It's a nice bypass and it's fun to drive on! I'm surprised why some parts of it is signed NC 140 and not I-140.
Been a while, but some news. Lanes of NC 140 will be closed overnight next week as part of the Military Cutoff Road extension project:
https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2021/2021-05-07-new-hanover-county-overnight-closure.aspx (https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2021/2021-05-07-new-hanover-county-overnight-closure.aspx)
Future Exit 23 on NC 140 (NC 417, Military Cutoff Rd.) now shows up as "under construction" on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.3001104,-77.8166493,3820m/data=!3m1!1e3. Construction is also shown on the Military Cutoff Rd. extension all the way to Military Cutoff Rd.'s existing northern terminus at US 17/Business 17 (Market St.).
Wonder why they closed this free flowing movement off. :hmmm:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.289904,-77.9702551,3a,75y,61.94h,87.87t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sFGRZfQU01F2JvofLjRe9Rw!2e0!5s20190401T000000!7i13312!8i6656
Quote from: tolbs17 on June 07, 2021, 04:56:21 PM
Wonder why they closed this free flowing movement off. :hmmm:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.289904,-77.9702551,3a,75y,61.94h,87.87t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sFGRZfQU01F2JvofLjRe9Rw!2e0!5s20190401T000000!7i13312!8i6656
Looks like the ramp leads to an awkward merge at a stoplight; probably there were accidents.