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[Dirt Roads]

US 70 East exit ramps from I-40 to be closed this weekend due to crews making connections to new ramps as part of NC 540 extension project:
https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-06-09-us-70-exit-close-for-540-project.aspx

Aah.  The detour for Future I-42 involves a routing over NC-42.  Will wonders ever cease?

[LM117]

Meanwhile, around July 11, Deer Meadow Drive is expected to close for about a year.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2022/2022-07-01-complete-540-deerborn-drive-extension.aspx

It should reopen tomorrow.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-08-14-complete-540-opening-deer-meadow.aspx

In other news, a 4-month closure of a section of Donny Brook Road is expected to begin around August 21.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-08-16-complete-540-donny-brook-closure.aspx

There are also upcoming overnight closures on I-40 East at the US-70 interchange (Exit 309).

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-08-16-i-40-east-540-70-closed-detour.aspx

[cowboy_wilhelm]

Section B of the the southeast extension was awarded this week as a design-build project. This is the northern portion from Rock Quarry Rd. to I-540/U.S. 64. The proposed completion date is September 20, 2028. Section A from Rock Quarry Rd. to I-40/U.S. 70 is scheduled to be let next month.

Award Letter C204825

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[mvak36]

Section B of the the southeast extension was awarded this week as a design-build project. This is the northern portion from Rock Quarry Rd. to I-540/U.S. 64. The proposed completion date is September 20, 2028. Section A from Rock Quarry Rd. to I-40/U.S. 70 is scheduled to be let next month.

Award Letter C204825

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Did they say what the completion date would be?

[LM117]

Section B of the the southeast extension was awarded this week as a design-build project. This is the northern portion from Rock Quarry Rd. to I-540/U.S. 64. The proposed completion date is September 20, 2028. Section A from Rock Quarry Rd. to I-40/U.S. 70 is scheduled to be let next month.

Award Letter C204825

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Did they say what the completion date would be?

According to today's NCDOT press release, completion date is 2028. Construction will begin in 2024.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-09-21-first-contract-awarded-complete540.aspx