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New Interstate 885 in Durham

Started by bob7374, August 19, 2014, 11:55:04 AM

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Interstate 69 Fan

Quote from: The Ghostbuster on November 03, 2016, 03:14:32 PM
Since there is a future 285, a 485 beltway, and now an 885 under construction, does anyone know where a 685 might go? Although this is fictional, I'd put 685 along US 74 between Interstate 26 and Interstate 85 at Kings Mountain (as a completed freeway between the two Interstates, of course).
I would use Interstate 685 for the US 64 corridor between I-73/74 and I-85. Since I-285 will connect to Winston-Salem, it seems logical to have I-685 connect to Asheville. PLEASE note that this corridor will utilize the Under Construction US 64 Asheville Bypass.
Apparently I’m a fan of I-69.  Who knew.


74/171FAN

Quote from: Interstate 69 Fan on November 06, 2016, 09:23:14 PM
Quote from: The Ghostbuster on November 03, 2016, 03:14:32 PM
Since there is a future 285, a 485 beltway, and now an 885 under construction, does anyone know where a 685 might go? Although this is fictional, I'd put 685 along US 74 between Interstate 26 and Interstate 85 at Kings Mountain (as a completed freeway between the two Interstates, of course).
I would use Interstate 685 for the US 64 corridor between I-73/74 and I-85. Since I-285 will connect to Winston-Salem, it seems logical to have I-685 connect to Asheboro. PLEASE note that this corridor will utilize the Under Construction US 64 Asheboro Bypass.

FTFY
I am now a PennDOT employee.  My opinions/views do not necessarily reflect the opinions/views of PennDOT.

LM117

Quote from: The Ghostbuster on November 03, 2016, 03:14:32 PMSince there is a future 285, a 485 beltway, and now an 885 under construction, does anyone know where a 685 might go?

US-1 between I-540 north of Raleigh and I-85 in Henderson would be my preference. US-1 between I-540 and NC-98 in Wake Forest is already slated to become a freeway, though there are currently no plans for any freeway upgrades north of Wake Forest.

http://letsgetmoving.org/priorities/streets/us-1-north/

But as you said, this is getting into fictional territory and off-topic...
“I don’t know whether to wind my ass or scratch my watch!” - Jim Cornette

wdcrft63

Google Maps has February 2017 photos of construction of the Future I-885/NC 147 interchange:
https://goo.gl/maps/BuTC2T7ojaP2
Photos at Angier Avenue (just north of NC 147) are from December:
https://goo.gl/maps/HpKn1ctjcjn

bob7374

Quote from: wdcrft63 on April 13, 2017, 06:43:56 PM
Google Maps has February 2017 photos of construction of the Future I-885/NC 147 interchange:
https://goo.gl/maps/BuTC2T7ojaP2
Photos at Angier Avenue (just north of NC 147) are from December:
https://goo.gl/maps/HpKn1ctjcjn
I have late March photos taken along US 70, Angier Ave. and NC 147. I hope to have them posted in the next few days.

bob7374

I have posted photos I took of East End Connector construction earlier this month on my Future I-885 page.

As an example here's the view northbound on the Durham Freeway (NC 147) approaching the future interchange:


The other photos are here:
http://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut885.html

bob7374

Have some new photos contributed to the website taken along the Durham Freeway (NC 147) North, including this one of the completed flyover ramp to take traffic from the Freeway south to the Connector:


Other photos available at: http://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut885.html

bob7374

Adam Prince drove west through the US 70 side of the Connector project this weekend:


Other photos of his at the nearly 2/3 complete project are on my Future I-885 in NC webpage:
http://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut885.html

Henry

Seems to me that this Interstate binge isn't ending anytime soon, is it? Always great to see new construction pics, and I'm sure it will be a very nice drive when it's done.
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sparker

Quote from: Henry on June 01, 2018, 09:27:33 AM
Seems to me that this Interstate binge isn't ending anytime soon, is it? Always great to see new construction pics, and I'm sure it will be a very nice drive when it's done.

Don't think that this is necessarily a big part of NC's Interstate "binge"; this simply is a short connector enhancing an Interstate-grade connector to northward I-85 from Raleigh and the rest of the eastern part of the "Triangle".  Of course, some might opine that the nascent I-87 (and the superseded I-495 prior to that) also fulfills the role of conveying Raleigh-area traffic to a N-S Interstate corridor -- and that US 64 functionally did that absent any Interstate pretensions -- but I-885's location enables it to do "double duty" for both interregional and local purposes. 

wdcrft63

Quote from: sparker on June 02, 2018, 05:21:11 AM
Quote from: Henry on June 01, 2018, 09:27:33 AM
Seems to me that this Interstate binge isn't ending anytime soon, is it? Always great to see new construction pics, and I'm sure it will be a very nice drive when it's done.

Don't think that this is necessarily a big part of NC's Interstate "binge"; this simply is a short connector enhancing an Interstate-grade connector to northward I-85 from Raleigh and the rest of the eastern part of the "Triangle".  Of course, some might opine that the nascent I-87 (and the superseded I-495 prior to that) also fulfills the role of conveying Raleigh-area traffic to a N-S Interstate corridor -- and that US 64 functionally did that absent any Interstate pretensions -- but I-885's location enables it to do "double duty" for both interregional and local purposes.
The I-885 connector plugs a very long-standing (50 years) gap between I-40 and I-85 North. Here in Durham we've been lobbying for this road for two generations; thank God it's finally being built.

bob7374

I've posted several photos of East End Connector construction recently featured in a Durham newspaper article, such as this aerial at the future US 70 interchange:


on my Future I-885 in NC website:
http://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut885.html

jcarte29

Will they get toll happy and tack on an express lane to the third lane eventually? Lol
Interstates I've driven on (Complete and/or partial, no particular order)
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40, 85, 95, 77, 277(NC), 485(NC), 440(NC), 540(NC), 795(NC), 140(NC), 73, 74, 840(NC), 26, 20, 75, 285(GA), 81, 64, 71, 275(OH), 465(IN), 65, 264(VA), 240(NC), 295(VA), 526(SC), 985(GA), 395(FL), 195(FL)

bob7374

I have posted more contributed photos of I-885 construction at the US 70 end of the East End Connector project taken earlier this week on my Future I-885 in NC page: http://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut885.html

bugo

Is NC 147 going to extend south/east of NC 540? It appears there is some ghost grading at the 147/540 interchange.

LM117

Quote from: bugo on August 25, 2018, 04:21:30 AM
Is NC 147 going to extend south/east of NC 540? It appears there is some ghost grading at the 147/540 interchange.

Yes. It will eventually connect to McCrimmon Parkway.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/traffic/article187507583.html

QuoteAmong the other projects in the works is the widening of N.C. 54, the extension of N.C. 147 from where it now ends at the Western Wake Expressway down to McCrimmon Parkway, and the extension of McCrimmon Parkway to Aviation Parkway, where it will connect with Evans Road.
“I don’t know whether to wind my ass or scratch my watch!” - Jim Cornette

bob7374

I have posted new photos of East End Connector construction at NC 147/Durham Freeway, courtesy of Adam Prince. The photos are on my Future I-885 in NC site: http://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut885.html

LM117

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2019/2019-04-24-us-70-west-connector-traffic-shift.aspx

QuoteAn overnight traffic shift for U.S. 70 West is coming this week as part of the East End Connector project in Durham. It starts Wednesday, April 24, at 8 p.m. with the closure of the ramp from westbound U.S. 70 to N.C. 98.

Drivers wanting to access N.C. 98 will be sent on to the Cheek Road exit to access that highway.

Then overnight, U.S. 70 traffic will be moved into a different pattern between Lynn Road and Cheek Road. It should all be in place by 5 a.m. on Thursday.

Motorists need to slow down and pay extra attention as they travel into the work zone and go through the traffic shift.

The East End Connector​ is a 3.9-mile divided highway that will connect U.S. 70 to the Durham Freeway. The work includes upgrading U.S. 70 to a freeway between Pleasant Drive and N.C. 98. It will provide a multi-lane interstate connection between Interstate 85, the Durham Freeway and I-40 on the east side of Durham.

The new highway, expected to be designated Interstate 885, is expected to help alleviate congestion on the Durham Freeway and on local roads such as U.S. 15-501, and Roxboro, Mangum, Gregson and Duke streets.
“I don’t know whether to wind my ass or scratch my watch!” - Jim Cornette

bob7374

#93
New photos of US 70 West moved onto its permanent alignment at the Future I-885 interchange (US 70 East lanes to be temporarily shifted there as well soon) courtesy of Isaiah Sconiers, here at the start of the new roadway:


More photos can be found at my Future I-885 in NC website:
http://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut885.html

In other future interstate news, it appears the final segment of the I-295 Fayetteville Outer Loop has been significantly delayed, it no longer appears in NCDOT's latest 12-month letting list.

The Ghostbuster

Has the Interstate 885 designation been approved yet? If not, this highway will not be signed as such.

bob7374

Quote from: The Ghostbuster on April 29, 2019, 02:01:02 PM
Has the Interstate 885 designation been approved yet? If not, this highway will not be signed as such.
NCDOT has not sent in an application to AASHTO, do not know about the FHWA. The next opportunity is at the meeting of the AASHTO US Route Number committee May 20 in Park City, UT.

roadman65

The interchange in the pic is located east of the US 70 Business interchange.  Is that flyover in the distance for US 70 Business?
Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

bob7374

Quote from: roadman65 on April 30, 2019, 10:49:22 PM
The interchange in the pic is located east of the US 70 Business interchange.  Is that flyover in the distance for US 70 Business?
The flyover is for traffic headed from US 70 West to I-885 South. If, as some have suggested, US 70 should be moved onto the East End Connector and use NC 147 North to I-85, then the flyover would be US 70 West. The exit for US 70 Business is to be combined with the one for NC 98.

goobnav

If US 70 was moved to the East End Connector, it would require a concurrency with I-40 from the Durham Freeway to S. Saunders St in Raleigh and cause the existing US 70 to be changed to 70 Business from Durham to Raleigh.  Could be really confusing.
Life is a highway and I drive it all night long!

wdcrft63

Quote from: bob7374 on April 30, 2019, 11:45:28 PM
Quote from: roadman65 on April 30, 2019, 10:49:22 PM
The interchange in the pic is located east of the US 70 Business interchange.  Is that flyover in the distance for US 70 Business?
The flyover is for traffic headed from US 70 West to I-885 South. If, as some have suggested, US 70 should be moved onto the East End Connector and use NC 147 North to I-85, then the flyover would be US 70 West. The exit for US 70 Business is to be combined with the one for NC 98.
Some may have suggested, but there's no chance US 70 will be routed over to NC147.



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