Interstate 42 (E)

[jcil4ever]

NCDOT did an aerial drive over the future Havelock Bypass...

Thanks! Great to see from this perspective! Now they just need to post the grand finale 😂

[jcil4ever]

This should not be a red flag.

There was an article a while back that Phase One was to be completed this summer.  Now sounding like August 2025 per above, which is good as I was worried they were going to change the traffic pattern before the heavy July 4th Vacation Traffic, with all Beach Condos rented around the Holiday.

Phase One was defined as the completion of the Local Roads and the New Entrance and Exit Ramps along the new Interchanges so that Existing US 70 can be shifted onto the Entrance and Exit Ramps.

Phase Two was then allowing the Bridges to be built in the Path of Existing US 70 Roadway.

The NC Project Site has been terrible at communicating Phase 1 and Phase 2 for the James City Project.

Indeed, you were right. It looks like bridge construction is imminent, except maybe with timing. Although who knows...maybe they'll just move traffic to the temporary configuration and hold off on bridge work until later.

Grantham Road Bridge Construction to Begin on James City Project

[jcil4ever]

If you're interested, progress continues in JoCo and Southern Wake County. I added some time stamps in the video description if you want to jump around:

A few dull highlights:
The overhead sign for Exit 326B for 70 West to exit has been updated to remove the Business title


The overhead signs on I-40 West for Exit 306 have been updated, leaving an oversized sign for the new, simpler US-70:

Not quite as bad when B & A are split up


All four signs for Exit 309 from I-40 East have been updated from US-70 to I-42, however, eastbound, the Exit 306 signs still haven't been updated: