Interstate 40 in North Carolina: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

By the ~~late~~end of the 20th century, I-40 had experienced notable expansions and modernizations on its route. During the 1980s and 1990s, itmodernizations were done on the Piedmont stretches. It was apparent that the original alignment in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], of which some parts were built to 1950s [[Interstate Highway standards]] and other predating the system entirely, had become ~~parcitularly~~notably congested. After a study with the city and state concluded that construction of a bypass was preferable to widening and modernizing the freeway through the area, the state lobbied the [[Federal Highway Administration]] (FHWA) to allow them new roadway, arguing that since some this section predated the 1956 Act, it never received federal highway dollars for its development and construction, thus I-40 was technically incomplete in Winston-Salem. In October 1988, they were able to convince the FHWA, and Governor [[James G. Martin]] announced federal approval of $114.1 million for I-40 to be relocated onto the new bypass.<ref>{{cite news |title = U.S. Approves Money for I-40 Bypass |newspaper = [[The Charlotte Observer]] |date = October 6, 1988 |page = 4B }}</ref><ref>{{cite map |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/ncmaps/id/9730/rec/124 |title = 1988 North Carolina Transportation Map |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |year = 1988 |location = Raleigh |accessdate = April 8, 2016 }}</ref> InBy ~~November~~the end of 1992, the {{convert|20.89|mi|km|adj=on}} new stretch in southern Forsyth County was completed and opened and I-40 was officially rerouted onto the new stretch. This was up to more recent Interstate standards, and was at some points six lanes wide. Despite being practically rendered obsolete by the project, the East–West Expressway was not demolished, but rather given the new designation as [[Interstate 40 Business (Kernersville, North Carolina)|Interstate 40 Business]].<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year = 1992A |page = 13 |access-date = April 8, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/1992_11_09.pdf |title = Route Change (1992-11-09) |page = 2 |date = November 9, 1992 |accessdate = April 8, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite map |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ncmaps/id/9711/rec/4 |title = 1992-93 North Carolina Transportation Map |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |year = 1992 |location = Raleigh |edition = 1992-93 |accessdate = April 8, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite map |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ncmaps/id/9681/rec/6 |title = 1993-94 North Carolina Transportation Map |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |year = 1993 |location = Raleigh |edition = 1993-94 |accessdate = April 8, 2016 }}</ref> By 1997, Interstate 40 in Greensboro between west of the infamous former Interstate 85 split, to Wendover Avenue, was renovated to similar standards to nearby Winston-Salem's rerouting.

In 1989, work began on a ~~phased~~renovating ~~widening of a~~the {{convert|35|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch ~~of roadway~~ between Alamance and Orange counties, included in this work was widening it from four to eight lanes. The work was carried out in phases. By 1996, it had been competed at the cost of $175 million.(equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|175000000|1996}}}} in {{inflation/year|US-GDP}}{{inflation/fn|US-GDP}})<ref>{{cite news |agency = [[Associated Press]] |title = I-85 Traffic Flow May Be Smoother |work = The Charlotte Observer |date = December 16, 1988 |page = 5B }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = North Carolina: Wider I-85 Recommended |work = The Charlotte Observer |date = January 27, 1988 |page = 2B }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = NC Interstate Widenings Make Road Ahead Rocky |work = The Charlotte Observer |date = March 14, 1990 |page = 2C }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = David A. |last = Hall |title = Interstate 40/85 Freeway Isn't Free of Construction |newspaper = [[Greensboro News & Record]] |date = November 23, 1994 |page = A1 }}</ref>

In December 2004, a {{convert|10.6|mi|km|adj=on}} widening project was completed from US 15/US 501 (exit 270) in Durham to NC 147 (now I-885/NC 885; exit 279) in RTP. The project expanded lanes from four to six lanes.<ref>{{cite news |last = Siceloff |first = Bruce |title = 3rd lane set to open on I-40 E. in Durham |newspaper = The News & Observer |location = Raleigh, NC |date = December 14, 2004 |page = B1 }}</ref> In March 2005, construction crews returned for eight weeks to replace asphalt used in the widening project, which began to deteriorate not long after the lanes opened to the public.<ref>{{cite news |author =  |title = Fix will shut part of I-40 for 8 weeks |newspaper = The News & Observer |location = Raleigh, NC |date = December 14, 2004 |page = B4 }}</ref> The paving mistakes, however, were more severe, and NCDOT contracted Lane Construction Corp to replace all the bad concrete used in the botch widening project, at a cost of $21.7 million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|21700000|2005}}}} in {{inflation/year|US-GDP}}{{inflation/fn|US-GDP}}).<ref>{{cite news |last = Siceloff |first = Bruce |title = DOT gets earful on I-40 repair costs |newspaper = The News & Observer |location = Raleigh, NC |date = December 14, 2004 |page = B3 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Siceloff |first = Bruce |title = I-40's bad concrete gone; lanes open for now |newspaper = The News & Observer |location = Raleigh, NC |date = December 14, 2004 |page = B1 }}</ref>

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