NC 540 - Cary NC
The long awaited NC 540 is finally becoming a reality for those of us in the southern part of Wake County, especially Cary NC. When my family wasrelocated to Cary in 1995 our Realtor told us of this new highway NC 540 that was planned. NC 540 was then called the "outer belt line" because it was the second belt line surrounding the Raleigh area. Over the years we've seen pieces of the road come to life. The sections of NC 540 were in North Raleigh connecting RDU airport to the 64 bypass near Knightdale. It was half complete. My family could now be in North Raleigh in minutes. It was fabulous!!
The souther part of NC 540 was going to be long was off without some funding, 2032 was the rumored completion date. Yikes! The decision was made, after much discusion from the neighboring municipalities, to create North Carolina's first toll road. NC 540 will be an electronic toll collection system. What would you expect in the home of RTP.
The newest section of NC 540 when complete will be 18.8 miles in length extending to Holly Springs. The toll rates have not been set, however other toll rates on similiar projects in the country run between $ 0.10 - $0.20 cents a mile.
Construction of the new sections of NC 540 are scheduled to begin December 2009 and open to traffic in 2012. After driving to Fuquay Varina several times this week I can tell you I am marking that date on my calendar!
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