I-540 /tags/i-540 I-540 en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:25:55 GMT New extension of NC 540 on Triangle Expressway opens to drivers Wednesday /news/2024-09-24/new-extension-nc-540-triangle-expressway-opens-drivers The new stretch of toll road connects the Interstate 40 interchange to Apex. It was supposed to open last month, but erosion caused by Tropical Storm Debby delayed those plans. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:25:55 GMT /news/2024-09-24/new-extension-nc-540-triangle-expressway-opens-drivers Bradley George, Mitchell Northam Conservation Groups Sue To Stop 540 Project /business-economy/2018-05-23/conservation-groups-sue-to-stop-540-project Conservation groups have sued to stop the construction of the last of the 540 loop in Wake County.The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to start… Wed, 23 May 2018 20:22:29 GMT /business-economy/2018-05-23/conservation-groups-sue-to-stop-540-project Will Michaels NCDOT Weighs Plans For Ramps On U.S. 70 /business-economy/2017-04-13/ncdot-weighs-plans-for-ramps-on-u-s-70 The North Carolina Department of Transportation is taking public comment on a plan to overhaul two busy intersections on U.S. 70. Up to 59,400 cars travel… Thu, 13 Apr 2017 22:33:47 GMT /business-economy/2017-04-13/ncdot-weighs-plans-for-ramps-on-u-s-70 Rebecca Martinez Small Plane Moved From I-540 Roadway /news/2016-03-29/small-plane-moved-from-i-540-roadway Authorities have reopened two lanes of Interstate 540 westbound in Raleigh after a single-engine airplane made an emergency landing on the shoulder this… Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:33:22 GMT /news/2016-03-29/small-plane-moved-from-i-540-roadway ¹ÏÉñapp ¹ÏÉñapp NCDOT Evaluates 17 Routes To Complete The I-540 Loop /environment/2013-12-19/ncdot-evaluates-17-routes-to-complete-the-i-540-loop The North Carolina Department of Transportation is considering 17 alternative routes to complete construction on the I-540 beltway around Raleigh.Project… Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:48:10 GMT /environment/2013-12-19/ncdot-evaluates-17-routes-to-complete-the-i-540-loop Rebecca Martinez With Red Route Back On The Table, 540 Planning Goes To Public /politics/2013-10-14/with-red-route-back-on-the-table-540-planning-goes-to-public The state DOT is bringing options for an extension to the Triangle Expressway back to the public for debate. A series of meetings starts Monday afternoon… Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:14:28 GMT /politics/2013-10-14/with-red-route-back-on-the-table-540-planning-goes-to-public Will Michaels NC DOT Moving Forward With 540 Extension Plans /politics/2013-09-12/nc-dot-moving-forward-with-540-extension-plans Commuters south and east of Raleigh can weigh in on the final section of highway 540. A study on the route that extends the Triangle Expressway includes… Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:25:32 GMT /politics/2013-09-12/nc-dot-moving-forward-with-540-extension-plans Eric Hodge Lawmakers Moving To Revive Study Of Red Route For 540 Loop /politics/2013-03-06/lawmakers-moving-to-revive-study-of-red-route-for-540-loop State lawmakers in the Senate have tentatively passed a bill that would revive a federal study of a proposed section of the 540 Outer Loop highway across… Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:41:05 GMT /politics/2013-03-06/lawmakers-moving-to-revive-study-of-red-route-for-540-loop Jessica Jones Wake Mayors Seek Repeal Of 540 Route Ban /politics/2012-12-14/wake-mayors-seek-repeal-of-540-route-ban A group of Wake County mayors is asking the legislature to repeal a law that bans a possible route for the rest of highway 540. The panel voted Wednesday… Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:25:00 GMT /politics/2012-12-14/wake-mayors-seek-repeal-of-540-route-ban Will Michaels