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In east Durham, the construction of the East End Connector linking NC 147 and US 70 began in February 2015 as part of the [[Interstate 885|I-885]] proposal.<ref>{{cite press release |url = https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=10891 |title = Work to Begin on East End Connector Project |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |location = Raleigh |date = March 17, 2015 |access-date = May 30, 2015 |archive-date = May 31, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150531013314/https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=10891 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The project also altered the interchanges at Carr Road and NC 98 (Holloway Street), to a dumbbell and a diamond interchange, respectively.<ref name=East_End_Conn>{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/eastendconnector/ |title = East End Connector |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = June 23, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150623181105/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/eastendconnector/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Once scheduled to be completed in January 2020, the East End Connector and related road improvement projects were eventually completed on June 30, 2022.<ref>[https://www.wral.com/durhams-east-end-connector-to-open-to-drivers-this-afternoon/20354564/ "Durham's East End Connector to open to drivers this afternoon"] by Monica Casey and Nia Harden, June 30, 2022 (WRAL.com)</ref> I-885 was officially designated along the entire freeway portion of US 70, a route that continues past US 70 down toward I-40 through the [[Research Triangle Park]].
The Gallants Channel Bridge
== Future ==▼
▲== Future ==
=== Greensboro / High Point ===
Currently, the portion of US 70 going west of Greensboro runs concurrently with US 29 and US 220 (south), I-40 (west), and soon to be decommissioned I-85 Business (south), while the portion going east of Greensboro, remains on Wendover Avenue East leaving town towards Burlington. On, October 5, 2019, NCDOT submitted an application to AASHTO, and received approval, for the re-routing of US 70 in Greensboro, High Point, and a part of Thomasville. Under the state plan, it will continue west along Wendover Avenue through Greensboro to NC Highway 68 (Eastchester Drive) in High Point, and then onto NC 68, south-bound from High Point to the southern terminus of NC 68 in Thomasville. According to NCDOT, this will provide a more direct, continuous route through the cities of Greensboro and High Point, improve regional connectivity, and remove traffic from concurrent interstate routes (e.g. I-40's "Death Valley" interchange in Greensboro, and the I-85/US 29 interchange near Jamestown).<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year = 2019A |access-date = January 16, 2020 }}</ref>
=== Raleigh to Morehead City ===
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A multi-county project, also known as the "US 70 Corridor" or "Super 70", is a collection of several projects along US 70 to improve passenger and freight movement eventually leading to the establishment of Interstate 42,<ref name="WRAL_super70">{{cite web |url = http://www.wral.com/-super-70-project-will-speed-trips-to-and-from-the-coast/15609521/ |title = "Super 70" project will speed trips to and from the coast |date = March 30, 2016 |publisher = WRAL-TV |access-date = December 20, 2016 |archive-date = December 21, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161221164007/http://www.wral.com/-super-70-project-will-speed-trips-to-and-from-the-coast/15609521/ |url-status = live }}</ref> which is the US Department of Transportation's High Priority Corridor #82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/Planning/national_highway_system/high_priority_corridors/hpcor.cfm|title=Statutory Listing of Corridor Descriptions - High Priority Corridors - National Highway System - Planning - FHWA|access-date=January 10, 2018|archive-date=January 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110234312/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/Planning/national_highway_system/high_priority_corridors/hpcor.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> The entire project has a budgeted cost (as of late 2018) of about $1.3 billion, and about 29 miles still without a budget. Some projects like the Clayton and Goldsboro bypasses are completed, while others have yet to be scheduled. The project involves the counties of Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, and Carteret.<ref name=US70_Corr>{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us70corridor/ |title = NCDOT: US 70 Corridor |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406200507/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/US70corridor/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite map |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us70corridor/download/US70Corridor_Map.pdf |format = PDF |title = US 70 Corridor - NCDOT Project Locations |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = January 2016 |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = April 7, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160407002959/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/US70corridor/download/US70Corridor_Map.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref>▼
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The [[Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act]] (FAST Act), signed by President [[Barack Obama]] on December 14, 2015, added the US 70 corridor between [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]] and [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]] to the Interstate system as a future Interstate. Justification for the designation included better connections with [[Seymour Johnson Air Force Base]], the [[Global TransPark|North Carolina Global Transpark]], [[Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point]], and the [[North Carolina State Ports Authority|Port of Morehead City]] with the rest of state and the eastern seaboard.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr22/BILLS-114hr22enr.pdf#page=111 |title = H. R. 22—111 |format = PDF |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = March 15, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315012059/https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr22/BILLS-114hr22enr.pdf#page=111 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Fitzgerald |first1 = Eddie |title = Bill would upgrade US 70 to interstate status |url = http://www.newbernsj.com/article/20150417/News/304179853 |access-date = February 19, 2016 |work = [[Sun Journal (New Bern, North Carolina)|Sun-Journal]] |date = April 17, 2015 |archive-date = February 7, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207205425/http://www.newbernsj.com/article/20150417/News/304179853 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Foster |first1 = Randy |title = US 70 'Future Interstate' years from completion |url = http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20151226/NEWS/151229888 |access-date = February 19, 2016 |work = [[Star-News|Star-News Online]] |agency = [[Halifax Media Group|Halifax Media Services]] |date = December 26, 2015 |archive-date = March 1, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160301070221/http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20151226/NEWS/151229888 |url-status = live }}</ref> With no specified number codified in the act, the Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA) expected this corridor to be called I-46 or another suitable designation, and the US Highway 70 Corridor Commission recommended I-50.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://letsgetmoving.org/rta-blog/victory-ten-years-making/ |title = A victory ten years in the making |work = RTA |date = December 12, 2015 |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = April 4, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160404102655/http://letsgetmoving.org/rta-blog/victory-ten-years-making/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.super70corridor.com/cms/lib04/NC01920485/Centricity/Domain/14/Highway%2070%20March%2017.pdf |title = Highway 70 Commission March 17, 2016 Meeting Minutes |date = March 17, 2016 |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160623215857/http://www.super70corridor.com/cms/lib04/NC01920485/Centricity/Domain/14/Highway%2070%20March%2017.pdf |archive-date = June 23, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref> On March 30, 2016, Governor [[Pat McCrory]] and various officials unveiled "Future Interstate" signage along the corridor.<ref>{{cite press release |url = https://governor.nc.gov/press-release/governor-mccrory-unveils-future-us-70-interstate-sign |title = Governor Pat McCrory unveiled a future U.S. Interstate 70 sign today during a ceremony in Goldsboro. |date = March 30, 2016 |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = April 3, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160403062116/http://governor.nc.gov/press-release/governor-mccrory-unveils-future-us-70-interstate-sign |url-status = live }}</ref>▼
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In October 2021, AASHTO approved two segments of I-42, the {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on|0}} Clayton Bypass and the {{convert|21.7|mi|km|adj=on}} [[U.S. Route 70 Bypass (Goldsboro, North Carolina)|Goldsboro Bypass]]; this was followed by the Federal Highway Administration subsequent approval in March 2022.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=2021A |access-date=December 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/johnston-county/article259467844.html|title=Two sections of U.S. 70 in Eastern North Carolina join the interstate highway system|last=Stradling|first=Richard|work=[[News & Observer]]|date=March 19, 2022}}</ref> In May 2022, AASHTO also approved the elimination of US 70 Bypass, clearing the way for NCDOT to fully redesignate the route.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=2022S |access-date=December 10, 2022}}</ref> Signage for the route was expected to be put up later in 2022, but that was delayed on both bypasses. Signing of I-42 on the Clayton Bypass is delayed due to the [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]] widening project and the [[Interstate 540 (North Carolina)|North Carolina Highway 540]] Extension 'Turbine Interchange' project, which are expected to be completed by 2024. NCDOT is also waiting for approval from the AASHTO to reroute US 70 through Clayton. The reason for the delay of I-42 signage on the Goldsboro Bypass is unknown. US 70 has been upgraded to interstate highway standards between [[Dover, North Carolina|Dover]] and [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]], but this will not be signed as I-42 until the Kinston Bypass is completed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Future I-42 in North Carolina |url=https://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut42.html |website=www.malmeroads.net |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>▼
==== Wilson's Mills improvements ====
A {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=on}} section of US 70 at Wilson's Mills, connecting to the Clayton Bypass in the west will be upgraded to a freeway for an estimated $31 million
==== Smithfield/Selma improvements ====
Improvements are in the planning stages for the {{convert|13.8|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of US 70 between Wilson's Mills and Princeton. Some of this section is already freeway
==== Princeton bypass ====
The existing Princeton bypass will be improved to interstate standards
==== Kinston bypass ====
The Kinston Bypass is a project that has been in the planning stages since the 1990s. The project was put on hold until 2007 when NCDOT revitalized the project. While several northern bypasses were planned, in January 2014 the northern bypasses were removed in favor of a southern alternative. The project was defunded in 2014 with the release of the 2015–2024 State Transportation Improvement Plan, and studies were suspended.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/kinstonbypass/ |title = NCDOT: Kinston Bypass Project |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406195442/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/kinstonbypass/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The Kinston Bypass would be approximately {{convert|21|mi|km}} of a four-lane, median divided freeway accessible via ramps at interchanges. When complete, the bypass would improve regional mobility, connectivity, and capacity for US 70, reducing traffic congestion and delays that exist along US 70 between La Grange and Dover. It would be built in phases, and as of 2022, only one phase—just east of LaGrange—is funded for construction, starting in 2028.<ref name="ncdot-kinston-bypass-project">{{cite web |title=NCDOT: Kinston Bypass Project - Project Page |url=https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/kinston-bypass/Pages/default.aspx | publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = December 21, 2022 }}</ref>
==== James City freeway ====
In James City, a {{convert|5.1|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of the US 70 improvement project will upgrade the existing highway to freeway standards by elevating it over existing surface streets, improving the frontage roads, and building interchanges. It will connect to the existing US 70 freeway in New Bern. This project is estimated to cost $66 million. Construction
==== James City to Havelock ====
Between James City and Havelock, a {{convert|6.3|mi|km|adj=on}} section of US 70 will be converted to interstate standards for $132 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/pages/state-transportation-improvement-program.aspx|title=State Transportation Improvement Program|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=December 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204010819/https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/Pages/State-Transportation-Improvement-Program.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The money will come primarily from a $147 million federal grant the state received in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article212607139.html |title=Federal grant to help widen I-95, turn U.S. 70 into interstate | News & Observer |access-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120055712/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article212607139.html |url-status=live }}</ref> With the release of the 2020 draft STIP, it was revealed that NCDOT
==== Havelock bypass ====
The Havelock Bypass is a planned {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} four-lane freeway intended to improve existing sections of US 70 and a bypass west of Havelock, through the Croatan National Forest. Draft and environmental studies began in September 2011 and were completed in January 2016. Property acquisition started in 2016, with construction to begin in February 2019
▲The Gallants Channel Bridge is a project to replace the Dan Taylor Memorial Bridge by rerouting US 70 over Gallants Channel with a {{convert|65|ft||adj=on}} fixed span bridge, widened to four-lanes with a median at a new location, and building a new bridge on Turner Street, for an estimated $66.4 million. Construction began on March 25, 2015, by Conti Enterprises, Inc., of [[Edison, New Jersey]]. All work but landscaping is scheduled to be completed by July 15, 2018, with final completion expected in January 2019. Once complete, the existing [[bascule bridge]] will be removed and US 70 will be routed out of downtown Beaufort.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/gallantschannelbridge/ |title = NCDOT: Proposed Improvements to US 70 & Gallants Channel Bridge |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406194837/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/gallantschannelbridge/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
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▲The [[Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act]] (FAST Act), signed by President [[Barack Obama]] on December 14, 2015, added the US 70 corridor between [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]] and [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]] to the Interstate system as a future Interstate. Justification for the designation included better connections with [[Seymour Johnson Air Force Base]], the [[Global TransPark|North Carolina Global Transpark]], [[Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point]], and the [[North Carolina State Ports Authority|Port of Morehead City]] with the rest of state and the eastern seaboard.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr22/BILLS-114hr22enr.pdf#page=111 |title = H. R. 22—111 |format = PDF |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = March 15, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315012059/https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr22/BILLS-114hr22enr.pdf#page=111 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Fitzgerald |first1 = Eddie |title = Bill would upgrade US 70 to interstate status |url = http://www.newbernsj.com/article/20150417/News/304179853 |access-date = February 19, 2016 |work = [[Sun Journal (New Bern, North Carolina)|Sun-Journal]] |date = April 17, 2015 |archive-date = February 7, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207205425/http://www.newbernsj.com/article/20150417/News/304179853 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Foster |first1 = Randy |title = US 70 'Future Interstate' years from completion |url = http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20151226/NEWS/151229888 |access-date = February 19, 2016 |work = [[Star-News|Star-News Online]] |agency = [[Halifax Media Group|Halifax Media Services]] |date = December 26, 2015 |archive-date = March 1, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160301070221/http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20151226/NEWS/151229888 |url-status = live }}</ref> With no specified number codified in the act, the Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA) expected this corridor to be called I-46 or another suitable designation, and the US Highway 70 Corridor Commission recommended I-50.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://letsgetmoving.org/rta-blog/victory-ten-years-making/ |title = A victory ten years in the making |work = RTA |date = December 12, 2015 |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = April 4, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160404102655/http://letsgetmoving.org/rta-blog/victory-ten-years-making/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.super70corridor.com/cms/lib04/NC01920485/Centricity/Domain/14/Highway%2070%20March%2017.pdf |title = Highway 70 Commission March 17, 2016 Meeting Minutes |date = March 17, 2016 |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160623215857/http://www.super70corridor.com/cms/lib04/NC01920485/Centricity/Domain/14/Highway%2070%20March%2017.pdf |archive-date = June 23, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref> On March 30, 2016, Governor [[Pat McCrory]] and various officials unveiled "Future Interstate" signage along the corridor.<ref>{{cite press release |url = https://governor.nc.gov/press-release/governor-mccrory-unveils-future-us-70-interstate-sign |title = Governor Pat McCrory unveiled a future U.S. Interstate 70 sign today during a ceremony in Goldsboro. |date = March 30, 2016 |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = April 3, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160403062116/http://governor.nc.gov/press-release/governor-mccrory-unveils-future-us-70-interstate-sign |url-status = live }}</ref>
▲In October 2021, AASHTO approved two segments of I-42, the {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on|0}} Clayton Bypass and the {{convert|21.7|mi|km|adj=on}} [[U.S. Route 70 Bypass (Goldsboro, North Carolina)|Goldsboro Bypass]]; this was followed by the Federal Highway Administration subsequent approval in March 2022.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=2021A |access-date=December 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/johnston-county/article259467844.html|title=Two sections of U.S. 70 in Eastern North Carolina join the interstate highway system|last=Stradling|first=Richard|work=[[News & Observer]]|date=March 19, 2022}}</ref> In May 2022, AASHTO also approved the elimination of US 70 Bypass, clearing the way for NCDOT to fully redesignate the route.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=2022S |access-date=December 10, 2022}}</ref> Signage for the route was expected to be put up later in 2022, but that was delayed on both bypasses. Signing of I-42 on the Clayton Bypass is delayed due to the [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]] widening project and the [[Interstate 540 (North Carolina)|North Carolina Highway 540]] Extension 'Turbine Interchange' project, which are expected to be completed by 2024. NCDOT is also waiting for approval from the AASHTO to reroute US 70 through Clayton. The reason for the delay of I-42 signage on the Goldsboro Bypass is unknown. US 70 has been upgraded to interstate highway standards between [[Dover, North Carolina|Dover]] and [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]], but this will not be signed as I-42 until the Kinston Bypass is completed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Future I-42 in North Carolina |url=https://www.malmeroads.net/ncfutints/fut42.html |website=www.malmeroads.net |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>
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