I-540 on-ramp lights shortened travel time up to 10 minutes, NC DOT says
Travels time on Interstate 540 westbound in Raleigh through the new ramp meter corridor decreased by up to 10 minutes after the lights were flipped on this week.
Posted — UpdatedThe North Carolina Department of Transportation said travel times for Wednesday morning commutes using the now-metered on ramps were down about 36 percent. Engineers compared nine routes of Wednesday's times with typical weekday travel times using data from the previous four weeks.
The report studied I-540 westbound from U.S. Highway 401 to Glenwood Avenue and Falls of Neuse, Six Forks, Creedmoor and Leesville roads. The report said the drive time on I-540 westbound from US-401 to Glenwood Avenue improved by almost 10 minutes, while the Falls of Neuse route dropped about 8 minutes.
Each route showed improved travel times, with the exception of inbound Falls of Neuse Road between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. and at the Leesville Road ramp, due to a software glitch.
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