DOT officials made the decision after engineers determined an High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane for Interstate 40 from Wade Ave. to Highway 15/501 in Durham is not feasible. The temporary road would go from I-540 to Slater Road until the interstate is extended to Davis Drive.
Other plans include building an extra lane for Interstate 40 from Interstate 540 to Highway 15-501. Work on that project is slated to start later this year.
Officials want to extend I-540 to Research Triangle Park with exits at N.C. Highway 54, 55 and a temporary exit at Kit Creek Road, starting in 2003. They also plan to widen Highway 55 from Cornwallis Road in Durham to Highway 64 in Apex, starting in 2002.
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