I-42 would east travel from Triangle to Morehead City

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has been upgrading U.S. 70 to interstate standards between Garner and Morehead City. Federal highway officials say the new interstate will be numbered I-42.
Posted 7/24/2023, 4:25:00 PM Updated 7/24/2023, 9:42:46 PM

ACCESS IS A DOCTOR BASED SYSTEM

THAT LAUNCHED 15 YEARS AGO WITH

GROWTH COMES CHANGE IN THIS

CHANGE COULD BE CONFUSING.

A FEW MAJOR ROADS IN THE

TRIANGLE ARE SET TO GET NEW

NAMES.

>> WRAL'S BRIAN SHRADER SHOWS

US THE PLANS AND HOW YOU CAN

HAVE YOUR SAY.

THE DOT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A

MAJOR PROJECT TO BUILD AN

INTERSTATE CONNECTING RALEIGH

WITH MOREHEAD CITY. IT'S

BRINGING US 70 UP TO INTERSTATE

STANDARDS, INCLUDING THE

CLAYTON BYPASS AND THE

GOLDSBORO BYPASS.

>> FEDERAL HIGHWAY OFFICIALS

SAY THAT FUTURE ROAD IS GOING

TO BE NAMED INTERSTATE 42.

BUT BEFORE THE DOT PUTS UP

THOSE I 42 SIGNS IT HAS TO

UNTANGLE A LITTLE CONFUSION.

NC. 42 ALREADY RUNS THROUGH

THAT SECTION OF I-40 AND THE

FUTURE. I 42. SO TO AVOID

CONFUSION, THE DOT WANTS TO

RENAME IT IN C 36. IT WOULD RUN

FROM THE HIGHWAY. 50

INTERSECTION ALONG TO FUTURE.

I 42 THEN BACK TO RANCH ROAD

IN CLAYTON AND BACK TOWARD US

70. AND THERE'S A PUBLIC

MEETING TUESDAY EVENING FROM

5 TO 7 AT THE CLAYTON TOWN HALL

ON EAST SECOND STREET. THE DOT

SAYS IT'S GOING TO TAKE UP TO A

YEAR TO MAKE ANY OF THESE

CHANGES. SO TOMORROW IS YOUR