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Road crews are on track to finishing a widening project on a 6-mile stretch of Interstate 40 in Wake County.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Road crews are on track to finish a widening project on a 6-mile stretch of Interstate 40 in Wake County.

Since June 2009, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has been expanding I-40 by an extra lane between Harrison Avenue and the Jones Franklin Road overpass as part of a $43 million effort to help ease a bottleneck for drivers during rush hour.

Crews opened eastbound lanes last week and westbound lanes on Sunday, but they still have to resurface the roadway.

That work begins Tuesday. Traffic will shift to one lane from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and shouldn't affect morning commutes, the DOT says.

The project is expected to be complete by its original June 30 deadline.

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More than a dozen former employees say understaffing at Brynn Marr Hospital contributes to what they describe as a dangerous place for patients and employees. Hospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded.

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Loved ones are gathering for a memorial service for Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. "Tommy" Weeks Jr.

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