After nearly five years of waiting, the 18-mile extension of N.C. 540 across southern Wake County has an opening date. Our newsgathering partners at the News and Observer reported that the North ...

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- After nearly five years of waiting, the 18-mile extension of N.C. 540 across southern Wake County has an opening date.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The new southern section of N.C. 540 will not open in August as recently stated by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA).

The Toll N.C. 540 East loop exit ramp to N.C. 55 Bypass North is also scheduled to temporarily close to traffic overnight between June 20 and June 25. The loop exit ramp will close each night from ...