Interstate 42

The Clayton Bypass is a four-lane freeway that is {{convert|9.8|mi|km}} in length south of Clayton. Starting west of Clayton at a turbine interchange with I-40 and NC 540 on the Wake–Johnston county line, it continues southeast and connects with NC 42 and Ranch Road, before reaching an interchange with US 70/US 70 Bus., where US 70 merges into the through traffic. Mile markers along the route are based on I-42 and the speed limit is {{convert|70|mph}} throughout.

The Goldsboro Bypass is a four-lane freeway that is {{convert|21.7|mi|km}} in length north of Goldsboro, connecting with US 70 at both ends. Starting west of Goldsboro, it splits off from US 70, which continues on towards Goldsboro. In a northeasterly direction, it connects with NC 581, I-795 and US 117, where it turns southeasterly. After connecting with Wayne Memorial Drive, US 13, and Parkstown Road, it merges back as the through traffic with US 70 near La Grange. Mile markers along the route are based on I-42 and the speed limit is {{convert|70|mph}} throughout. The bypass serves both as a strategic transportation corridor for North Carolina and part of the Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET).

A multi-county project, also known as the "US 70 Corridor" or "Super 70", is a collection of several projects along US 70 to improve passenger and freight movement eventually leading to the establishment of Interstate 42 (I-42),{{cite web |url = http://www.wral.com/-super-70-project-will-speed-trips-to-and-from-the-coast/15609521/ |title = "Super 70" project will speed trips to and from the coast |date = March 30, 2016 |publisher = WRAL-TV |access-date = December 20, 2016 |archive-date = December 21, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161221164007/http://www.wral.com/-super-70-project-will-speed-trips-to-and-from-the-coast/15609521/ |url-status = live }} which is the US Department of Transportation's High Priority Corridor #82 from the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991.{{Cite web |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/Planning/national_highway_system/high_priority_corridors/hpcor.cfm |title = Statutory Listing of Corridor Descriptions |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |access-date = January 10, 2018 |archive-date = January 10, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180110234312/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/Planning/national_highway_system/high_priority_corridors/hpcor.cfm |url-status = live }} The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), signed by then President Barack Obama on December 14, 2015, added the US 70 corridor between Garner and Morehead City to the Interstate system as a future Interstate. Justification for the designation included better connections with Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, the North Carolina Global Transpark, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, and the Port of Morehead City with the rest of state and the eastern seaboard.{{cite web |url = https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr22/BILLS-114hr22enr.pdf#page=111 |title = H. R. 22—111 |format = PDF |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = March 15, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315012059/https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr22/BILLS-114hr22enr.pdf#page=111 |url-status = live }}{{cite news |last1 = Fitzgerald |first1 = Eddie |title = Bill would upgrade US 70 to interstate status |url = http://www.newbernsj.com/article/20150417/News/304179853 |access-date = February 19, 2016 |work = Sun-Journal |date = April 17, 2015 |archive-date = February 7, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207205425/http://www.newbernsj.com/article/20150417/News/304179853 |url-status = live }}{{cite news |last1 = Foster |first1 = Randy |title = US 70 'Future Interstate' years from completion |url = http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20151226/NEWS/151229888 |access-date = February 19, 2016 |work = Star-News Online |agency = Halifax Media Services |date = December 26, 2015 |archive-date = March 1, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160301070221/http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20151226/NEWS/151229888 |url-status = live }}{{cite web |last1 = Medlin |first1 = Eric |title = Long a destination, Morehead City on road to change |url = https://coastalreview.org/2023/09/long-a-destination-morehead-city-on-road-to-change/ |website = Coastal Review |access-date = September 19, 2023 |date = September 14, 2023 }} With no specified number codified in the act, the Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA) expected this corridor to be designated Interstate 46 (I-46) or another suitable designation, and the US Highway 70 Corridor Commission recommended Interstate 50 (I-50).{{cite web |url = http://letsgetmoving.org/rta-blog/victory-ten-years-making/ |title = A victory ten years in the making |work = RTA |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = April 4, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160404102655/http://letsgetmoving.org/rta-blog/victory-ten-years-making/ |url-status = dead }}{{cite web |url = http://www.super70corridor.com/cms/lib04/NC01920485/Centricity/Domain/14/Highway%2070%20March%2017.pdf |title = Highway 70 Commission March 17, 2016 Meeting Minutes |date = March 17, 2016 |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160623215857/http://www.super70corridor.com/cms/lib04/NC01920485/Centricity/Domain/14/Highway%2070%20March%2017.pdf |archive-date = June 23, 2016 |url-status = dead }} On March 30, 2016, Governor Pat McCrory and various officials unveiled "Future Interstate" signage along the corridor.{{cite press release |url = https://governor.nc.gov/press-release/governor-mccrory-unveils-future-us-70-interstate-sign |title = Governor Pat McCrory unveiled a future U.S. Interstate 70 sign today during a ceremony in Goldsboro. |date = March 30, 2016 |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = April 3, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160403062116/http://governor.nc.gov/press-release/governor-mccrory-unveils-future-us-70-interstate-sign |url-status = live }}

For the Spring 2016 AASHTO Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering, NCDOT proposed Interstate 36 (I-36) for this route since there were no other routes with that number in the state.{{cite news |last1 = Stradling |first1 = Richard |title = Will '40/42' be a thing of the past? NCDOT plans to rename NC 42 in Johnston County |url = https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article277460313.html |access-date = July 21, 2023 |work = The News&Observer |date = July 21, 2023 }} However, on May 24, 2016, AASHTO assigned Interstate 42 for the route.{{AASHTO minutes |year=2016S |page=7 |access-date=May 26, 2016}} The entire project has a budgeted cost (as of late 2018) of about $1.3 billion, and about 29 miles still without a budget. Some projects like the Clayton and Goldsboro bypasses are completed, while others have yet to be scheduled.{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us70corridor/ |title = NCDOT: US 70 Corridor |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406200507/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/US70corridor/ |url-status = live }}{{cite map |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us70corridor/download/US70Corridor_Map.pdf |format = PDF |title = US 70 Corridor - NCDOT Project Locations |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = January 2016 |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = April 7, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160407002959/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/US70corridor/download/US70Corridor_Map.pdf |url-status = live }}

In October 2021, AASHTO approved two segments of I-42, the {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on|0}} Clayton Bypass and the {{convert|21.7|mi|km|adj=on}} Goldsboro Bypass; this was followed by the Federal Highway Administration subsequent approval in March 2022.{{AASHTO minutes |year=2021A |access-date=December 10, 2022}}{{cite news |url = https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/johnston-county/article259467844.html |title = Two sections of U.S. 70 in Eastern North Carolina join the interstate highway system |last = Stradling |first = Richard |work = News & Observer |date = March 19, 2022 }} In May 2022, AASHTO also approved the elimination of US 70 Bypass, clearing the way for NCDOT to fully redesignate the route.{{AASHTO minutes |year=2022S |access-date=December 10, 2022}} Signage for the route was expected to be put up later in 2022, but took a few years to take place, with signage going up in the later part of 2024. In July 2023, NCDOT announced that they were proposing to renumber NC 42 to NC 36 (which was the number originally suggested for the new interstate before 42 was chosen) between NC 50 and U.S. Route 70 Business (US 70 Bus) in Clayton in order to avoid confusing motorist when the Clayton bypass is designated as I-42.{{cite news |last1 = Bolejack |first1 = Scott |title = N.C. 42 will become N.C. 36 - Restoration NewsMedia |url = https://restorationnewsmedia.com/articles/local-news-johnstonian/n-c-42-will-become-n-c-36/ |access-date = February 13, 2024 |work = Restoration NewsMedia |date = October 16, 2023 }} Once I-42 is fully completed on the Clayton Bypass and the project with nearby NC 540 is completed, US 70 will be rerouted onto its old routing through Clayton, which is currently designated as US 70 Bus.{{cite news |last1 = Shrader |first1 = Brian |title = Take 42 to 42? NCDOT has plan to avoid confusion for drivers in Clayton |url = https://www.wral.com/story/take-42-to-42-ncdot-has-plan-to-avoid-confusion-for-drivers-in-clayton/20969504/ |access-date = July 25, 2023 |work = WRAL.com |date = July 24, 2023 |language = en }}{{cite news |last1 = Shrader |first1 = Brian |title = I-42 would east travel from Triangle to Morehead City |url = https://www.wral.com/video/ncdot-wants-to-rename-major-route-in-clayton/20969587/ |access-date = July 25, 2023 |work = WRAL.com |date = July 24, 2023 |language = en }} NCDOT requested public input on this proposal at an open house on October 12, 2023.{{cite news |title = NCDOT Proposes Renaming Sections Of U.S. 70 And N.C. 42 In Johnston County |url = https://jocoreport.com/ncdot-proposes-renaming-sections-of-u-s-70-and-n-c-42-in-johnston-county/ |access-date = October 6, 2023 |work = JoCo Report |date = October 3, 2023 }}{{cite news |last1 = Bolejack |first1 = Scott |title = DOT plans public meeting on highway name changes - Restoration NewsMedia |url = https://restorationnewsmedia.com/articles/local-news-johnstonian/dot-plans-public-meeting-on-highway-name-changes/ |access-date = October 13, 2023 |work = Restoration NewsMedia - |date = October 9, 2023 }} US 70 has also been upgraded to interstate highway standards between Dover and New Bern, but this cannot be signed as I-42 until the Kinston Bypass is completed as this segment is not connected to the Interstate highway system. I-42 signage began being installed on September 16, 2024, on the Goldsboro Bypass, marking its establishment. Additionally, signage for I-42 has been installed on overhead signs at its western terminus, although the signing of the Clayton Bypass itself is not expected until 2025. I-42 is expected to be completed in its entirety by 2032 and will include the installation of broadband fiber along the entire route.{{cite news |title = Work underway for I-42 from Morehead City to Raleigh |url = https://www.witn.com/content/news/-Work-underway-for-I-42-from-Morehead-City-to-Raleigh-567281991.html |access-date = May 8, 2023 |publisher = WITN-TV |date = January 25, 2020 |language = en |archive-date = May 8, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230508165707/https://www.witn.com/content/news/-Work-underway-for-I-42-from-Morehead-City-to-Raleigh-567281991.html |url-status = live }}{{cite web |title = Projects List North Carolina Board of Transportation Raleigh, North Carolina July 6, 2023 |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/about-us/board-offices/boards/board-transportation/Archive/202307_ProjectList.pdf |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = September 28, 2023 }}

On June 9, 2008, the Clayton Bypass opened, redirecting US 70 onto I-40 between exits 306 to 309 and then on a new {{convert|10.7|mi|km|adj=on}} four-lane freeway bypass south of Clayton.{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.org/projects/us70claytonbypass/ |title = US 70 Clayton Bypass |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 3, 2016 |archive-date = February 22, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120222061543/http://www.ncdot.org/projects/us70claytonbypass/ |url-status = live }}{{cite web |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/2008_06_20.pdf |title = Route Change (2008-06-20) |page = 2 |date = June 20, 2008 |access-date = April 3, 2016 |archive-date = December 30, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161230125527/https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/2008_06_20.pdf |url-status = live }} Planning for the bypass began in 1991, but construction did not start until 2005 because of several delays regarding the dwarf wedgemussel, an endangered species, habitat in the area. Originally scheduled for completion in June 2009, a severe drought in 2007–2008 allowed construction to proceed more rapidly than anticipated.{{cite news |last = Siceloff |first = Bruce |title = U.S. 70 bypass to open in '08 |url = http://www.newsobserver.com/248/story/677427.html |newspaper = The News & Observer |location = Raleigh, North Carolina |date = August 21, 2007 |page = B1 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080612040829/http://www.newsobserver.com/248/story/677427.html |archive-date = June 12, 2008 }}{{cite news |last = Siceloff |first = Bruce |title = Clayton Bypass completion is in sight |url = http://www.newsobserver.com/news/growth/traffic/story/795088.html |archive-url = https://archive.today/20070514111849/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/growth/traffic/story/795088.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = May 14, 2007 |newspaper = The News & Observer |location = Raleigh, North Carolina |date = May 30, 2008 |page = B1 }} NCDOT was given the approval by AASHTO to officially designate US 70 along the bypass on May 6, 2008, with the former alignment becoming an extension of US 70 Bus.{{AASHTO minutes |year=2008S |access-date=April 3, 2016}} Compared to the former alignment through Clayton, the bypass is estimated to cut fifteen minutes of travel time for drivers traveling between Raleigh and eastern North Carolina.{{cite press release |author = |title = Media Advisory: U.S. 70 Clayton Bypass Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony |url = https://apps.ncdot.gov/NewsReleases/details.aspx?r=1717 |location = Raleigh, North Carolina |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = June 6, 2008 |access-date = April 3, 2016 |archive-date = April 15, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160415115137/https://apps.ncdot.gov/NewsReleases/details.aspx?r=1717 |url-status = live }}{{cite news |url = http://wral.com/news/state/story/3012077/ |title = Bypass will speed trip east of Raleigh on U.S. 70, I-40 |author = |publisher = WRAL-TV |location = Raleigh, North Carolina |date = June 9, 2008 |access-date = April 3, 2016 |archive-date = April 19, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160419024642/http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/3012077/ |url-status = live }}

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Construction started on the {{convert|3.9|mi|km|adj=on}} central section of the Goldsboro Bypass on October 9, 2008; its contract was awarded to Barnhill Contracting Co. of Tarboro.{{cite news |url = http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/3707059/ |title = Construction Begins on Goldsboro Bypass |publisher = WRAL-TV |location = Raleigh, NC |date = October 9, 2008 |access-date = December 17, 2011 }} At a cost of $65.5 million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|65500000|2011}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}{{inflation-fn|US-GDP}}), it features three interchanges connecting I-795, US 117 and Wayne Memorial Drive (SR 1556).{{cite news |url = http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/10509241/ |title = First Section of Goldsboro Bypass Opens |publisher = WRAL-TV |location = Raleigh, NC |date = December 16, 2011 |access-date = December 17, 2011 }} On December 16, 2011, the central section became the first segment of the Goldsboro Bypass to open; signed as NC 44.{{cite press release |url = https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/pio/releases/details.aspx?r=5837 |title = NCDOT Opens First Section of Goldsboro Bypass to Traffic |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = December 16, 2011 |access-date = December 17, 2011 }}

In 2012, both eastern and western sections of the bypass began construction. The {{convert|12.5|mi|km|adj=on}} eastern section's contract was awarded to Barnhill Contracting Co. in February, at a cost of $104.4 million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|104400000|2012}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}{{inflation-fn|US-GDP}}). The {{convert|5.9|mi|km|adj=on}} western section's contract was awarded to S.T. Wooten in July, at a cost of $62.4 million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|62400000|2012}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}{{inflation-fn|US-GDP}}). On September 25, 2015, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved the establishment of US 70 Byp., dependent on the completion of the Goldsboro Bypass.{{cite web |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |location = Raleigh |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = http://route.transportation.org/Documents/2015%20AM%20September%2024%20Chicago,%20IL/NC%20-%20US%2070%20Bypass.PDF |format = PDF |title = US 70 Bypass Application |date = August 24, 2015 |access-date = October 5, 2015 |via = American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials }}{{AASHTO minutes |year = 2015A |access-date = October 4, 2015 }} On October 17, 2015, the western section became the second segment to open; connecting US 70 and I-795, with an interchange at NC 581.{{cite news |url = http://www.newsobserver.com/news/traffic/article39537813.html |title = Second Leg of Goldsboro Bypass to Open Saturday |last = Staff Reports |work = The News & Observer |location = Raleigh, NC |date = October 16, 2015 |access-date = October 17, 2015 }}{{cite press release |author = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = https://apps.ncdot.gov/newsreleases/details.aspx?r=11842 |title = Western Section of US 70 Goldsboro Bypass to Open Saturday |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |date = October 16, 2015 |access-date = October 17, 2015 }}{{cite web |author= North Carolina Department of Transportation |publisher= North Carolina Department of Transportation |url= https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/2016_01_12.pdf |format= PDF |title= Route Changes |work= Highway Traffic Ordinance |location= Raleigh |date= January 12, 2016 |page= 5 |access-date= February 15, 2016}}

The eastern or last section of the Goldsboro Bypass was opened on May 27, 2016; from Wayne Memorial Drive (SR 1556) to US 70, with interchanges at US 13 and Parkstown Road (SR 1714). The section opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony and all signage that formally delineate NC 44 would be changed to US 70 Byp. after the event.

On June 5, 2021, a {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=on}} section was dedicated to former Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen.{{cite news |url=https://www.goldsborodailynews.com/2021/06/05/portion-of-u-s-70-bypass-dedicated-to-mayor-chuck-allen/ |title=Portion of U.S. 70 Bypass Dedicated to Mayor Chuck Allen |last=Conners |first=Ken |date=June 5, 2021 |work=Goldsboro Daily News |access-date=June 8, 2021}}

In September 2024, signage on I-42 began to replace US 70 Bypass signage along the bypass, indicating again another route change to the Goldsboro bypass. It is expected to take a few months until all signage of US 70 Bypass is replaced entirely by I-42.{{cite web |title=This Week at NCDOT: Complete 540, Interstate 42, Political Signs, Southeastern Roadeo |url=https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2024/2024-09-27-this-week-at-ncdot.aspx |website=NCDOT |access-date=1 October 2024}}

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===Wilson's Mills improvements===

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A {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=on}} section of US 70 at Wilson's Mills, connecting to the Clayton Bypass in the west will be upgraded to a freeway for an estimated $31 million.{{Cite web |url = http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/johnston-county/article59096488.html |title = Change coming to U.S. 70 in Wilson's Mills | News & Observer |access-date = January 8, 2018 |archive-date = January 8, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180108120512/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/johnston-county/article59096488.html |url-status = live }} The plan calls for US 70 to be carried on a bridge over Wilson Mills Road while a bridge will carry Swift Creek Road over US 70.{{cite web |title = NCDOT: U.S. 70 Upgrade in Wilson's Mills - Project Maps |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us-70-wilsons-mills/Pages/project-maps.aspx |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 27, 2023 |archive-date = April 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230427153023/https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us-70-wilsons-mills/Pages/project-maps.aspx |url-status = live }} Interchanges will be made at both roads and a connector road paralleling US 70 between the two roads will also be built. Construction was planned to begin in 2020 and finish around 2022. However, COVID-19 funding issues postponed the awarding of the construction contract from September 2020 to March 2021. Construction officially began on May 12, 2021, and is expected to be completed by the middle of Fall 2024. The Swift Creek Road exit was partially opened to traffic in Spring 2024.{{cite web |title = NCDOT: U.S. 70 Upgrade in Wilson's Mills |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us-70-wilsons-mills/Pages/default.aspx |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 27, 2023 |archive-date = April 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230427153024/https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us-70-wilsons-mills/Pages/default.aspx |url-status = live }}{{cite news |title = Johnston County Construction Requires New Traffic Pattern |url = https://jocoreport.com/johnston-county-construction-requires-new-traffic-pattern/ |access-date = October 6, 2023 |work = JoCo Report |date = August 14, 2023 }}

===Smithfield/Selma improvements===

Improvements are in the planning stages for the {{convert|13.8|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of US 70 between Wilson's Mills and Princeton. Some of this section is already a freeway but will require improvements to bring it up to interstate standards and add an interchange with I-95. Adding the interchange will require shifting I-95, which is going to be widened in this area, {{convert|2,000|ft|m}} east to incorporate the new changes.{{cite web |title = NCDOT: I-95 Corridor Improvements |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i-95-corridor-improvements/Pages/default.aspx |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = September 19, 2023 }} This proposed project is still in the study phase and not currently budgeted nor does it have a timeline for completion.{{cite news |publisher = The Johnston County Report |url = https://jocoreport.com/dot-could-relocate-i-95-between-smithfield-and-selma/ |title = DOT Could Relocate I-95 Between Smithfield and Selma |date = September 15, 2017 |access-date = January 8, 2018 |archive-date = January 8, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180108120448/https://jocoreport.com/dot-could-relocate-i-95-between-smithfield-and-selma/ |url-status = live }} I-95 and US 70 Business Route (exit 95) is being reconstructed though.{{Cite web |title = Busy Smithfield Exit Will be Reconstructed |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-12-01-smithfield-exit-i-95.aspx |access-date = July 4, 2024 |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |language = en-US }}

===Princeton Bypass to Goldsboro Bypass===

The existing Princeton Bypass eastward to the Goldsboro Bypass will be improved to interstate standards, which is estimated to cost $170 million.{{cite web |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = https://ncdot.publicinput.com/2120/ |title = R-5829A/B: U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass to Princeton |access-date = January 8, 2018 |archive-date = January 8, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180108120444/https://ncdot.publicinput.com/2120/ |url-status = live }}{{cite news |last = Stradling |first = Richard |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = http://www.newsobserver.com/news/traffic/article186832803.html |title = NCDOT plans to turn parts of US 70 into an interstate |newspaper = News & Observer |location = Raleigh |date = November 28, 2017 |access-date = January 10, 2018 |archive-date = January 9, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235644/http://www.newsobserver.com/news/traffic/article186832803.html |url-status = live }}{{Cite web |url = https://ncdot.publicinput.com/us70_goldsborotoprinceton |title = R-5829A/B: U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass to Princeton |access-date = November 30, 2018 |archive-date = November 30, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202036/https://ncdot.publicinput.com/us70_goldsborotoprinceton |url-status = live }} The {{convert|6.7|mi|km|adj=on}} project for the upgrade of US 70 will be done in two parts: the first will be in the Princeton area between US 70A to North Pearl Street/Edwards Roads (construction is scheduled to start in 2025) with second part starting there and ending at the Goldsboro Bypass (construction is scheduled to start in 2028). Currently, project funding has been suspended by NCDOT due to agency's budget issues. The agency is currently working with state legislators to find alternative sources of revenue.

===Kinston Bypass===

The Kinston Bypass is a project that has been in the planning stages since the 1990s. The project was put on hold until 2007 when NCDOT revitalized the project. While several northern bypasses were planned, in January 2014, the northern bypasses were removed in favor of a southern alternative, but the project was defunded in 2014 with the release of the 2015–2024 State Transportation Improvement Plan, and studies were suspended.{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/kinstonbypass/ |title = NCDOT: Kinston Bypass Project |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406195442/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/kinstonbypass/ |url-status = live }} In June 2022, NCDOT announced that they had chosen Alternative 1SB for the Kinston Bypass. This alternative would be approximately {{convert|21|mi|km}} of a four-lane, median divided freeway accessible via ramps at 10 interchanges.{{cite web |title = R-2553 STIP Section Breaks |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/kinston-bypass/Documents/kinston-bypass-sections-map.pdf |website = www.ncdot.gov/ |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = September 28, 2023 }} Part of the project will also build service roads along the freeway as well as approximately {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} of new roadway that will be south of the current US 70 alignment in the Kinston area.{{cite web |title = NCDOT: Kinston Bypass Project - Project Highlights |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/kinston-bypass/Pages/project-highlights.aspx |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = September 28, 2023 }} When complete, the bypass would improve regional mobility, connectivity, and capacity for US 70, reducing traffic congestion and delays that exist along US 70 between La Grange and Dover.{{cite web |title = NCDOT: Kinston Bypass Project - Project Page |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/kinston-bypass/Pages/default.aspx |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = December 21, 2022 |archive-date = December 13, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221213154610/https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/kinston-bypass/Pages/default.aspx |url-status = live }} The westernmost section, which is approximately {{convert|2.8|mi|km}} and includes the interchange at Jim Sutton Road/Willie Measley Road, was included in NCDOT 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement, which allowed preliminary engineering activities to resume.{{cite web |title = R-5813: Interchange Jim Sutton Road and Measley Road - PublicInput |url = https://ncdot.publicinput.com/US_70_Lagrange |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation.publicinput.com |access-date = September 28, 2023 |language = en }} The four remaining sections east of this section were reinserted into 2024-2033 STIP Projects Map. However, as of 2023, no funding has been set aside for the project, which is expected to cost $716.2 million. Additionally, the easternmost interchange between US 70/Future I-42 and Caswell Station Road/Wyse Fork Road east of Kinston currently faces local opposition due to it impacting part of the land where the Battle of Wyse Fork was fought on.{{cite news |last = Bunting |first = Courtney |title = Proposed I-42 interchange could impact historic battlefield in Jones & Lenoir Counties |url = https://www.witn.com/2023/03/11/proposed-i-42-interchange-could-impact-historic-battlefield-jones-lenoir-counties/ |access-date = May 1, 2023 |publisher = WITN-TV |date = March 11, 2023 |language = en |archive-date = May 1, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230501002644/https://www.witn.com/2023/03/11/proposed-i-42-interchange-could-impact-historic-battlefield-jones-lenoir-counties/ |url-status = live }}{{cite news |last1 = Stradling |first1 = Richard |title = Can 2 amateur historians save a Civil War battlefield from a highway interchange? |url = https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article278859129.html |access-date = September 28, 2023 |work = The News & Observer |date = September 10, 2023 }}

===James City freeway===

In James City, a {{convert|5.1|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of the US 70 improvement project will upgrade the existing highway to freeway standards by elevating it over existing surface streets as a six-lane, median divided freeway, improving the frontage roads, removing 49 businesses and 17 homes, converting the five intersections along this segment to interchanges with all but one of them being dogbones (the other will be a parclo), and eliminating a railroad crossing just south of exit 417.{{cite news |last1 = Dunnell |first1 = Trevor |title = Traffic circles in James City: Construction 'ramping up' heading into spring |url = https://www.newbernsj.com/news/local/traffic-circles-in-james-city-construction-ramping-up-heading-into-spring/article_ab7ba76d-c8a6-5b54-9c42-18967fa9401a.html |access-date = July 8, 2023 |work = New Bern Sun Journal |date = April 11, 2022 |language = en }}{{cite news |last1 = Masters |first1 = Julia |title = U.S. 70 NC DOT project will affect traffic flow in 2022 |url = https://www.newbernsj.com/news/local/u-s-70-nc-dot-project-will-affect-traffic-flow-in-2022/article_743da4b9-008b-50ac-86e1-48077ad3a81c.html |access-date = July 8, 2023 |work = New Bern Sun Journal |date = January 5, 2022 |language = en }} The project, which is projected to cost $66 million, will connect to the existing US 70 freeway in New Bern. Construction was scheduled to begin in early 2020 and be complete in early 2024.{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/US70_JamesCity/ |title = NCDOT: U.S. 70 Improvements in James City |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406200224/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/US70_JamesCity/ |url-status = live }} However, the design-build project did not start until January 2021 and its completion was delayed by a year to the end of 2024.{{cite news |last1 = Graham |first1 = Symone |title = Here's why the U.S. 70 project has been delayed another year |url = https://www.newbernsj.com/news/local/heres-why-the-u-s-70-project-has-been-delayed-another-year/article_11c01634-356f-51a9-ba89-31a782514fcd.html |access-date = July 8, 2023 |work = New Bern Sun Journal |date = February 7, 2022 |language = en }} Construction on the project finally began in Spring 2022{{cite news |last1 = Valentin |first1 = Caramia |title = Roundabout comes to James City as part of US 70 improvement project |url = https://www.newbernsj.com/news/roundabout-comes-to-james-city-as-part-of-us-70-improvement-project/article_e38d790e-b8cd-54e9-b61d-53ba476fdd87.html |access-date = September 6, 2023 |work = New Bern Sun Journal |date = September 5, 2023 |language = en }} and as of February 2023, the project is about {{frac|1|3}} completed.{{cite news |last1 = Shaffer |first1 = Ryan |title = What's next for the Hwy-70 upgrades in Craven, Carteret Counties? |url = https://www.publicradioeast.org/pre-news/2023-02-24/whats-next-for-the-hwy-70-upgrades-in-craven-carteret-counties |access-date = July 20, 2023 |work = Public Radio East |date = February 24, 2023 |language = en }} However, its completion has been delayed again, this time to middle of 2025.

===James City to Havelock===

Between James City and Havelock, a {{convert|6.4|mi|km|adj=on}} section of US 70 will be converted to interstate standards.{{Cite web |url = https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/pages/state-transportation-improvement-program.aspx |title = State Transportation Improvement Program |access-date = November 20, 2018 |archive-date = December 4, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181204010819/https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/Pages/State-Transportation-Improvement-Program.aspx |url-status = live }} The final cost of the project is estimated to be $275.161 million with $147 million coming from a federal grant the state received in 2018.{{cite web |title = NCDOT: U.S. 70 Improvements – Havelock Bypass to East of Thurman Road |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us-70-james-city-havelock-bypass/Pages/default.aspx |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = October 6, 2023 }}{{Cite web |url = https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article212607139.html |title = Federal grant to help widen I-95, turn U.S. 70 into interstate | News & Observer |access-date = November 20, 2018 |archive-date = November 20, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181120055712/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article212607139.html |url-status = live }} This segment will be a four-lane, median divided freeway accessible via ramps at three interchanges. With the release of the 2020 draft STIP, it was revealed that NCDOT was attempting to start construction in 2020, but this was delayed several times due to design and funding issues before a $242.35 million design-build contract for construction was finally awarded to Balfour Beatty in February 2023. Right-of-way acquisition will begin in Fall 2023 with construction beginning in Spring 2024. Completion is set for Summer 2028.{{cite news |title = Balfour Beatty Awarded $242.35 Million Design-Build Contract by North Carolina Department of Transportation |url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/balfour-beatty-awarded-242-35-161200507.html |access-date = May 8, 2023 |work = Yahoo Finance |date = February 1, 2023 |archive-date = May 8, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230508165218/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/balfour-beatty-awarded-242-35-161200507.html |url-status = live }}{{cite web |title = More of U.S. 70 in Craven County Will Be Upgraded |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-02-01-us-70-upgrade-craven-county.aspx |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 27, 2023 |archive-date = April 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230427154023/https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-02-01-us-70-upgrade-craven-county.aspx |url-status = live }}

===Havelock Bypass===

The Havelock Bypass is a planned {{convert|10.1|mi|km|adj=on}} four-lane freeway intended to improve existing sections of US 70 and a bypass west of Havelock, through the Croatan National Forest. The routing through Havelock would become US 70 Bus. Draft and environmental studies began in September 2011 and were completed in January 2016. Property acquisition started in 2016, with construction expected to begin in February 2019 and be completed in 2022 at an estimated cost of $173 million.{{cite web |url = http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/US70HavelockBypass/ |title = NCDOT: U.S. 70 Havelock Bypass |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-date = April 6, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406195924/http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/US70HavelockBypass/ |url-status = live }} However, construction did not officially begin until August 2019 and with its completion set for May 2024;{{cite web |title = U.S. 70 in Craven County Requires Temporary Lane Closures |url = https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-02-17-lane-closures-craven-county.aspx |publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date = April 20, 2023 |archive-date = April 20, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230420202526/https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2023/2023-02-17-lane-closures-craven-county.aspx |url-status = live }} it was later changed to late-Summer 2024.{{cite news |last1 = Olson |first1 = Eric |title = Portion of North Carolina's I-42 Reaches Last Year of Work : CEG |url = https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/portion-of-north-carolinas-i-42-reaches-last-year-of-work/63526 |access-date = January 12, 2024 |work = www.constructionequipmentguide.com |date = January 8, 2024 |language = en }} Since that time, the completion has been pushed out to Fall 2025 due to weather delays, although the US 70 east overpass at the east end of the bypass was opened to traffic on June 20, 2024.{{cite news |last1 = Mayfield |first1 = Deja |title = Havelock bypass construction delayed, city remains optimistic for spring 2025 opening |url = https://wcti12.com/news/local/havelock-bypass-construction-delayed-city-remains-optimistic-for-spring-2025-opening# |access-date = July 1, 2024 |work = WCTI |date = April 10, 2024 |language = en }}{{cite news |last1 = Valentin |first1 = Caramia |title = Overpass opens for traffic in Havelock, as part of new Havelock Bypass |url = https://www.newbernsj.com/news/overpass-opens-for-traffic-in-havelock-as-part-of-new-havelock-bypass/article_5f49e18d-6f77-5352-b53a-23d32a14d045.html |access-date = July 1, 2024 |work = New Bern Sun Journal |date = June 21, 2024 |language = en }} According to Balfour Beatty, the project includes the construction of 15 bridges, which will require around 4.43 million cubic meters of borrow material and 288,000 tonnes of asphalt.{{cite news |last1 = Arminas |first1 = David |title = Balfour wins US-70 upgrade in North Carolina |url = https://www.worldhighways.com/wh12/news/balfour-wins-us-70-upgrade-north-carolina |access-date = July 20, 2023 |work = World Highways |date = February 14, 2023 |language = en }}

===Havelock Bypass to Morehead City===

The Newport River Bridge will be reconfigured from two-lanes to four-lanes.{{cite web |title = Signing Plan, Craven and Carteret Counties, Location: US 70 Havelock Bypass from South of Carteret/Craven County Line to South of SR 1176 (Carolina Pines Blvd.) |url = http://www.super70corridor.com/wp-content/uploads/April-2019-US-70-Workshop-Division-2.pdf |website = US Highway 70 Corridor |publisher = US 70 Corridor Commission |access-date = April 20, 2023 |archive-date = April 20, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230420202526/http://www.super70corridor.com/wp-content/uploads/April-2019-US-70-Workshop-Division-2.pdf |url-status = live }}{{cite news |last1 = CLOUSER |first1 = ELISE |title = Officials: I-42 completion could pave way for population boom |url = https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_35ea3128-dfad-11e8-b9b6-138b0ae62a48.html |access-date = April 22, 2023 |work = Carolina Coast Online |issue = November 3, 2018 |language = en |archive-date = April 22, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230422204503/https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_35ea3128-dfad-11e8-b9b6-138b0ae62a48.html |url-status = live }}

====Northern Carteret Bypass====

According to the Comprehensive Transportation Plans from Carteret and Craven counties, I-42 is proposed to be routed on a new alignment which will be called the Northern Carteret Bypass. It will pass north of Morehead City before curving back south and terminating at US 70 north of Beaufort.{{cite web |title = DERPO Plans |url = https://eccog.org/derpo-plans/ |website = Eastern Carolina Council |access-date = January 31, 2024 }} This was further confirmed when the ECC (Eastern Carolina Council) noted that I-42 would likely be built to bypass Morehead City to the north due to the inability to build it through the city itself. However, no funding has been provided for this bypass as of 2024.

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{{NCint|old

|location=none

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{{NCint|old

|location=none

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|location=New Bern

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|type=unbuilt

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|exit=104

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|notes=none}}

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|type=unbuilt

|mile=

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|exit=105

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|notes=none}}

{{NCint|old

|type=unbuilt

|mile=

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|exit=106

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|notes=none}}

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|location=Croatan

|type=unbuilt

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|old=426

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|notes=none}}

{{NCint|old

|location=Neuse Forest

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{{NCint|old

|type=unbuilt

|mile=

|old=438

|exit=122

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|notes=none}}

{{NCint|old

|type=unbuilt

|mile=

|old=440

|exit=130

|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|70|dab1=Havelock|dir1=west}}

|notes=none}}

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