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Complete 540 Outer Loop Project

Sector: Road • Location: Wake County, North Carolina, United States

Source: WRAL

Project
Under Construction

The Complete 540 project is the final segment of the I-540 and NC 540 outer loop around Wake County, North Carolina. The project includes a 17.4-mile segment from Apex to Garner opened in September 2024 and a final 10-mile segment under construction expected to be completed in 2028, closing the 70-mile outer loop at the I-87 exchange in Knightdale.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Road, Government
Location
Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
WRAL

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The project “Complete 540 Outer Loop Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Road sector, located in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from WRAL.

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under construction

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Under Construction

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2026-07-22

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The Complete 540 project is the final segment of the I-540 and NC 540 outer loop around Wake County, North Carolina. The project includes a 17.4-mile segment from Apex to Garner opened in September 2024 and a final 10-mile segment under construction expected to be completed in 2028, closing the 70-mile outer loop at the I-87 exchange in Knightdale.

Original sector

Transportation

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

North Carolina

City

Wake County

Source

Source

WRAL

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Sector

Road, Government

Article published date

2025-11-28

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