How has I-540 affected traffic in NE Raleigh? (Cary, Garner: area, capita) - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary - North Carolina (NC) -The Triangle Area - City-Data Forum

OmegaBaby · 02-09-2007, 07:02 PM

Now that the newest section of I-540 has opened in NE Raleigh, how has it affected rush hour traffic in the area (specifically Capital Blvd and US-401 both north and south of the outer loop)? Better? Worse? No difference?

magicmk · 02-09-2007, 09:03 PM

I've been hearing that impact is minimal on Capital Blvd, but where the real impact has been is on the western portion of I-540 and the sections of I-40 feeding in and off of 540. Beltline traffic (except around Garner and Cary) has probably benefitted somewhat.