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This article is about the Interstate Highway in North Carolina. For the proposed Interstate Highway in Oklahoma and Arkansas, see U.S. Route 412 in Oklahoma.
Interstate 42 marker
Interstate 42
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Existed2024–present
NHSEntire route
Western segment
West end I-40 / US 70 / NC 540 near Garner
East end
 US 70 / US 70 Bus. near Clayton
Eastern segment
Length21.7 mi[1] (34.9 km)
West end US 70 inGoldsboro
Major intersections
East end US 70 inLa Grange
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNorth Carolina
CountiesNC: Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Carteret
Highway system
← NC 41NC→ NC 42

Interstate 42 (I-42) is a partially completed Interstate Highway in the US state of North Carolina, currently existing in 2 segments in the eastern part of the state, entirely concurrent with US 70. The completed and signed segments of I-42 currently run from I-40 eastwards to an interchange with Business US 70 southeast of Clayton. The interstate resumes again along the Goldsboro bypass, running for 21.7 miles north of Goldsboro, ending again at US 70. The interstate eventually will run from I-40 to Morehead City, where it will terminate along the Northern Carteret Bypass, west of Beaufort.

History

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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),[2] which is the US Department of Transportation's High Priority Corridor #82.[3] 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.[4][5][6][7] With no specified number codified in the act, the Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA) expected this corridor to be called Interstate 46 (I-46) or another suitable designation, and the US Highway 70 Corridor Commission recommended Interstate 50 (I-50).[8][9] On March 30, 2016, Governor Pat McCrory and various officials unveiled "Future Interstate" signage along the corridor.[10]

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.[11] However, on May 24, 2016, AASHTO assigned Interstate 42 for the route.[12] 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.[13][14]

In October 2021, AASHTO approved two segments of I-42, the 10-mile (16 km) Clayton Bypass and the 21.7-mile (34.9 km) Goldsboro Bypass; this was followed by the Federal Highway Administration subsequent approval in March 2022.[15][16] In May 2022, AASHTO also approved the elimination of US 70 Bypass, clearing the way for NCDOT to fully redesignate the route.[17] 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.[11][18] 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.[19][20] NCDOT requested public input on this proposal at an open house on October 12, 2023.[21][22] 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 is expected to be completed in its entirety by 2032 and will include the installation of broadband fiber along the entire route.[23][24]

Exit List

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CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
Wake​317.6511.11
 I-40 / NC 540 Toll – Benson, Raleigh		East end of I-40 overlap; I-40 exit 309; NC 540 exit 37; western terminus of I-42
Johnston​320.0515.02 NC 42 – ClaytonFuture NC 36
​323.0519.85Ranch Road
​326.0524.68

 US 70 Bus. / I-42 ends – Smithfield
Wilson's Mills11Swift Creek RoadParclo interchange opened in 2024
12Wilson's Mills RoadFuture diamond interchange under construction to be completed by Fall 2024
​333.0535.915Buffalo Road
​334.0537.516
 US 70 east – Goldsboro		Eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance
Selma335.6540.117 I-95 – Benson, WilsonFuture relocation of I-95 and Future I-95 exit 96; future cloverleaf interchange
​336.2541.118
 US 70 west – Raleigh		Interchange; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance
​338.0544.0337

 US 70 Bus. west – Smithfield
​338Stevens Chapel Road/Davis Mill Road
​344.0553.6
 US 70A west – Pine Level
WayneGoldsboro0.00.0—
 US 70 east – Goldsboro		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; East end of US 70 concurrency; current western terminus of the eastern segment of I-42
2.03.235 NC 581
5.99.539A


 I-795 south to US 117 south – Goldsboro, Wilmington		Signed as exit 39A (south) and 39B (north)
39B
 I-795 north – Wilson
7.311.740 US 117 – Goldsboro
​9.815.842Wayne Memorial Drive
​45 US 13 – Goldsboro, Greenville
​48Parkstown Road
LenoirLa Grange53
 US 70 west – La Grange
—
 US 70 east – Kinston, New Bern		Continuation as US 70 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  1. ^ North Carolina Department of Transportation. "NCDOT: US 70 Goldsboro Bypass". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  2. ^ ""Super 70" project will speed trips to and from the coast". WRAL-TV. March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Statutory Listing of Corridor Descriptions". Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "H. R. 22—111" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, Eddie (April 17, 2015). "Bill would upgrade US 70 to interstate status". Sun-Journal. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Foster, Randy (December 26, 2015). "US 70 'Future Interstate' years from completion". Star-News Online. Halifax Media Services. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  7. ^ Medlin, Eric (September 14, 2023). "Long a destination, Morehead City on road to change". Coastal Review. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "A victory ten years in the making". RTA. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  9. ^ "Highway 70 Commission March 17, 2016 Meeting Minutes" (PDF). March 17, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  10. ^ "Governor Pat McCrory unveiled a future U.S. Interstate 70 sign today during a ceremony in Goldsboro" (Press release). March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Stradling, Richard (July 21, 2023). "Will '40/42' be a thing of the past? NCDOT plans to rename NC 42 in Johnston County". The News&Observer. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 24, 2016). "Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  13. ^ "NCDOT: US 70 Corridor". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  14. ^ North Carolina Department of Transportation (January 2016). US 70 Corridor - NCDOT Project Locations (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  15. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 2021). "2021 Annual Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  16. ^ Stradling, Richard (March 19, 2022). "Two sections of U.S. 70 in Eastern North Carolina join the interstate highway system". News & Observer.
  17. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 2022). "2022 Spring Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  18. ^ Bolejack, Scott (October 16, 2023). "N.C. 42 will become N.C. 36 - Restoration NewsMedia". Restoration NewsMedia. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  19. ^ Shrader, Brian (July 24, 2023). "Take 42 to 42? NCDOT has plan to avoid confusion for drivers in Clayton". WRAL.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  20. ^ Shrader, Brian (July 24, 2023). "I-42 would east travel from Triangle to Morehead City". WRAL.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  21. ^ "NCDOT Proposes Renaming Sections Of U.S. 70 And N.C. 42 In Johnston County". JoCo Report. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  22. ^ Bolejack, Scott (October 9, 2023). "DOT plans public meeting on highway name changes - Restoration NewsMedia". Restoration NewsMedia -. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  23. ^ "Work underway for I-42 from Morehead City to Raleigh". WITN-TV. January 25, 2020. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  24. ^ "Projects List North Carolina Board of Transportation Raleigh, North Carolina July 6, 2023" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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