Missing Flyover Ramp -
Johnston Road (US 521) at I-485 Interchange
One of the future additions
to I-485 will be a flyover ramp that will connect US 521 North to I-485
West (towards I-77). In 2003, the interchange, Exit 61, was expanded
with the completion of Johnston Road to NC 51. However, the flyover
ramp was not built. There are two stubs for this ramp one on the
ramp from US 521 to I-485 East, and the other is on the ramp from Johnston
Road and US 521 North to I-485 West. Currently, traffic going from
US 521 North to I-485 West takes a left turn at a signalized intersection
on the north end of the interchange. A 1998
Terraserver Image of this interchange shows the interchange before
the construction of Johnston Road to the North.
(Stan Schwartz)
Approaching the future flyover split on the eastbound
I-485 onramp.
(Stan Schwartz)
The future ramp is blocked off by concrete barriers.
It is possible that when I-485 is widened in the next decade the missing
flyover ramp will be built.
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Page Created: December 7, 2003
Last Updated: October 11, 2006
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