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North Carolina Turnpike’s Complete 540 project will bring the Triangle Expressway full circle This feature published as "Going Full Circle" in April 2021 issue Brian W. Budzynski / April 01, 2021 / 6 minute read North Carolina Turnpike Authority’s existing Triangle Expressway can be seen at the top of the photo. The Complete 540 project, which will extend the toll road 28.8 miles to the south and turn east to complete the loop around Raleigh, broke ground in November 2019. Photo Cred...

An NTSB investigation revealed design flaw was the cause; tragedy brought political pressure to fund statewide infrastructure. Written By: Steve Gardiner | × A helicopter hovers over what was the steel-arched Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis Aug. 1, 2007. It rose 64 feet above the Mississippi River and stretched 1,900 feet across the water. Photo by Stacy Bengs It was rush hour on a Wednesday -- just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 1, 2007 -- on the Interstate 35W bridge over the Miss...