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Confusing traffic patterns at the N. Elm Street junction, no signage on US-29 northbound to get to westbound I-840, and not a lot of lighting on the new stretch.

State and local leaders gathered Monday for a ceremony marking the opening of the final segment of Greensboro’s Urban Loop project. Greensboro Board of Transportation member and chairman Mike Fox had the countdown to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and with a quick "One, two three.." it was officially opened, finally linking Elm Street to U.S. 29 via the new stretch of highway. It’s the final chapter of a project that was proposed more than 50 years ago.

WFMY News 2 crews tested out the Greensboro Urban Loop to see how much quicker it could make travel.

The last four miles will complete the project that has been under construction for more than 23 years.

You'll be able to drive the 49-mile loop around the Gate City, and it should be roughly a 20-minute commute.

The timeline for the new loop is a pretty good road map for reaching any dream.

It’d become a semi common query last year - I’d dropped the equivalent of a stout third-grader who in the mid-70s might have worn “Husky Plus” drawers - and so

The Greensboro Urban Loop project is set to open on Monday, which leaders said will help with traffic and nearby small businesses.

The Greensboro Urban Loop has been in the planning phase since the 1960s, next week it will finally be finished.

A fire at the Asheville Outlets is under investigation. Three businesses along Haywood Road in west Asheville were targeted last weekend by a burglar.