Thu January 07, 2021 - Southeast Edition #1 Lori Tobias â CEG Correspondent The Express Lanes project also includes five other improvements to bridges that cross I-485 that were originally separate, but incorporated into the I-485 Express Lanes project to minimize the duration of construction along the project. Crews on a $346 million North Carolina express lane project are on the cusp of a milestone. They're about to shift traffic to the former median, which will allow them to begin work on new outside lanes in each direction. "Right now, the interstate is two lanes in each direction ...