Greenville - The N.C. Department of Transportation has been busy working on the
12.6-mile Greenville Southwest Bypass in Pitt County since August, 2016. Once
completed in summer, 2020, the bypass will be a four-lane, median-divided
highway that can only be accessed through interchanges.
The new freeway that will begin approximately two miles south of
Ayden on N.C. 11, wrap around the west side of Ayden and Winterville and end at
the U.S. 264 Bypass west of Greenville.
The Greenville Southwest Bypass is expected to relieve congestion
and improve safety in Greenville – particularly on Memorial Drive/N.C. 11 and
Stantonsburg Road/U.S. 264 Business. The new roadway will also help improve
travel time along the U.S. 264/N.C. 11 corridor
The local economy will also benefit from the highway's five
interchanges, which have the potential to spur commercial and residential
development.
DOT crews are currently working on eight bridges, at different
stages of construction. The next step will be to widen N.C. 11 at the bypass
tie-in, south of Ayden.