U.S. 117 Corridor Upgrade Near Goldsboro

Planning and development are underway on a proposed project to upgrade about 24 miles of the U.S. 117 corridor to interstate standards between I-40 in Sampson County and I-795 in Wayne County. The project also includes a portion of Duplin County.

Part of the upgrade may involve building new sections of roadway. The existing corridor includes N.C. 403, U.S. 117 Connector, U.S. 117, U.S. 13 and N.C. 581.

This project has been broken into six sections, A through F​, which are in various stages of development and funding.

Two sections (C and D) are currently scheduled for Preliminary Engineering only within the next 10 years. None of the six sections are currently funded for right of way acquisition, or construction. ​