The N.C. Department of Transportation is building the Shelby Bypass in seven sections, as shown in the below chart.
| AA | West of Peachtree Road to east of Kimbrell Road near Mooresboro | 2 miles | Completed
| Construction began in July 2013 and opened to traffic in September 2016. |
| AB | East of Kimbrell Road to east of Plato Lee Road near Lattimore | 1.9 miles | Completed
| Construction began in July 2014 and was completed in April 2018. A separate paving contract was completed in the fall of 2019.
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| B | East of Plato Lee Road to east of N.C. 226 north of Shelby | 2.6 miles | Completed
| Construction began in July 2014 and was completed in April 2018.
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| C | East of N.C. 226 to west of N.C. 150 heading northeast of Shelby | 5.3 miles | Under Construction | Constructionbegan in 2017 and should be completed in June 2024. Paving of this section was added to correlate with west of N.C. 150 to U.S. 74 west of Long Branch Road, east of Shelby. Airport Road has been revised so that it no longer terminates but will be continuous across the bypass. |
| D | West of N.C. 150 to U.S. 74 west of Long Branch Road, east of Shelby | 4.1 miles | Under Development | Final designs are underway. Right of way purchasing is underway with construction beginning in 2023.
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| E | U.S. 74 west of Long Branch Road to west to Stony Point Road at U.S. 74 Business in Kings Mountain | 2.6 miles
| Under Development
| Final designs are underway. Right of way purchasing is underway with construction beginning in 2023.
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F
| East of Mooresboro to west of Stony Point Road at U.S. 74 Business in Kings Mountain
| 18.5 miles
| Completed
| Paving of the east of Kimbrell Road to east of Plato Lee Road near Lattimore section was completed in 2020.
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