Environmentalists criticize, residents cheer NCDOT’s Orange Route pick for 540 Outer Loop
(News and Observer – Feb. 3, 2016)
The state Department of Transportation picked the so-called Orange Route as its preferred path for the 540 Outer Loop across southern Wake County.
The leader of a business group that supports the 540 Outer Loop project praised DOT’s announcement Wednesday and said he believed the road would be a time saver for many drivers.
“Clearly it would depend on where you’re coming from and where you’re going,” said Joe Milazzo II of the Regional Transportation Alliance. “I would think if you were anywhere near the center of that corridor, the time savings would be remarkable – because the alternative to 540 would be Ten Ten Road, which is just two lanes.”