History
Construction started on the first section of the Goldsboro Bypass on October 9, 2008. The first phase opened on December 16, 2011. Temporarily assigned the NC 44 designation, the highway will eventually become part of a rerouted US 70 in the area. The project cost $65.5 million and included three interchanges at I-795, US 117 and Wayne Memorial Drive.
NC 44 appeared in the state one time before, from 1930-1994. At its height it connected NC 48, west of Whitakers, to NC 125, in Oak City. In 1994, the route was renumbered to NC 33 and NC 111.
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