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\n\tGlenwood Avenue is a major thoroughfare connecting Downtown Raleigh to its northwest suburbs and the city of Durham. It is signed as US 70 for the majority of its route.
\n\tRoute Description
\n\n\tGlenwood Avenue begins at Morgan Street on the west side of Downtown Raleigh as a four-lane undivided street. It travels north through the busy Glenwood South district. After an intersection with Peace Street, Glenwood Avenue transitions to a four-lane median-divided suburban boulevard as it passes through Raleigh's oldest suburbs, with numerous driveways connecting to large houses. Midway through the development lies a partial cloverleaf interchange with Wade Avenue, where US 70/NC 50 join the roadway. About a half mile to the north, Glenwood Avenue reaches the Five Points intersection, then continues northwest towards I-440. West of the I-440 interchange, Glenwood Avenue becomes a six-lane urban boulevard as it passes by Crabtree Valley Mall, where NC 50 leaves Glenwood Avenue to follow Creedmoor Road. Glenwood Avenue then continues northwest through a mixture of commercial, office, and residential development, returning to four lanes after an intersection with Millbrook and Duraleigh Roads. After roughly 7.5 miles of travel, Glenwood Avenue travels past the Umstead State Park entrance and a series of Fred Anderson car dealerships before having an interchange with I-540. West of I-540, Glenwood Avenue takes a trip through the Brier Creek subdivision, then leaves Raleigh at the Durham County line, with US 70 continuing to Durham.
\n\n\tFuture Projects
\n\n\tIn 2020, the North Carolina Department\u00a0of Transportation (NCDOT) is expected to begin converting Glenwood Avenue from I-540 to Duraleigh Road to a\u00a0superstreet\u00a0as well as widening the roadway to\u00a0six lanes.
\n\n\tIn 2021, work is expected to begin on upgrading US 70 to a freeway from I-540 to T.W. Alexander Drive, which will include interchanges at T.W. Alexander and Brier Creek Parkway. The freeway will eventually extend\u00a0to the East End Connector in Durham.
\n\n\tIn 2018, NCDOT announced a project that will make improvements to Glenwood Avenue near Crabtree Valley Mall. The $231.3 million project would reconfigure\u00a0the interchange between Glenwood Avenue and I-440, replace the bridge that carries Blue Ridge Road across\u00a0Crabtree Creek, and redesign Glenwood's intersection with Blue Ridge and Lead Mine\u00a0Roads. The project originally proposed\u00a0extending Crabtree Valley Avenue to connect to I-440, but was reconsidered due to backlash from nearby residents.\u00a0Originally scheduled to commence in 2019, the project has been pushed back to 2025 due to funding concerns. Despite this, NCDOT made seven preliminary plans for the project available for public viewing in June 2019.
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