Hampstead Bypass (North Carolina)
Proposed state highway in North Carolina, US
The Hampstead Bypass, likely to be designated as U.S. Highway 17 Bypass (US 17 Byp.), is a planned route in the U.S. state of North Carolina, serving as a bypass of Ogden and Hampstead. It will consist of two sections which meet at North Carolina Highway 140 (NC 140): a limited-access extension of Military Cutoff Road, temporarily designated as North Carolina Highway 417 (NC 417), and a controlled-access portion that will serve as a bypass of Hampstead. The Military Cutoff Road extension began construction in 2017 and opened to traffic on September 28, 2023. Construction on the first portion of the Hampstead Bypass began on March 11, 2022 and is expected to be completed in 2026. Construction on the second portion is expected to begin soon after and be completed in 2030.
Route description
The first section of the road begins at the extension of Military Cutoff Road (NC 417) at an interchange between US 17 (Military Cutoff Road/Market Street) and US 17 Business (US 17 Bus.; Market Street) near Ogden. It continues northwest as a six-lane at-grade expressway with a 45-mile-per-hour (72 km/h) speed limit through a wooded area, passing over Ogden Park Drive near Ogden Park. The route then comes to a large residential development in Murraysville, turning northeast and meeting three streets at signalized superstreet intersections. Moving into another wooded area, the route intersects a connector to Plantation Road, becoming a freeway immediately after. Military Cutoff Road will then end at an interchange with NC 140.
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