New/FutureIn North Carolina

The 56 mile future interstate spur of I-87 will run from Zebulon east to Greenville along an upgraded US 264 freeway. Permission was granted by AASHTO in May 2021 and the FHWA in November 2021 for NCDOT to sign the route along 37 miles east of I-95. NCDOT started signing that portion of the route on June 22, 2022, changing all the signs and mile markers has taken longer (see a new Street View photo from September 2023 in I-587 Signage section).

Go to I-587 Photos (5/1/24) Go to Future I-587 Photos (11/19/23)

Check out my I-587 Exit List  (Updated with confirmed new I-587 exit numbers, 5/10/24)

Map of the proposed interstate from NCDOT's AASHTO application:

Route History

This proposal was announced by NCDOT on Sept. 7, 2016 with the agency sending applications for the proposal to be approved by AASHTO at their October 2016 meeting in Boston and to the FHWA.¹ AASHTO's Committee on US Route Numbering (USRN) rejected the application on October 26, 2016, however, the Special Committee on Highways, of which the US Route Numbering committee is part, apparently overruled them and approved the designation at the Fall 2016 AASHTO Meeting in Boston on November 13, 2016.² The FHWA then sent a letter approving the route as an addition to the interstate system on November 21, 2016.³ Officials from the Greenville area lobbied state and federal agencies for the city, the largest in NC without an interstate connection, for a spur route once the I-87 designation between Raleigh and Norfolk, VA was approved.

NCDOT Gets Permission to Sign I-587 East of I-95

The NCDOT 2020-2029 STIP released in August 2019 had 2 funded projects related to upgrading US 264 to Interstate Standards that started in 2019. Project I-6032 would widen the shoulders as part of a pavement rehabilitation contract in Greene County while Project I-6035 would do the same in Pitt County, both projects were later combined.⁴ Work started on September 30, 2019 and on March 17, 2021 NCDOT announced work had been completed several months early.⁵ Both these projects were east of Wilson County where US 264 meets I-95, and where the route is already up to Interstate standards. In May 2021 AASHTO's USRN approved the signing of I-587 from I-95 to Greenville and noted in their application approval that the FHWA had signed off as well.⁶ An announcement by NCDOT on when I-587 is signed was expected some time in August, but did not happen.⁷ In October 2021, an NCDOT official stated that despite the AASHTO announcement about the FHWA, they had not approved I-587 as of yet, but it was expected in 2022.⁸ A poster on the AARoads Forum indicated they had sent an email to NCDOT about I-587 signing, and got the same response, that it was expected some time in 2022. The post also said NCDOT planned to petition AASHTO at their Fall Meeting to revert US 264 back to its original alignment, now US 264 Alt., between current Exit 51 and the NC 11 Greenville Bypass.⁹ Finally, NCDOT posted a press release on November 16, 2021 saying the FHWA had signed off on signing I-587. The announcement reiterated that the signing will not take place until 2022, since signing plans still had to be completed, an affirmation that they are still waiting for AASHTO's decision on US 264 before finalizing plans.¹⁰ In November 2021 AASHTO agreed to NCDOT's application to reroute US 264. Here is the map of the new route submitted with the application:¹¹

I-587 Signage Goes Up Starting in June 2022, Slowly (Updated 11/4/24)

Update on I-587 signage on I-95 (NEW)

New photos from AARoads Forum member jcil4ever shows more I-587 shields have appeared, November 2024

The new 3/4 Mile advance sign with I-587 shield, the existing 1 Mile advance without is still up prior to this sign.

The new 1/4 Mile advance sign on the C/D ramp, no changes needed westbound, for now.

See all the new signage in this Video taken along I-95 South at the same time as the photos.

EARLIER PHOTOS

The I-587 signs started going up on I-95 in August 2023

This 3 support 1 Mile advance sign with new I-587 shield appeared in the summer of  2023, though technically the 587 shield should have East above it.

This 3 support exit sign with new I-587 shield, there was no 1/2 Mile sign along I-95 North in August when this was taken.

No I-587 shields appear on the C/D ramp however, or on I-95 South at this time.

NCDOT had an official sign unveiling ceremony on June 22, 2022 near Greenville where the first I-587 shield was revealed. Here is a photo of the sign¹²:

The former US 264 exit on the NC 11 Bypass now displays an I-587 shield, photo courtesy of the City of Greenville:

The first 'sign' of a second 3-di concurrence, just beyond the NC 42 interchange, taken by Google Maps in July 2022. Shields had not been updated westbound when this photo was taken:

A new I-587 shield, with US Route directional banner, in Wilson on top of the original I-795/US 264 reassurance markers. The I-587/I-795 concurrency is only the second on the Interstate system, the other being I-471/I-280 in Cleveland. In early July additional I-587 shields were added, including to overhead signs along US 264/Bypass NC 11 around Greenville.

Despite the start of placement of I-587 mile markers and I-587 shields on signs in the Greenville area in June 2022, NCDOT stated that adding all the I-587 signs, replacing the rest of the mile markers, and changing exit numbers would take several months to complete (citing the large number of signs, 900, and supply issues regarding aluminum signing), but it was still not complete in the Greenville area as of the early 2023.¹³ Google Maps Street View images of May and February 2023 (see below) also show signs on intersecting routes, such as I-95 and I-795, still without I-587 shields. Exit renumbering had taken place by the end of August 2022, here's the new numbers (sort of) for the I-795 and US 301 exits:

Notice the C suffix was not removed from the I-795 sign, and the US 301 letters are backwards.

Here's the new exit number for the I-95 exit on US 264 East before the current start of I-587 East, see below to see this is actually at mile marker 19:

Photo taken in early August before exit renumbering courtesy of Rich Elkins:

These Google Maps Street View images taken in May and February 2023 along I-95 shows that signage for the I-587 exit still has not been updated:

A traffic jam on I-95 North (due to a lane closure) partially hides the 1 Mile advance sign that still did not have a I-587 shield as of May 11, 2023.

This is on I-95 South in Wilson still with only the US 264 shield in February, as for I-95 South:

No change either on ramp signage for I-587 east as of May 2023.

*Meanwhile, on I-795 North approaching I-587 West:

New supports for a sign with an I-587 shield had appeared on I-795 North as of September 2023 as seen in this Google Maps Street View image.

This sign was changed in the spring of 2024 and now has I-587 shields, however the US 301 shield now has a direction listed of East. A photo of the sign can be found here.

*No change in the overhead signage as of August 2023 along I-587 West:

Same signage as before approaching the Downing Street exit.

Some signage been updated at the other end of the route in Greenville, as these Street View images show taken in September 2023 show:

The previous version of the sign, from May 2023:

The advance signs still referenced only US 264 West for a year after the change to I-587.

Signage also changed at the now I-587 West exit by September. But still no mention of US 264 West heading in the other direction:

Still no reference for the continuance of US 264 West along the NC 11 Bypass heading south. Signage was changed on I-587 East by the spring of 2024 to account for US 264 now running along the NC 11 Bypass in both directions (see photos below). It is not known whether the signs were updated on the Bypass at the same time.

Upgrading the Wilson to Zebulon Segment (Updated 6/10/24)

There were no other US 264 interstate upgrade projects west of Wilson County listed in the Final 2024-2033 STIP document released in June 2023, however, NCDOT indicated in a press release that stated US 264 exit numbers and mile markers between US 64 and I-95 would be changed to conform to those to be used on I-587 on July 27, 2022, that work to upgrade this section is planned to start in 3 or 4 years.¹⁴ There is a $13 million pavement rehabilitation project for US 264 from US 64 to the Wilson County line (HI-0013) that is to be let in the spring of 2025 listed in the STIP, but an interstate upgrade would require more than just shoulder widening, perhaps NCDOT is hoping to get temporary waivers to allow I-587 to be signed.¹⁵ In May 2024, NCDOT released preliminary Quantitative Scores for potential 2026-2035 STIP projects, among those listed was a project (H191794) to upgrade US 264 from US 64 (Future I-87) to I-95 to Interstate Standards. Submitted at the request of both the Capital Area (Wake County) and Upper Coastal Plan (Edgecombe, Nash, Wayne and Wilson Counties) RPOs, the project is estimated to cost $119.2 million. It received a decent State Mobility score (SMS) of 68.91 (out of 100), its Regional Mobility score was 43.11 out of 60.¹⁶ This would indicate the project will probably appear in the Draft 2026-2035 STIP when it is released in early 2025. There was also a project listed that would upgraded the US 264 Greenville Bypass to Interstate Standards from the current end of I-587 to the US 13/NC 11 exit, the SMS score was much lower though, 54.18/100. Is NCDOT thinking of an I-587 extension? The reasoning for the proposal listed does not mention I-587: "US 264 is a major corridor surrounding Greenville and providing connections through and around the area. The corridor is a critical segment of the eastern truck freight mobility network. Improvement includes shoulder work, access control, and interchange improvements.¹⁶

NCDOT Initially Struggles to Determine I-587's Direction

Apparently, NCDOT originally planned to sign I-587, despite its basic east-west direction, as a North-South route, as shown in this sign plan created for the NC 11 Southwest Bypass project:

Not only is I-587 signed North-South in the plans, North would have been the direction towards Wilson and Zebulon where, when I-87 would have signed, there will be signage heading east indicating a split between I-87 North and I-587 South. This would also mean that the exits would decrease headed toward Greenville. An NCDOT spokesman stated that since I-87 was a North-South route, it's spur route had to have those same directions. This is despite examples to the contrary in other states.¹⁴ However, in October 2021 an NCDOT sign engineer, Jim Dunlop, said he had seen the plans for re-signing the route as I-587 and the route was signed as East-West, he also stated exits would be renumbered as part of the same contract with the NC 42 exit becoming Exit 20, which proved to be correct when NCDOT put up the signs in June 2022.¹⁷

Photos *(New 5/1/24)

New signage photos taken by Adam Prince in May 2024. Taken along I-587 East:

This reassurance marker in Farmville is one of several at the eastern end of I-587 that have had their directional banners replaced with Interstate standard blue versions.

This is one of the several signs for Exit 42 that have been replaced. This was formerly for NC 121 but the end of that route has been shifted as part of a new traffic plan for the Farmville area that removed Business 258 through town and shifted NC 121 to end at the US 258 South exit.

The reassurance marker prior to Exit 42 now also has a blue East banner.

The US 258 North 2 Miles advance sign has been updated to add North. This was for the original US 258 routing.

The signs for Exit 48 also have been replaced, originally just for Wesley Church Road now for US 258 South and the new southern terminus of NC 121, Guess they think North NC 121 next to South US 258 is too confusing.

This 1 Mile advance sign for US 264/Bypass NC 11 exit at the end of I-587 was not replaced, just the former North text over the US 264 shield covered over since the route now goes both directions.

The overhead on the right received overlays to recognize that US 264 West now runs with Bypass NC 11 South.

Earlier 2024 Photos

Taken by Steven Anthony Wicher in March. Apparently several new signs like this one on Stantonsburg Road have recently been installed in Greenville:

Some similar image from Google Maps Street View from September 2023:

 This trailblazer was put up between June and September 2023 at the corner of Stantonsburg Road and Allen Road.

PHOTOS FROM 2023 AND EARLIER

The following sign and mile marker images were taken during a road trip to NC on October 16. Photos start from the I-95 exit and head east to Greenville:

Signage not updated on I-95:

Hinted at by Google Maps Street View images, the signs on I-95 North had not been updated to account for I-587 being signed:

The 1 mile advance on I-95 North. No I-587 shields, even on ground mounted trailblazers, seen at all prior to the exit.

There are still Detour West I-40 signs in place at the exit due to the Raleigh Fortify project from 5 years ago.

The signage along the C/D ramps from I-95 North.

I-587 Signage with (and without) New Exit Numbers

The Mile 19.5 marker seen after the I-95 North ramp, which will be shown to be signed as Exits 18 A/B.

My photo of the first set of reassurance markers after the I-95 exit.

The renumbered 1/2 mile advance sign for NC 42, now Exit 20.

The renumbered exit sign.

The reassurance markers after the NC 42 exit headed east.

The renumbered 1 mile advance sign for Downing Street, now Exit 22.

The renumbered exit sign with off balance number in the exit tab.

The overhead signs for the US 301 and I-795 South exits, now Exit 24 and 23. When originally changed, the suffix from the previous exit was left on the sign, see photo near top.

This auxiliary sign's number still had not been changed.

The renumbered signage at the I-795 South split ramp, the I-795 exit tab again has awkwardly placed numbers, meanwhile the US 301 ramp letters are in the wrong order for an eastbound roadway.

A closeup of the I-795 South exit gore sign.

The renumbered 1/4 mile advance sign for US 301 South, now Exit 24A (the letter here in the correct order). Guess there's no worthy destination along US 301 South.

Overheads at the ramp for US 301 North, now with two Exit A's since the left side sign has not been renumbered.

The correctly renumbered exit sign for US 301 North, now Exit 24B.

The reassurance marker pair after the US 301 interchange.

The renumbered 1 mile advance sign for Black Creek Road, now Exit 26.

The renumbered exit sign for Black Creek Road.

The renumbered 1 mile advance sign for Old Stantonsburg Road, now Exit 28 and another pair of reassurance markers.

The renumbered exit sign with matching mile marker and gore sign beyond.

Beyond the bridge, the renumbered 1 mile advance sign for NC 58, now Exit 29.

The renumbered NC 58 exit sign.

The next set of reassurance markers after the 30 Mile marker.

The 1 mile advance for what is the US 264 East exit, now Exit 32. Sign not yet updated to reflect the dropping of US 264 Alt. east of this exit.

The renumbered exit sign, also awaiting an update.

The first lone East I-587 reassurance marker after the US 264 East exit.

The renumbered 1 mile advance sign for the NC 111/222 exit, now Exit 35.

The renumbered exit sign with supportive Mile 35 marker in front.

Another lone Easy I-587 reassurance marker after the exit.

The miles are picking up, now at Mile 40.

The renumbered 1 mile advance sign for the NC 91 exit, now Exit 41.

The renumbered exit sign for NC 91.

*The East I-587 trailblazer on wooden post along NC 91 North in Walstonburg, photo by Mark David Moore.

The renumbered 1/4 mile advance sign (that's all the warning you get) for the eastbound only NC 121 North exit, now Exit 42.

The renumbered exit sign right behind it.

The renumbered 2 miles advance sign for the US 258 (North, sign not updated) exit, now Exit 45.

The renumbered exit sign with trailblazers indicating this is for the US 258 North.

A south US 258 reassurance marker joins East I-587 after the exit.

The renumbered 1 mile advance sign for the Wesley Church Road exit (should be updated to say US 258 South), now Exit 48.

There is a US 258 South trailblazer before the exit.

The renumbered 1 mile advance sign for the Mozingo Road exit, now Exit 53.

The Mozingo Road exit sign, with mile marker confirming the new number is correct.

The renumbered 1 mile advance for the last exit at the Greenville Bypass, now Exits 56 A/B.

The overhead signs at the ramp for Bypass NC 11 South, the East US 264/North Bypass NC 11 sign still had the old exit number.

*Signage around the I-587/US 264/NC 11 Bypass interchange, taken by Mark David Moore in December 2022:

On US 264 East / NC 11 Bypass South:

The 3/4 Mile advance sign heading south.

The 1/2 Mile advance sign for the I-587 and Downtown Greenville exits heading south.

The signage beyond the West I-587 exit has only partly been updated to indicate US 264 continues south along the Bypass.

The ground mounted advance signage now includes references to US 264 West leaving the Bypass at US 13 as of May 2023. This and the next two photos from Google Maps Street View.

However, the overhead signage has not been updated further south at the US 13/US 264 East exit as of May 2023.

Nor had signs at the ramps to the NC 11 Bypass been updated where US 264 East is to join the highway. Heading back north...

The 1 Mile advance sign heading north.

However, at the exit the signage has not been updated. Nor has it been through May 2023 at the I-587 West exit ramp, Google Maps Street View image:

Nor has it been updated leaving downtown Greenville...

The overhead signs have not been updated to show US 264 West continues on NC 11 Bypass South.

The view from the gore  sign for the US 264 East exit also shows a lack of an I-587 shield heading further west beyond the Bypass.

Back in October and turning around and heading west, mixture of own photos from October 16 and Google Maps Street View images from August 2022:

New exit numbers to match I-587 mileposts were put up starting in late August.

The only updated image available for the Mozingo Road exit, now Exit 53 was of the gore sign on I-587 East.

The Wesley Church Road exit is now Exit 48, however the sign was not updated to reference US 258 South in Farmville.

The images were updated to capture this West I-587 and North US 258 South set of reassurance markers.

The renumbered 1 mile advance for the US 258 North exit in Farmville, now Exit 45, though not with added direction.

The I-587 East only exit for NC 121 is now Exit 42. As seen from the updated eastbound lane images.

The NC 91 exit is now Exit 41, as seen on I-587 West.

The 1/2 mile advance sign for the NC 111/222 exit, now Exit 35.

The 2 Miles advance for the actual US 264 East/Alt. US 264 West exit on I-587 West, now Exit 32, but sign not updated as of August.

Gore sign for Black Creek Road exit with new number, the exit signs had not been revised at this time in either direction. Same for the   Old Stantonburg Road exit.

Heading west the US 301 exit, now Exit 24 is also the way to access I-795 South.

This auxiliary sign for the US 301 exit still had the old exit number.

The exit sign, with the correct number.

Signage on US 301 North:

Even the trailblazers sport white directional banners, here on US 301 North in Wilson.

The trailblazer for West I-587 also on US 301 North in Wilson.

The 1 1/2 Mile advance (before the I-795 North ramp, for the Downing Street exit, now Exit 22.

The first set of I-587/US 264 West and I-795 North reassurance markers, which are prior to the actual merge of the I-795 North lanes, the 1/2 mile advance sign for Downing Street in the distance.

Late August image showing change of exit number for Downing Street on I-587 West/I-795 North to Exit 22 as taken from the opposite lanes.

The gore sign with the new number for the Downing Street exit on I-587 West/I-795 North, also from the opposite lanes.

The second set of I-587/US 264 West and I-795 North reassurance markers after the Downing Street exit.

The 1/2 mile advance for I-95 with its new numbers, 18 A and B.

The still lone End I-795 sign (will they install a temporary End I-587?) with renumbered exit signs for I-95 in the distance.

This I-587 Mile 19 marker is between exit ramps for the new Exit 18, I-95. Apparently it was easier just to subtract 20 from the old number.

The currently last I-587 West exit for I-95 South.

New Exit Numbers along Future I-587 between I-95 and US 64

NCDOT in late July and early August 2022 changed exit numbers along US 264 between US 64 and I-95 to match future I-587 mileposts, here are photos of the renumbered exits headed west taken in October after the I-95 exit, and newly updated Google Maps Street View images from August and December 2022:

The revised exit numbers on the 1 Mile advance sign for the I-95 exits, captured by Street View in December 2022.

The first I-587 mile marker installed west of I-95.

The Alt. US 264 exits are now 16A and B. Will this route eventually become US 264?

The exit sign for East Alt. US 264 without an exit tab.

Here is a blue Lodging Services sign with the new exit number captured by Google Maps Street View heading east.

The exit sign for West Alt. US 264.

Another new mile marker, here confirming the US 264 Alt. exits number, Google Maps Street  View image from August 2022.

Here's the 1 mile advance sign with the new numbers heading east, also from Street View.

The exit sign for Alt. US 264 East from Street View.

The Alt. US 264 West exit, also from Street View, both signs have exit tabs in this direction.

The 1/2 mile advance sign for the Sims exit, now Exit 14.

The renumbered Exit 14 for Sims on US 264 East.

The renumbered exit sign for Sims, Google Maps Street View image from August.

A Future I-587 sign next to a US 264 West reassurance marker.

The 1 mile advance for the NC 581 exit, now Exit 11. 

The renumbered Exit 11 NC 581 exit sign.

The 1 mile advance sign for NC 581 on US 264 East, Google Maps Street View image from August 2022.

Here's the exit sign for the NC 581 exit on US 264 East with the new number, also from Street View.

The new I-587 Mile 10 marker after the NC 581 exit.

The renumbered 1 Mile advance sign for the NC 231 exit, now Exit 7 on US 264 West.

The renumbered NC 231 exit sign for Middlesex.

Here's the 1 mile advance sign for the NC 231 exit on US 264 East with the new number, from Google Maps Street View in December 2022.

Here's the exit sign with the new number, also from Street View from August 2022.

The new I-587 Mile 5 marker on US 264 East.

The 1 Mile advance sign for the Alt. US 264/NC 39 exit which is now Exit 3, but the number is obscured here by foliage.

The new Exit 3 for the Alt US 264/NC 39 exit, with faded Five County Stadium sign between the exit tab and sign.

Here's the eastbound renumbered exit sign for the Alt. US 264/NC 39 exit, Google Maps Street View image from December 2022.

Here's an eastbound Future I-587 sign after crossing into Wake County, another Street View image from December 2022.

The new Future I-587 Mile 2 marker, this one headed east, prior the Alt US 264/NC 39 exit, another Street View image from December.

The renumbered 1/2 mile advance sign for NC 97, now Exit 2. This exit is within mile 1, so could have been 1B in this westerly direction.

The renumbered NC 97 exit sign.

Here's the eastbound renumbered NC 97 exit sign on the ramp from US 64 East, Google Maps Street View image from August 2022.

The eastbound renumbered exit sign for NC 97, another Street View image, this from December 2022.

The US 64 (East) exit is now 1, again it could have been 1A in this direction.

The exit signs at the future end of I-587 West, should this have been Exits 1A and B? Possible it could be changed in the future.

Other Signs, I-587 Shields and Mile Markers

A July capture of the beginning of I-587 West signed along the Greenville Bypass, in this case the 1/2 Mile advance sign.

The exit sign with I-587 shield. The signs beyond at that time had not been updated to suggest US 264 South continues on the Bypass.

A recently placed End I-587 sign beyond the ramp to the Bypass headed south.

The first I-587 West mile marker after the Bypass on-ramp.

The first I-587 West reassurance marker with its US shield directional banner.

The last I-587 East reassurance marker prior to the Greenville Bypass interchange, as seen from the westbound lanes.

The next I-587 West reassurance marker after to the Mozingo Road exit.

The I-587 East Mile 50 marker placed by July.

A I-587 East reassurance marker after the US 158 South exit, exit numbers had not been updated as of July.

From June 2022, one of the new West I-587 mile markers placed before the NC 91 exit. Other markers documented at that time by Google Maps Street View:

West I-587 mile marker prior to the US 301 exit, which should then be Exit 25 and not have the same number as I-795, see below.

An I-587 East Mile 23 marker prior to the I-795 exit, will should thus be 23.

An August image shows new exit numbers, at least in the Wilson area at the Downing Street exit headed west, had not been put up as of yet.

Westbound I-587 Mile 22 and 1/2 marker put up by June.

An I-587 East mile marker prior to the NC 42 exit taken from the westbound lanes.

An I-587 East Mile 20 marker prior to the NC 42 exit, the second last.

The first I-587/I-795/US 264 reassurance marker assembly after the I-95 exit.

The first I-587 East Mile marker at the I-95 interchange.

Previous Photos

NCDOT Traffic camera image showing I-587 East exit sign on US 264/NC 11 Bypass still with US 264 shield on July 30, was seen in place as of August 1, prior to camera switching position (this signage had not changed as of January 2023).

New photos taken along the Future I-587 corridor in June 2021 by Adam Prince:

A. West of I-95-Segment not up to interstate standards

NC 581 exit sign in Bailey, note substandard shoulder width for an Interstate highway.

Six miles further east is the first of two US 264 Alternate exits, also with substandard shoulders.

The US 264 Alternate East exit, the shoulders are interstate standard from here on.

The 1 mile advance for the I-95 interchange on US 264 East.

The overhead signs at the ramp for I-95 South.

And for I-95 South, the beginning of I-795 South.

B. East of I-95-Segment up to interstate standards

The exit sign for NC, not Interstate, 42 along I-795 South/US 264 East.

The 1/2 mile advance sign for I-795 South paired with the 1 Mile advance for the US 301 exit. Will the exit numbers be changed when I-587 is signed to those of I-587 or I-795?

The exit sign for I-795 South paired with the 1/2 Mile advance for US 301.

Overhead signage approaching the US 301 South exit on US 264 West, Future I-587 North. 

Overhead signage at the US 301 South exit. 

The 1 Mile advance sign for the Old Stantonsburg Road exit prior to an East US 264 reassurance marker (soon to be accompanied by an I-587 shield?).

The 1 Mile advance sign for NC 58 exit.

The NC 58 exit sign beyond the recently widened shoulders.

The 1 Mile advance sign for next Alternate US 264 exit.

The 1 Mile advance sign for the next exit headed east, NC 111/222.

The 1 Mile advance sign for the NC 91 exit in Walstonburg.

The exit sign for NC 121 North, note the new guardrail put in after the shoulders were widened.

The only 2 Miles advance sign on US 264 for the US 258, in reality now US 258 North, exit. This exit sign has not been changed since US 258 South was rerouted onto US 264.

The US 258 exit sign with US 258 North and South trailblazers, to make up for not revising the exit sign.

South US 258 and East US 264 trailblazers along widened shoulders awaiting I-587 signage in Farmville.

The interstate standard widened shoulder along US 264 East.

The completed widened shoulder work continues approaching the Mozingo Road exit.

The 1/2 Mile advance sign for the NC 11 Bypass exit, the future end of I-587.

The auxiliary sign for East Carolina University on other side of widened shoulder.

The exit sign for the NC 11 Bypass South, the second to last I-587 exit.

Two of the several Future I-587 signs put up at along US 264 at county lines:

Photo courtesy of Adam Prince

Photo courtesy of WNCN

Notes

1. NC Governor's Office. 2016. "State Seeking Future Interstate Designation for U.S. 264 to Greenville." Press Release. Sept. 7, 2016. Downloaded from: http://governor.nc.gov/press-release/state-seeking-future-interstate-designation-us-264-greenville

2. NC Governor's Office. 2016. "Transportation Association Recommends Approval of Future Interstate Designation for US 264 to Greenville." Press Release, November 15. Downloaded from: https://governor.nc.gov/press-release/transportation-association-recommends-approval-future-interstate-designation-us-264, 11/15/16. i. Federal Highway Administration. 2016. Letter to Michael L. Holder, PE, NCDOT from Gregory G. Nadeau, Regional Administrator, FHWA. November 21. Downloaded from: http://butterfield.house.gov/sites/butterfield.house.gov/files/wysiwyg_uploaded/2016_11_21_12_26_17.pdf, 11/22/16.

3. Federal Highway Administration. 2016. Letter to Michael L. Holder, PE, NCDOT from Gregory G. Nadeau, Regional Administrator, FHWA. November 21. Downloaded from: http://butterfield.house.gov/sites/butterfield.house.gov/files/wysiwyg_uploaded/2016_11_21_12_26_17.pdf, 11/22/16.

4. NCDOT. 2019. State Transportation Improvement Program, 2020-2029, Draft. January 10. Division 2, p. 11 of 43, p. 21 of 43.

5. NCDOT. 2021. "Paving Project in Two Eastern Counties Completed Early." Press Release. March 17. Downloaded from: https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2021/2021-03-17-pitt-greene-highway-paving-complete.aspx, March 18.

6. AASHTO Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering. May 2021. 2021 Spring Meeting Report to the Council of Highways and Streets, p. 7, p. 12.  Downloaded from: https://www.dropbox.com/s/125edrwda3y1bmw/Final%20_Report_USRN%20Application%20Results%20Spring%202021.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR2rFGGv8FpX2xDmWBFOkuEdv VeDhAuQdBhh5cidRCTs4KoJ3cmb _n_XeaU, August 10, 2021.

7. JDunlop. 2021. Post #381 to AARoads Forum, Southeast Region, Future I-587 in NC thread, August 4.

8. JDunlop. 2021. Post #429 to AARoads Forum, Southeast Region, Future I-587 in NC thread, October 8. Downloaded from: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=19189.msg2669469#msg2669469, October 13, 2021.

9. WashuOtaku. Post #407 to AARoads Forum, Southeast Region, Future I-587 in NC thread, August 27. Downloaded from: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=19189.msg2654729#msg2654729, September 3, 2021.

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