Interstate 885

NC 885 begins at the interchange with NC 540. The whole route carries the moniker of the Triangle Expressway, which it inherits from the portion of NC 540 south of the aforementioned interchange. It has a single interchange with Davis Drive and Hopson Road between its termini. NC 885 ends at the interchange with I-40, at which I-885 promptly begins. Running north on the Durham Freeway (former NC 147) through the Research Triangle Park, three closely-spaced interchanges link the route to East Cornwallis Road, T.W. Alexander Drive, and Ellis Road. At the Durham city line, NC 147 begins and diverges toward downtown Durham, while I-885 heads northeast on the East End Connector before joining US 70, curving to the northwest concurrent with the latter route. The freeway turns due north as it comes to US 70 Business (US 70 Bus)/NC 98 at a junction that was reconstructed as a compressed diamond interchange. After continuing north and meeting Cheek Road, the Interstate ends at a semi-directional T interchange with its parent route, I-85. ==Tolls==

Tolls along NC 885 are charged by electronic toll collection (ETC) and are enforced by video cameras. Several gantries are located along the route and entrance/exit ramps, where they collect tolls via the NC Quick Pass or other interoperable ETC systems. Drivers who do not participate in the ETC program will receive a bill in the mail and will have 30 days from date on bill before additional fees and civil penalties are applied. ==History==

The first section of what eventually became I-885 to be constructed was the portion of US 70 between the East End Connector and I-85, completed by 1957 with US 70 relocated onto it. The East End Connector first appeared in Durham's 1959 thoroughfare plan but was shelved and its funding diverted to other priorities such as NC 147, the Durham Freeway. The portion of former NC 147 from NC 540 to I-40 was redesignated as NC 885. ==Future==

The NCDOT 2020–2029 Final STIP released in September 2019 indicated a project that would widen of I-885 to six lanes from the East End Connector Project south to I-40 at a cost of $1.8 million. However, the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) removed this proposal from its plans, leaving this project in question. , the project had been scheduled for right-of-way acquisition in 2024 and would break ground in 2027, but these dates have since been delayed. ==Exit List==

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