North Carolina Highway 148


North Carolina Highway 148, also known as the C.F. Harvey Parkway, is an state highway that connects US 70 to NC 58 in Lenoir County. The route is completely located within Lenoir County and runs near the NC Global TransPark and Kinston Regional Jetport, serving as a bypass of Kinston. The entire route is a four-lane rural expressway, with a maximum speed limit of.

Route description

NC 148 begins at an interchange with US 70 west of Kinston. The highway then proceeds northward, paralleling US 258 before crossing and having an interchange with each other. Turning eastward, the highway runs around the south side of Kinston Regional Jetport and NC Global Transpark before ending at an at-grade intersection with NC 58.

History

The first section between Rouse Road and NC 58 was completed in May 2001 at a cost of $6.6 million. The route for the third section of the highway was chosen in July 2002.
The roadway was named for C. Felix Harvey in August 2002. The second section between US 258 and Rouse Road was finished in August 2003 for $8.2 million. The third section between US 70 and US 258 was opened on May 22, 2014. The extension involved the construction of 12 bridges and 2 highway interchanges. The roadway was formally dedicated in November 2003 for the local leader behind the Global Transpark.

Future

Currently, a extension of NC 148 from its current eastern terminus at NC 58 to an interchange with N.C. 11 north of Kinston is under construction. This is to improve connectivity in northern Kinston between U.S. 70, N.C. 58 and N.C. 11.

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