Quote :

"Los Angeles dubbed a 53-hour closure of I-405 “Carmageddon.” Columbus, Ohio, residents voted to name a three-year reconstruction of the interchange between I-71 and I-670 “Crawlumbus.” What should we call Raleigh’s major road project on I-40/440? The N.C. Department of Transportation is asking the creative and funny people of the Triangle to help name the project on I-40/440 in Wake County, which will begin next spring and is expected to last three years. The major rebuild of 11 miles on I-40/440 -- from U.S. 1 in Cary to U.S. 64/264 in Raleigh – will require lane closures, sometimes leaving open just two lanes of travel. That section of highway is 30 years old, and workers need to dig down at least two feet to remove and replace concrete and asphalt on the road, shoulders and ramps. The winning name will be used in all future references to the project. It will also be part of the website name that will provide information about the I-40/440 rebuild. The winner will be publicly announced and will get major bragging rights. Contest Rules: Entries must be submitted to lrfriedman@ncdot.gov by 5 p.m. on Aug. 10. We know this project may make you want to curse, but the name cannot have profanity. The name should be a one- or two-word title. NCDOT employees are not eligible to enter. A panel of NCDOT employees will pick the five best names and put them to a public vote on http://www.ncdot.gov from Aug. 14-17. The winner will be announced Aug. 22. Submit entries and questions to Leah Friedman, NCDOT communications specialist, at lrfriedman@ncdot.gov."

So what you got funny/creative people? Nothing comes to mind for me that doesn't include expletives

http://www.raleighnc.gov/home/news/content/CorNews/Articles/RebuildProject.html

8/2/2012 3:38:08 PM

Barrel Monster

8/2/2012 3:39:54 PM

Jasper Drag Race

8/2/2012 3:40:54 PM

this sucks

8/2/2012 3:41:09 PM

Crawleigh, duh.

8/2/2012 3:43:11 PM

Where'sTheTrain

8/2/2012 3:44:48 PM

Carmageddon

8/2/2012 3:47:58 PM

Jones Sausage Pileup

8/2/2012 3:48:18 PM

hahaha winner

8/2/2012 3:49:17 PM

or more like weiner amirite

8/2/2012 3:49:40 PM

Bev's Beltline Bungle

8/2/2012 3:58:11 PM

holy fuck this is stupid

8/2/2012 4:00:08 PM

nvm

[Edited on August 2, 2012 at 4:01 PM. Reason : .]

8/2/2012 4:00:52 PM

Prime opportunity for a company to jump in and sponsor this thing.

The Coca Cola I40 Project brought to You by Slim Jim

8/2/2012 4:26:20 PM

lol, good shit people.

8/2/2012 4:27:35 PM

damn i got beat to Crawleigh

8/2/2012 4:31:15 PM

Crawleigh Cow College

8/2/2012 4:37:07 PM

Barrel Monster Motorway

8/2/2012 5:08:59 PM

CREEPY CRAWLEIGH LOOP

8/2/2012 6:03:36 PM

Miiiiiiiiiiiiister Crawleigh....what went wrong in your heeaaadd..

8/2/2012 6:13:04 PM

I-need four-40's beltwhine

8/2/2012 6:23:18 PM

that would require a 2-hour standstill to allow for a recovery nap

8/2/2012 6:24:57 PM

Schwa G. Moore Freeway

8/2/2012 6:26:27 PM

440.....minutes to get home!

8/2/2012 6:47:52 PM

Raleigh pwnt, stay home.

8/2/2012 6:48:20 PM

"You Didn't Build That Freeway"

8/2/2012 6:48:34 PM

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads

8/2/2012 7:20:25 PM

are they going to start allowing motorcycles to pass stopped cars like in LA?

8/2/2012 7:22:28 PM

Research Triangle Park-ing Lot? *ducks*

8/2/2012 7:25:31 PM

omgwtfbbq

8/2/2012 7:33:49 PM

440 Tomato Bound and 440 Vinegar Bound

8/2/2012 8:00:44 PM

clusterfuck

8/2/2012 8:09:42 PM

Quote :

"440 Tomato Bound and 440 Vinegar Bound"

8/2/2012 10:39:40 PM

I submitted all these ideas to lrfriedman@ncdot.gov. I'll let you know what wins.

8/2/2012 10:53:37 PM

Quote :

"Jones Sausage Pileup Party"

ftfy

[Edited on August 2, 2012 at 10:56 PM. Reason : s]

8/2/2012 10:55:43 PM

^^ I submitted mine before I posted it here.

8/2/2012 11:19:52 PM

lolol

8/3/2012 9:58:13 AM

Quote :

"Jones Sausage Pileup"

HAHAHAHAH that one had me laughing

8/3/2012 10:00:09 AM

Quote :

"Raleigh pwnt, stay home. "

lol my first thought as well.

8/3/2012 10:03:48 AM

Mascot.

8/3/2012 10:30:35 AM

http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/11455132/

Crawleigh won

Five finalists:

Carmuda Triangle
Crawleigh
South-Wake Remake
Southern Discomfort
Wake-Over

Honorable mentions:

Lane-Sanity
Fortyfication
I-40; Duke-0
Tar Hell
40 Shades of Congestion
Lanes of Pain
Shouldhavebuiltalightrailinstead
Lordylordygetmeoffforty
Numb Buns
Constructipation – Waiting for traffic to get moving again
Y’all Crawl

[Edited on August 22, 2012 at 2:21 PM. Reason : .]

8/22/2012 2:20:03 PM

ttt

12/7/2012 9:35:55 AM

Quote :

"Buses, trains might alleviate Beltline construction woes DOT is looking at two ways to provide this new passenger rail service between Johnston County and RTP. The first would be to extend the existing Amtrak Piedmont route between Charlotte and Raleigh over an N.C. Railroad track that now carries the Amtrak Carolinian to New York each day, via Selma. The second would be to add new commuter service between Selma and RTP. Wake County now is considering a proposed commuter train route along that corridor, from west Durham to east Garner. Durham voters approved a half-cent sales tax in 2011 that would help pay their share, but Wake County commissioners have not said whether voters here will be asked to consider levying a transit tax. There are plenty of obstacles that would have to be overcome to get a few trains running within the next year or two. Riders would need bus service and other options to get from the rail platform to their offices. Railroad officials would have to get their hands on a locomotive or two, and a few passenger cars. "

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/12/05/2527199/buses-and-trains-might-alleviate.html#storylink=cpy

12/7/2012 9:46:00 AM

Sounds interesting but what does it have to do with the thread topic?

12/7/2012 10:13:44 AM

Nothing other than it's a part of the rebuild project. Didn't see a point in making a new thread about it

12/7/2012 10:16:21 AM

Quote :

"JONES SAUSAGE FEST"

12/7/2012 10:37:45 AM