It’s been 3 1/2 years since Blue Ridge Road closed near the State Fairgrounds so the N.C. Department of Transportation could build a new underpass at Hillsborough Street.
The work is nearing the final stretch, but it will be a long while yet before it’s finished.
The underpass will replace what was the most complex intersection in North Carolina. Blue Ridge Road, Hillsborough Street and Beryl Road all converged in one spot, with a busy railroad line running down the middle. It was especially messy during the State Fair, when pedestrians crossed the streets and tracks going to and from the fairgrounds…