US 70 is one the primary east-west corridors traversing Eastern NC. The corridor is the major facility connecting the Raleigh, Smithfield, Goldsboro, Kinston, Havelock, and Morehead City areas. With a major deep-water port located in Morehead City, the corridor is heavily used for freight movement. In Kinston, the Global Transpark, an air-truck transfer facility that also serves as a commercial service airport, is situated just north of the corridor. Additionally, two military bases are located just off US 70- Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro and Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station in Havelock.

During the summer months, motorists headed to the Crystal Coast beaches frequently use the corridor. Equally important, US 70 serves as a major hurricane evacuation route in event of an oncoming storm. Traffic volumes along the corridor vary, but are highest in the Clayton and Goldsboro areas. This facility is also an important piece of multiple highway systems. The entire corridor is included in the National Highway System (NHS), the North Carolina Intrastate System, and the National Military Highway System, also known as STRAHNET. The importance of this corridor has also been recognized in the Rural Prosperity Task Force Report, as one of three corridors statewide that should be improved to assist economic development in the primarily rural areas.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is currently undertaking multiple activites to improve passenger and freight movement along the US 70 Corridor from Raleigh to the State Port at Morehead City. This website contains information regarding the current activities along the Corridor.

Please visit the US 70 Corridor Commission's Super 70 Corridor Website for additional information, by clicking on the link below.