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A section of failed concrete has pushed back the projected opening of> the U.S. Highway 64 bypass around Knightdale by several weeks.>

Engineers deemed about 700 feet of one lane along the 11-mile highway,> officially known as U.S. Highway 64/264, not strong enough for state> standards, so the contractor ripped it up and replaced it at no cost> to the state.>

"It's nothing I would consider atypical for highway construction,"> said Steve DeWitt, construction director for the North Carolina> Department of Transportation. "We had a few pavement issues … but the> contractor has worked diligently to get the project on track.">

The $190 million project, which has been under construction since July> 2002, is now scheduled to open in late May or early June.>

Steve Leonard, the DOT engineer overseeing the project, said weather> delays are the main obstacle in meeting a fast-approaching deadline to> complete the six-lane highway, which runs from near the Poole Road> interchange of the Interstate 440 Beltline to Wendell.