▁for ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁I - 7 8 5 ▁will ▁run ▁between ▁US   2 9 ▁and ▁its ▁parent ▁route , ▁I - 8 5 ▁on ▁the ▁Gre ens bor o ▁Urban ▁Loop , ▁which ▁will ▁also ▁carry ▁the ▁I - 8 4 0 ▁design ation . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁this ▁highway ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁With ▁the ▁upgrade ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ville ▁Express way ▁to ▁a ▁four - lane ▁route ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁I - 7 8 5 ▁route ▁in ▁Virginia ▁is ▁complete ▁( and ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁inter im ▁design ation ▁SR   7 8 5 ), ▁but ▁US   2 9 ▁still ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁Inter state ▁standards ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁between ▁the ▁Gre ens bor o ▁Loop ▁and ▁Re id sv ille ▁before ▁the ▁route ▁can ▁be ▁signed ▁as ▁an ▁Inter state . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁projects ▁scheduled ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Given ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁N CD OT ▁put ▁up ▁mile posts ▁and ▁added ▁numbers ▁to ▁exit ▁signs ▁from ▁Re id sv ille ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁border ▁reflect ing ▁US   2 9 ' s ▁mile age , ▁an ▁upgrade ▁of ▁this ▁highway ▁to ▁an ▁inter state ▁apparently ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁their ▁immediate ▁plans . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁N CD OT ▁got ▁appro