val ▁from ▁the ▁Federal ▁Highway ▁Administration ▁( F H WA ) ▁to ▁co - sign ▁the ▁first ▁section ▁of ▁I - 7 8 5 ▁with ▁I - 8 4 0 ▁in ▁eastern ▁Gu il ford ▁County ▁officially ▁establish ing ▁I - 7 8 5 ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁section ▁of ▁I - 7 8 5 ▁opened ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁hidden ▁conc urrency ▁of ▁I - 8 4 0 . ▁With ▁an ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 1 1 9 ▁million , ▁the ▁ ▁section , ▁comple ting ▁the ▁eastern ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ens bor o ▁Urban ▁Loop , ▁goes ▁from ▁US   7 0 ▁( B ur ling ton ▁Road ) ▁to ▁US   2 9 , ▁with ▁an ▁inter change ▁at ▁H uff ine ▁Mill ▁Road . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 3 th ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁Re id sv ille ▁Transport ation ▁Forum ▁was ▁held ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁Inter state ▁ 7 8 5 ▁is ▁now ▁fund ed ▁and ▁committed ▁by ▁N CD OT ▁from ▁its ▁current ▁ending ▁point ▁at ▁Exit ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁US ▁ 2 9 / US ▁ 1 5 8 ▁Exit ▁ 1 5 3 ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁most ▁Re id sv ille ▁City ▁Lim its . ▁▁ ▁Many ▁officials ▁from ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁NC ▁General ▁Assembly ▁and ▁D OT ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁forum , ▁with ▁the ▁Re id sv ille ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁sharing ▁quotes ▁from ▁these