Greensboro is extending the urban loop, U-2524C Greensboro Western Urban Loop, plowing right through the Horse Pen Creek. They’ve been clearning land for the last couple of months. It will be interesting to follow the progress and the change from this marshy, wetland-looking area that was formerly home to heron, wild ducks, and other wildlife. The above photo is the area that cuts through near Kernodle Middle School and Caldwell Academy. When completed, this will be a nearly 40-mile beltway around Greensboro (see map here).

Preparing this “E” post for ABC Wednesday, many negative words came to mind, erosion, elimination, extrusion, and excavation to name a few. The word extension, which describes adding on to a road, seemed to be a more neutral term. For our A-Z alphabet soup round, “e” is for elimination, oops…. extension. Drive out 220 on North Battleground and have a look. Before you know it, Point A to Point B will be even faster!