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9 <br /> Attachment 2 <br /> "Crawleigh" <br /> The North Carolina Department of Transportation initiated a contest asking for public input to <br /> name the 1-40/440 rebuild project in Raleigh that began during the spring of 2015, which should <br /> last for three years. Involving the public, who will be directly affected by all the construction <br /> and having to navigate through the daily grind of lane closures, construction debris, workers <br /> and general upset seems like a good marketing strategy with unexpected results. Through the <br /> anonymous curtain of the internet, the NC-DOT found that the general public they reached out <br /> to has a sense of humor. <br /> What may have started out in a serious vein quickly took a distinct twist when the unexpectedly <br /> quirky responses started pouring in. The five finalists were: <br /> Carmuda Triangle <br /> Crawleigh <br /> South-Wake Remake <br /> Southern Discomfort <br /> Wake-Over <br /> The new name became Crawleigh with almost a 50%vote. NC-DOT apparently prefers the <br /> name FORTIFY 1-40, but for many their chosen moniker of"Crawleigh" will persevere as they <br /> will have to drive through the construction area for three long years. <br /> The entries that received an honorable mention from the NC-DOT were as follows: <br /> Lane-Sanity <br /> Fortyfication <br /> 1-40; Duke-0 <br /> Tar Hell <br /> 40 Shades of Congestion <br /> Lanes of Pain <br /> Should havebuiltalightrailinstead <br /> Lordylordygetmeoffforty <br /> Numb Buns <br /> Constructipation —Waiting for traffic to get moving again <br /> Y'all Crawl <br />