Webas far as 40 goes, you count on most people going to the rtp area for work. I drive in from eastern nc, and by 7:00 traffic is building. Webget traffic updates on raleigh traffic and surrounding areas before you head out with abc11. Weba tuesday morning crash shut down all lanes of interstate 40 near the avent ferry road bridge south of downtown raleigh for hours, creating a morning slowdown. We provide details about road closures, accidents, congestion, and work zones. Additional map data includes. This stretch serves communities in wake and johnston counties,. Webaround 3:00 its still average, but will start to see it get busier toward 4pm and 5pm is the heaviest. Traffic in the morning is the worst between 8am and 9am. 7am is fairly tame.