RALEIGH -- Officials are still deciding if a project involving several interstates will come to fruition. 

Thursday night, NCDOT officials held a fair on NC State's campus to outline projects involving I-40, I-440 and I-540.

"We're doing this for a couple of reasons," NCDOT Engineer Joey Hopkins says. "Number one, because we've got so much coming in the Raleigh area. But the second part of that is we hear from the public that they're not aware of these projects."

In all, nine widening, conversion and improvement projects are scheduled to begin within the next few years. Those who weren't previously aware of the projects say they're concerned about communication. Those who are aware say they're concerned about the I-440 widening project.

"It looks like business as usual," Raleigh architect and project opponent Ted Van Dyk says. "Federal standards are being employed. And whatever is in the way is just going to have to go."

Widening construction would run from just north of Wade Avenue in Raleigh to just south of Walnut Street in Cary. Those in its path include homes, apartments, businesses and property belonging to NC State and Meredith College.

"A smaller footprint, a leaner solution would be less impactful in a lot of ways," Van Dyk says.

"We want the input," Hopkins says. "We want to hear what people think."

Transportation officials say they want the feedback, but Van Dyk isn't so sure they'll act on it. He says he will continue to make is voice heard.

"I'd love to see the secretary or some senior DOT folks send their designers back to the drawing board and at least make a good faith effort," Van Dyk says.

"We'd rather hear it early, so when there's opportunity to make changes, than later in the process, when we're so far down the path," Hopkins says.

For more information about road projects happening in your area, visit ncdot.gov/projects