NC Department Of Transportation Honors Dean Smith, Roy Williams

Posted Dec 8, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation has approved a request to honorarily name stretches of U.S. Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill for former Tar Heel basketball coaches Dean Smith and Roy Williams. The DOT will place signs designating stretches of I-40 from exits 266-270 the Roy Williams Highway and from exits 270-273 the Dean Smith Highway. (GoHeels.com)

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