Traffic on Interstate 40 at exit 113 will be diverted for several nights this week and next.
A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will divert I-40 traffic to an offramp and then to an adjacent onramp at the Malcolm Boulevard exit four nights this week and four nights next week, according to a news release from NCDOT.
Weather permitting, the short stretch of I-40 West under the bridge will close no earlier than 8 p.m. and open by 6 a.m. for four nights starting Monday.
Next Monday night, July 29, crews are scheduled to close the eastbound side and divert traffic to the ramps for four nights.
These operations are part of a $2.3 million project to rehabilitate the bridge. The overnight closures will allow crews to safely remove parts of the bridge. The entire project consists of restoring the piers and beams of the bridge, adding new guardrail and a new driving surface with fresh lane markings and reflectors.
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The contract calls for completion of work by August 2025 but crews from R.E. Burns and Sons, headquartered in Statesville, is expected to do the work within six months, according to NCDOT.
NCDOT advised drivers to plan for short delays in the area.
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