N.C. DOT announces a new schedule for I-26 closure:
Due to inclement weather forecasted through Monday, contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation have delayed the scheduled closure schedule of Interstate 26 at Exit 53 in Henderson County related to the construction of a new bridge over the interstate on Upward Road. The closure of both directions of I-26 will now begin on Wednesday, Nov. 2, and will take place every weekday night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. until at least Wednesday, Nov. 16.
During the closure, traffic will be detoured up the off-ramp at Exit 53 (Upward Road) and back down the on-ramp to I-26. Advance warning signs and traffic control devices, as well as police, will be in place to aid with the movement of traffic.
A scheduled shift in traffic on Upward Road to a temporary detour bridge over I-26 has also been delayed, and will now take place overnight on Tuesday, Nov. 1. That night, lane closures will be in place on Upward Road and police will assist with traffic flow to enable contractors paint the detour bridge, move and install signs and reroute traffic.
The construction of the new six-lane bridge over I-26 is part of a $24 million project to widen Upward Road near Hendersonville to a four-lane divided highway between U.S. 176 and Howard Gap Road. The project contractor is Blythe Development Co. of Charlotte.
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The original DOT statement is below:
The N.C. Department of Transportation will have closures in place on weekday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 31 until at least Friday, Nov. 11 on both directions of Interstate 26 at Exit 53 (Upward Road) in Henderson County for the construction of a new bridge over the interstate on Upward Road.
During the closure, traffic will be detoured up the off-ramp at Exit 53 (Upward Road) and back down the on-ramp to I-26. Advance warning signs and traffic control devices, as well as police, will be in place to aid with the movement of traffic.
As part of the project, traffic on Upward Road will shift to the temporary detour bridge over I-26 the night of Friday, Oct. 28, weather permitting. That night, lane closures will be in place on Upward Road and police will assist with traffic flow to enable contractors paint the detour bridge, move and install signs and reroute traffic. In the case of inclement weather, the shift will take place the night of Saturday, Oct. 29.
The construction of the new six-lane bridge over I-26 is part of a $24 million project to widen Upward Road near Hendersonville to a four-lane divided highway between U.S. 176 and Howard Gap Road. The project contractor is Blythe Development Co. of Charlotte.
Article originally published on 10/27/2011 10:19 PMRead the full article
Due to inclement weather forecasted through Monday, contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation have delayed the scheduled closure schedule of Interstate 26 at Exit 53 in Henderson County related to the construction of a new bridge over the interstate on Upward Road. The closure of both directions of I-26 will now begin on Wednesday, Nov. 2, and will take place every weekday night from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. until at least Wednesday, Nov. 16.
During the closure, traffic will be detoured up the off-ramp at Exit 53 (Upward Road) and back down the on-ramp to I-26. Advance warning signs and traffic control devices, as well as police, will be in place to aid with the movement of traffic.
A scheduled shift in traffic on Upward Road to a temporary detour bridge over I-26 has also been delayed, and will now take place overnight on Tuesday, Nov. 1. That night, lane closures will be in place on Upward Road and police will assist with traffic flow to enable contractors paint the detour bridge, move and install signs and reroute traffic.
The construction of the new six-lane bridge over I-26 is part of a $24 million project to widen Upward Road near Hendersonville to a four-lane divided highway between U.S. 176 and Howard Gap Road. The project contractor is Blythe Development Co. of Charlotte.
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The original DOT statement is below:
The N.C. Department of Transportation will have closures in place on weekday nights from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 31 until at least Friday, Nov. 11 on both directions of Interstate 26 at Exit 53 (Upward Road) in Henderson County for the construction of a new bridge over the interstate on Upward Road.
During the closure, traffic will be detoured up the off-ramp at Exit 53 (Upward Road) and back down the on-ramp to I-26. Advance warning signs and traffic control devices, as well as police, will be in place to aid with the movement of traffic.
As part of the project, traffic on Upward Road will shift to the temporary detour bridge over I-26 the night of Friday, Oct. 28, weather permitting. That night, lane closures will be in place on Upward Road and police will assist with traffic flow to enable contractors paint the detour bridge, move and install signs and reroute traffic. In the case of inclement weather, the shift will take place the night of Saturday, Oct. 29.
The construction of the new six-lane bridge over I-26 is part of a $24 million project to widen Upward Road near Hendersonville to a four-lane divided highway between U.S. 176 and Howard Gap Road. The project contractor is Blythe Development Co. of Charlotte.
Article originally published on 10/27/2011 10:19 PMRead the full article
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