Media release from the N.C. Department of Transportation:
ASHEVILLE – Traffic on Interstate 26 westbound between Airport Road and Long Shoals Road will be shifted overnight Dec. 16-17.
A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation plans to close I-26 West from 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, between U.S. 25 (Exit 44) and Long Shoals Road (Exit 37). During the closure, traffic will shift from new outside lanes to new concrete that has been milled through a diamond-grinding process.
The overnight detour will direct traffic to U.S. 25 North (Hendersonville Road) then Long Shoals Road.
This operation is part of the I-26 widening projects in Buncombe and Henderson County. Shifting traffic to the inside lanes will allow crews from Fluor-United to begin diamond-grinding the outside lanes and complete outstanding operations on the outside lanes and shoulder.
For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.
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