News release from the N.C. Department of Transportation:
A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will install a familiar detour on Interstate 40 East in Asheville this weekend, weather permitting.
Crews from DBA Harrison Construction Company of Asheville plan to close I-40 East from the I-240 East/I-26 West interchange (Exit 46B) to Hendersonville Road (Exit 50) from 8 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday to work on the eastbound bridges over Hominy Creek and Hominy Creek Road. Like closures earlier this summer, this will allow contract crews to perform rehabilitation tasks on bridges between I-26 and Hendersonville Road (Exit 50).
Operations this weekend include hydro-demolition of old concrete and paving of the area approaching bridges.
The primary detour will utilize I-240 East. Digital signs across the area notify motorists to use I-240 East for I-40 East being closed ahead. The ramp from I-26 West to I-40 East will be closed with message boards alerting motorists to continue to I-240 East. The Brevard Road onramp to I-40 East will also be closed with traffic detoured to utilize the I-240 East detour route.
The $27.9 million interstate rehabilitation project includes roadway resurfacing and bridge overlays. It will also address spalling concrete on bridge substructure components — including the piers — and improve the riding surface of the four I-40 bridges over Hominy Creek and two bridges over the French Broad River. The contract calls for completion in the spring of 2026.
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