Nightly Lane Closures on U.S. 21 Southbound in Statesville Scheduled to Begin Sunday

CHARLOTTE-- TheN.C. Department of Transportationwill install a nightlylane closure on U.S. 21 Southbound from Pump Station Road to Lakeside Drive beginning Sunday, March 8.

The right lane of U.S. 21 Southbound will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. for utility work. The work is expected to be completed by 7 a.m. on Friday, March 13.The interstate ramps near the utility work will remain open.

The work is part of theInterstate40/77 interchange improvement project. The first section of the project is scheduled for completion in 2017.

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