CHARLOTTE – Improvements are on the way for a section of Interstate 485 in northeast Mecklenburg County, thanks to a $10.8 million contract the N.C. Department of Transportation awarded this month.
The project includes pavement rehabilitation of a stretch of I-485 between Rocky River Road and I-85, giving drivers a better riding surface. Crews will also mill off the top layer of bridge decks, replacing them with a new overlay surface.
Work can start as soon as the end of October, with completion scheduled for November 2019.
This is one of 14 road and bridge projects recently awarded by the N.C. Department of Transportation. The contracts went to the lowest qualified bidder, as required by state law. They are worth $507.7 million, which is $12 million under engineer estimates.