WINSTON-SALEM – Construction is moving along quickly on the new Fourth Street bridge.
The portion of Business 40 between Cloverdale Avenue and Peters Creek Parkway will be closed on Thursday and Friday nights to accommodate the arrival and installation of large support beams.
Beginning at 7 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 13, the inside lane of Business 40 in both directions will close to provide parking space for the beams as they arrive. At 9 p.m., both lanes will be closed. A large crane will be moved onto the roadway and will begin placing the beams.
The first half of the beams will be placed on Thursday night between 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. on Friday. The second half will be placed on Friday, beginning at 9 p.m. Crews are expected to be finished with the beam placement by Saturday at 4 p.m.
On Saturday, crews will also be doing some work above Business 40.
Forecasted rain is not expected to affect the work. However, if there are thunderstorms, work will stop until the threat of lightning has passed. If thunderstorms continue for an extended period of time, the road closure may last longer than Saturday, at 4 p.m.
Here is a closure schedule:
Thursday, Dec. 13 and Friday, Dec. 14
- 7 p.m. – Close inside lane of Business 40 (in both directions) between Cloverdale Avenue and Peters Creek Parkway.
- 9 p.m. – Close all lanes in both directions of Business 40 between Cloverdale Avenue and Peters Creek Parkway.
- 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14 – Reopen all lanes of Business 40 between Cloverdale Avenue and Peters Creek Parkway.
Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15
- 7 p.m. – Close inside lane of Business 40 (in both directions) between Cloverdale Avenue and Peters Creek Parkway.
- 9 p.m. – Close all lanes in both directions of Business 40 between Cloverdale Avenue and Peters Creek Parkway.
- 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 – Reopen all lanes of Business 40 between Cloverdale Avenue and Peters Creek Parkway.
NCDOT has established the following detours:
- Eastbound Business 40 – Motorists will exit at Cloverdale Avenue and will follow the signed detour route of Cloverdale Avenue to West First Street to Peters Creek Parkway. Once on Peters Creek Parkway, motorists looking to continue on Business 40 East will follow the signs to I-40 East to US-52 North and then exit onto Business 40 East.
- Westbound Business 40 – Motorists wishing to access westbound Business 40 from Peters Creek Parkway will continue north on Peters Creek Parkway and follow the signs to West First Street to Cloverdale Avenue and enter Business 40 West.
For more information about the Business 40 construction project, visit Business40nc.com.