LINCOLNTON – A bridge on Reepsville Road over Tanyard Creek will be replaced under a $8.5 million contract awarded in 2017 to replace seven bridges in Cleveland and Lincoln counties.
Contractor R.E. Burns and Sons Co. of Statesville will close Reepsville Road at 8 a.m. Monday, April 22. The contract calls for the closure to stay in place through September 2020.
Drivers can follow a posted detour from Reepsville Road to Cansler Road and June Bug Road, returning to Reepsville Road.
These other bridges are also being replaced under the contract:
Cleveland County:
Lincoln County:
Laboratory Road over Indian Creek
Southside Road over South Fork of the Catawba River
Howards Creek Mill/Westwind over Howard’s Creek
Alf Hoover Road over Howards Creek
All of the new bridges are scheduled to be completed by May 21, 2020.
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