COLFAX – Proposed improvements to the Interstate 40 interchange at Sandy Ridge Road in Guilford County will be showcased at a public meeting next week.
The N.C. Department of Transportation intends to make the interchange safer and better equipped to handle current and future traffic volumes to accommodate increased development. The proposed improvements include widening the interchange bridge and upgrades to turn lanes, interchange ramps and signals. The project will also widen Sandy Ridge Road between Norcross Road and just north of Cider Road; and provide improvements to Triad Drive and Farrington Road. The City of Greensboro requested this project via the Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.
A project map and other details are available on the NCDOT public meeting website.
The preferred alternative route that emerged from the early studies will be presented at a final public meeting set for Tuesday, May 21, from 4-7 p.m. at Shady Grove Wesleyan Church, 119 N. Bunker Hill Road in Colfax.
The public can drop by at any time during the open house-style meeting to review the project map, speak with project representatives and offer input that will be considered as project plans are finalized. Comments may also be submitted by phone or email by June 21.
For more information about the project or to submit comments, contact NCDOT Project Manager Gene Tarascio at 919-707-6046 or gtarascio@ncdot.gov, or consultant Project Manager Marc Hamel at 919-781-4626 or mhamel@moffattnichol.com.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services for disabled people who wish to participate in the meeting. Anyone requiring such services should make arrangements as early as possible by contacting Lauren Putnam at lnputnam1@ncdot.gov or 919-707-6072.
People who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may request interpretive services prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.