NAVASSA – Nightly lane closures along Interstate 140 will begin next week as the N.C. Department of Transportation continues work to improve communication services at the Traffic Operations Center in Brunswick and New Hanover counties.
On July 15, NCDOT plans to start installing communications cable and conduit along Interstate 140 in Brunswick and New Hanover counties. The project is expected to last until Nov. 30. During the project, there will be approximately two miles of intermittent lane closures, rotating east and westbound, on the Cape Fear River Bridge near Navassa.
Weekly closures will occur between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Monday through Friday to minimize traffic delays.
Earlier this year, communications cable and conduit was installed on I-140 for about nine miles between U.S. 17 Business and I-40.
These installations will allow NCDOT Traffic Services to monitor, maintain and assist traffic along the interstate. Closed circuit cameras and message boards will be linked to the Traffic Operations Center in Castle Hayne.