WINSTON-SALEM – N.C. Department of Transportation contractors plan to close a portion of Business 40 for a traffic shift this weekend.
The downtown Winston-Salem route will close in both directions between the Peters Creek Parkway and Cloverdale Avenue exits beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, weather permitting. The stretch is expected to reopen by 6 a.m. Monday, or as soon as the work is complete.
Business 40 is currently reduced to one lane in each direction between Peters Creek Parkway and Cloverdale Avenue, allowing crews to work on lowering the elevation of the new roadway. Now that one lane is complete on each side, crews are ready to switch traffic onto them.
“Before we can place traffic on the new Business 40 lanes, crews need to remove the top portion of the old lanes,” said NCDOT Assistant Resident Engineer Larry Shaver. “To protect the public from debris spilling onto the roadway, we are closing this stretch for the weekend.”
The following detours have been established:
- Business 40 eastbound traffic wishing to access Peters Creek Parkway will be directed to Cloverdale Avenue, to West First Street, and then to Peters Creek Parkway.
- Peters Creek Parkway traffic wishing to travel west on Business 40 will be directed to West First Street, to Cloverdale Avenue, and onto Business 40.
“The work to lower the new travel lanes in this area will create a smoother transition when all of Salem Parkway opens in Spring 2020,” Shaver said.
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