KINSTON - A section of a Lenoir County road will close for construction as part of the C.F. Harvey Parkway project that will connect U.S. 70 to N.C. 11.
Beginning at 7 a.m. on Nov. 4, Sharon Church Road will close between N.C. 11 and Lafayette Road. N.C. Department of Transportation contractors will install concrete bridge girders over the road north of Kinston. The road is expected to reopen to traffic about 5 p.m. on Nov. 8.
During the closure, traffic wanting to access Sharon Church Road will be detoured onto N.C. 11, Canady Road and Lafayette Road. Odham Dead End Road will still be accessible to local traffic.
Drivers should anticipate needing extra time for their commute and are urged to use caution when traveling around the construction.
By extending C.F Harvey Parkway by 5.8 miles, connectivity will improve in northern Kinston between U.S. 70, N.C. 58 and N.C. 11. The $73.5 million project is expected to be substantially complete in 2021, with vegetation work finishing in 2022.