CHARLOTTE – N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews have scheduled several closures this week as part of a $16.3 million project to improve the roadway and 22 bridges along I-277.
Starting tonight, the ramp from the inner loop to I-77 South (exit 1B) will be closed each night this week from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and additionally the closure will take place over the weekend from 8 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the entrance ramp from I-77 North to the outer loop (exit 9B) will be closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Beginning Friday at 9 p.m. the ramp from South Boulevard to the outer loop and the exit ramp from the outer loop to Kenilworth Avenue and East 3rd Street (exit 2A) will be closed until 6 a.m. Saturday. The same closures will occur Saturday night and Sunday night, but the roadways will reopen each morning.
All the work is weather permitting and subject to change. Detour information will be online at DriveNC.gov under Mecklenburg County.
Drivers need to slow down and use extra caution while going through the work zones and the detour routes. They also need to pay extra attention to the road for their own safety, as well as any passengers, occupants of other vehicles and the construction crews in the area.