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 Freedom Drive (Exit 1A) will close at 9 p.m. and reopen by 6 a.m. Tuesday. The closure will be in place each night through Friday morning.
At 9 p.m. Friday, contract crews will close the ramp from the inner loop to Freedom Drive and the ramp from the inner loop to I-77 North (Exit 1C). The ramps will reopen by 10 a.m. Sunday prior to the Carolina Panthers game at Bank of America Stadium. The ramps will close again at 7 p.m., opening by 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16.
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.