GREENSBORO – Contract crews have rescheduled several overnight closures for the ongoing project to improve Interstate 73 in Guilford County.
The revised schedule is as follows:
- Exit 97 B-C, from I-73 South to I-85 South and Groometown Road, is scheduled to be closed from midnight to 6 a.m. each night Thursday through Saturday. A signed detour will direct traffic to take Exit 97 A for Business 85 North and take Holden Road (Exit 34) to head back on Business 85 South to access I-85 South and Groometown Road.
- Exit 97 A, from I-73 South to Business 85 North, is set to close from midnight to 6 a.m. each night Thursday through Saturday. A detour will be in place following I-85 North to South Elm-Eugene Street (Exit 124), then I-85 South to U.S. 220 North to access Business 85 North.
- The ramp from Groometown Road to I-73/I-85 North is set to close at 11 each night Wednesday through Saturday and reopen at 6 the following mornings. As a detour, drivers will take I-85 Business North to Holden Road (Exit 34), then head back on Business 85 South to rejoin I-73 North or take the Gate City Boulevard exit to return to I-85 North.
- Exit 95, from I-73 South to stay on I-73 South and join U.S. 220 South, is scheduled to close at 11 each night Wednesday through Saturday and reopen at 6 the following mornings. A signed detour will follow I-85 North to South Elm-Eugene Street (Exit 124) to head back onto I-85 South to access U.S. 220 South.
All of these closures are weather dependent and subject to change.
Drivers should be mindful of crews working close to the travel lanes in these areas and factor the detours into their commutes