WINSTON-SALEM – Starting this weekend, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close ramps and lanes along sections of Interstate 40 in Forsyth County for an ongoing rehabilitation and bridge preservation project, weather permitting.
The following lane closures are scheduled to take place between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning:
- From April 10-11, two of three lanes are scheduled to be closed on I-40 East from west of Stratford Road to east of Peters Creek Parkway.
- On April 10, one of two lanes is scheduled to be closed on I-40 East at the N.C. 66 interchange.
- From April 10-11, two of three lanes are scheduled to be closed on I-40 West from east of Peters Creek Parkway to west of Peters Creek Parkway.
The following ramp closures are scheduled to take place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning:
- On April 11, the ramp from Hanes Mall Boulevard to I-40 East is scheduled to be closed. A signed detour will be in place directing traffic to Stratford Road and Silas Creek Parkway to access I-40 East.
- On April 11, the ramp from I-40 East to Peters Creek Parkway is scheduled to be closed. A signed detour directing traffic to U.S. 52 North back to I-40 West to return to Peters Creek Parkway will be in place.
From April 10-11, two of three southbound lanes are scheduled to be closed on Peters Creek bridge over I-40 from 10 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. the following morning.
Motorists are reminded to use caution while traveling through the work zones and plan for delays due to the detours.