WINSTON-SALEM – Starting tonight and continuing next week, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close ramps and lanes along 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:
- On April 12-13 and 18, 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.
- On April 12-13 and 18, 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 12-13 and 18, one of two lanes is scheduled to be closed on I-40 East from west of Union Cross Road to west of N.C. 66.
The following ramp closures are scheduled to take place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning:
- On April 13, the ramp from Silas Creek Parkway to I-40 East is scheduled to be closed. A signed detour directing traffic to Peters Creek Parkway to access I-40 East will be in place.
- On April 18, 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 12-13 and 18, the ramp from Peters Creek Parkway to I-40 West is scheduled to be closed. A signed detour directing traffic to U.S. 52 North to return to I-40 West will be in place. - On April 18, 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 and back to I-40 West will be in place.
On April 12-13 and 18, two of three southbound lanes on the Peters Creek Parkway bridge over I-40 are tentatively scheduled to be closed beginning at 10 p.m. until 6 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.