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Nightly Closures Start on I-40 for Bridge in Burke County

VALDESE – A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will divert Interstate 40 traffic to an offramp and then to an adjacent onramp at the Malcolm Boulevard exit four nights this week and four nights next week.

Weather permitting, the short stretch of I-40 West under the bridge will close no earlier than 8 p.m. and open by 6 a.m. for four nights starting Monday.

Then next Monday night, crews are scheduled to close the eastbound side and divert traffic to the ramps for four nights.

These operations are part of a $2.3 million project to rehabilitate the bridge. These overnight closures will allow crews to safely remove the superstructure. The entire project consists of replacing the superstructure and other key components, adding new guardrail and a new riding surface with fresh lane markings and reflectors.

Transportation officials advise drivers to plan ahead for short delays in the area, remind drivers to remain alert and obey all posted traffic signs in the work zone.

***NCDOT***

7/22/2024 3:23 PM