ASHEVILLE – A stretch of Interstate 40 West will close this weekend, weather permitting, allowing contract crews to perform rehabilitation tasks on a bridge between Hendersonville Road (Exit 50) and I-26.
Crews from DBA Harrison Construction Company of Asheville will close I-40 West at 8 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday from Hendersonville Road (Exit 50) to I-26 to work on the westbound bridge over the French Broad River.
For a second consecutive weekend, the primary detour will utilize I-240 West starting at Exit 53B. Digital signs across the area notify motorists to use I-240 West instead of I-40 West. The Brevard Road onramp to I-40 West will also be closed with traffic detoured to utilize the I-240 West detour route.
Planned operations this weekend include hydro-demolition of the existing bridge deck and the placement of a latex modified concrete overlay riding surface. New asphalt will also be placed on the bridge approaches prior to re-opening this section of I-40 at 6 a.m. Monday.
This $27.9 million interstate rehabilitation project includes roadway resurfacing and bridge overlays. It will also address spalling concrete on bridge substructure components — including the piers — and improve the riding surface of the four I-40 bridges over Hominy Creek and two bridges over the French Broad River. The contract calls for completion in the spring of 2026.