BOONE – An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor expects longer than usual delays on N.C. 105 tonight.
Crews from Wright Brothers Construction will close N.C. 105 near Broadstone Road shortly after 7 p.m. for blasting operations.
The road closure will be in place as long as it takes to remove debris from the road. Turn-around locations will be provided if the closure extends into Wednesday morning. Commercial vehicles and trucks can use these detours around the closure:
From Boone:
- Take U.S. 321 South to Lenoir
- Take U.S. 64 West/N.C. 18 South to Morganton
- Take N.C. 181 North to Pineola
- U.S. 221 North to Linville to N.C. 105
From Linville:
- U.S. 221 South to Pineola
- Take N.C. 181 South to Morganton
- Take U.S. 64 East/N.C. 18 North to Lenoir
- Take U.S. 321 North to Boone to N.C. 105
The work is part of a $48.7 million project to replace the existing bridge and improve the highway’s intersection with Broadstone Road.
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