RALEIGH - Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation plan to close a section of Western Boulevard and an Interstate 440 off ramp several nights this week as part of the I-440 improvement project.
Eastbound Western Boulevard will be closed due to construction at the interstate and the I-440 West ramp to Western Boulevard will be closed nightly from 10:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Wednesday, weather permitting.
Motorists will detour to I-440 West, Melbourne Road, and I-440 East to return back to Western Boulevard.
Drivers are urged to use caution and allow extra travel time while traveling through the work zone.