CANTON – A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will close the inside lanes of Interstate 40 near Incinerator Road from 7 p.m. Monday through noon Friday so crews can safely upgrade drainage structures in the median.
The operation will improve drainage, reducing ponding on the roadway, and diminish the possibility of an icy interstate this winter.
Crews from Wright Brothers Construction will move the median safety barrier, excavate drainage structures, connect new pipes into drainage boxes, backfill the voids, pave a new surface, and pour a new safety barrier. The aggressive schedule utilizing daytime and nighttime crews is designed for efficiency and to remove the lane closure as promptly as possible.
This operation is part of a $23.2 million project to replace the I-40 bridges over Incinerator Road. Crews have completed 80% of the work and remain on schedule to finish in the spring.
Transportation officials remind drivers to remain alert, obey all posted signs traffic signs and follow instructions of flaggers for the safety of motorists and workers.