WINSTON-SALEM – Starting this weekend, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close ramps and lanes along sections of Interstate 40 in Forsyth County for an ongoing rehabilitation and bridge preservation project, weather permitting.
The following lane closures are scheduled to take place between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning:
- On April 3-4, two of three lanes are scheduled to be closed on I-40 West from U.S. 52 to west of Peters Creek Parkway.
- On April 3, two of three lanes are scheduled to be closed on I-40 East from the U.S. 421/I-40 split to east of Hanes Mall Boulevard.
- On April 3-4, one of two lanes is scheduled to be closed on I-40 East at the N.C. 66 interchange; on April 5, one of two lanes will be closed on I-40 West in the same area.
- On April 4, two of three lanes are scheduled to be closed on I-40 East from west of Hanes Mall Boulevard to east of Peters Creek Parkway.
- On April 5, two of three lanes are scheduled to be closed on I-40 West from east of Peters Creek Parkway to west of Peters Creek Parkwa
- On April 5, one of two lanes are scheduled to be closed on I-40 West at the N.C. 66 interchange.
- On April 5, two of three lanes are scheduled to be closed on I-40 East from west of Hanes Mall Boulevard to east of Peters Creek Parkway.
The following ramp closures are scheduled to take place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning:
- On April 3, the offramp from I-40 East to Stratford Road (Exit 189) is scheduled to be closed. A signed detour will be in place directing traffic to U.S. 52 North and back to I-40 West.
- On April 3, the ramp from Stratford Road to I-40 East is scheduled to be closed with a signed detour directing traffic to Hanes Mall Boulevard to merge onto I-40 East; once this ramp is reopened, the ramp from Hanes Mall Boulevard to I-40 East is tentatively scheduled to be closed from midnight to 6:00 a.m. the following morning. A signed detour will be in place directing traffic to Stratford Road and Silas Creek Parkway to access I-40 East.
- On April 4, the ramp from Hanes Mall Boulevard to I-40 East is scheduled to be closed. A signed detour will be in place directing traffic to Stratford Road and Silas Creek Parkway to access I-40 East.
- On April 5, the ramp from Hanes Mall Boulevard to I-40 East is scheduled to be closed. A signed detour will be in place directing traffic to Stratford Road and Silas Creek Parkway to access I-40 East.
- On April 5, the ramp from Peters Creek Parkway to I-40 West is scheduled to be closed. A signed detour directing traffic to U.S. 52 North to return to I-40 West will be in place.
On April 5, one of three northbound lanes on the Peters Creek Parkway bridge over I-40 is tentatively scheduled to be closed beginning at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following morning.
Motorists are reminded to use caution while traveling through the work zones and plan for delays due to the detours.