Drivers navigating through Charlotte will need to brace for upcoming delays as the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has announced lane closures on I-85 starting next Monday, part of the essential maintenance for the North Bridge Project, as reported by NCDOT’s press release today. These closures will facilitate the safe installation of protective concrete barriers, crucial for the safety of both workers and those on the road, and enable construction crews to work continuously towards the 60-day deadline for the construction of an internal bridge bent.
The specifics of the closures are laid out in meticulous detail: next Monday, drivers will face left lane closures on I-85 South between Mallard Creek Church Road and Harris Boulevard from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to the press release. The following evening, next Tuesday, the left lane closure will hit I-85 North, over the same stretch of road and during the same nocturnal hours the presence of contract crews and heavy machinery, will mark this stretch of I-85 as a site of transformation, one wrought by man and machine alike, the labor progressing through the still of night…