Expect overnight lane closures as a contractor begins improving the chronically congested I85/I485 interchange near Charlotte’s airport on Monday.
The interchange “is a choke point for commercial traffic, possibly one of the most overcrowded” in the Carolinas, state highway officials said Friday in announcing the start of construction on the $45 million project. Congestion is routine throughout the day, officials said.
The project will reduce bottlenecks and improve driver safety, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Bridge widening, new road
Reeves Construction Co. of Duncan, South Carolina, will widen the existing bridge from the I-485 off-ramp to I-85 South, located over the I-85 southbound off-ramp to Sam Wilson Road…