CLAYTON – Contractors with the N.C. Department of Transportation/N.C. Turnpike Authority will close two ramps at the Interstate 40/Triangle Expressway/I-42 (U.S. 70) turbine interchange this week for bridge work. The closures will take place overnight, from midnight to 5 a.m. on Aug. 11-13, weather permitting.
Drivers on I-42 (U.S. 70) West will detour to I-40 East, then take N.C. 42 (Exit 312) to reach I-40 West. Triangle Expressway (N.C. 540) East drivers heading to I-42 East or I-40 West will follow the same detour…