ABERDEEN – Starting Monday, March 19,
drivers will encounter occasional lane restrictions and delays as contract crews
begin improving N.C. 5 in Moore County.
The N.C. Department of Transportation is widening the two-lane
highway to include a center turn lane for about 1.2 miles between Sandpit Road
and Dawkins Street. Additionally, a left-turn lane will be added on N.C. 5,
roughly between Dawkins Street and Turning Leaf Way.
The extra lanes will make it easier and safer for motorists to
turn.
NCDOT advises motorists to slow down and stay alert in the work
zone and find an alternate route.
The Greensboro contractor, P&S Grading Inc., will not be
allowed to close lanes between 7 and 8:30 a.m. on weekdays or on holidays. The
project is scheduled to be complete by November. The construction contract was
worth almost $750,000.
Media Contact: Andrew Barksdale
919-707-2662
acbarksdale@ncdot.gov