JAMESTOWN – Part of a Guilford County road will close Saturday as part of a larger project to replace a pair of business interstate bridges.
The N.C. Department of Transportation will close access to River Road off of I-85 Business/U.S. 29-70 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. to pave and place markings along Business 85 near the River Road intersection in advance of a new traffic pattern utilizing a temporary bridge. As part of the work Saturday, traffic will be shifted onto the temporary bridge to allow construction of one of new replacement bridges on I-85 Business.
Signed detours will be in place, directing traffic to access River Road as follows:
- Traffic traveling south on I-85 Business will take a right on Riverdale Drive, then right on Harvey Road;
- Traffic traveling north on I-85 Business will turn left on Riverdale Drive, then right on Harvey Road;
- Traffic traveling south on Harvey Road will turn left on Riverdale Drive;
- Traffic traveling south on Oakdale Road will turn right on Harvey Road, then left on Riverdale Drive.
Drivers are urged to slow down near the work zone and pay attention to signage for the detour.