CHARLOTTE – N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews have scheduled several closures this week as part of a $16.3 million project to improve the roadway and 22 bridges along I-277.
Bridge work will require lane closures along the inner loop between 10th Street and 3rd Street from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday through Friday night this week. The exit ramp from I-77 North to the I-277 outer lanes will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday through Friday, and throughout the weekend and will open 6 a.m. Monday.
Another closure will see the on-ramp from South Clarkson Street closed tonight from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. and Tuesday night from 9 p.m. until the Wednesday evening commute for ramp repairs.
Detour information is online at DriveNC.gov under Mecklenburg County.
Drivers need to slow down and use extra caution while going through the work zones and the detour routes. They also need to pay extra attention to the road for their own safety, as well as any passengers, occupants of other vehicles and the construction crews in the area.