Monday, August 19, 2024
As weather permits, contract crews will be setting bridge girders on both sides of I-485 at Johnston Road, requiring intermittent lane and ramp closures and rolling road blocks each night from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Friday, May 17, 2024
The completion of the Interstate 485 express lanes project is moving into 2025.
Friday, August 25, 2023
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will continue to temporarily close two ramps at the I-485/U.S. 74 interchange in Matthews next week.
Friday, August 18, 2023
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will continue to temporarily two ramps at the I-485/N.C. 51 interchange in Matthews.
Friday, August 11, 2023
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will continue to temporarily close ramps this week where Interstate 485 meets U.S. 74 (exit 51.)
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will temporarily close the I-485 Inner Loop at East John Street (exit 52) tonight, weather permitting
Friday, August 04, 2023
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will temporarily close the I-485 Inner Loop at East John Street (exit 52) for two nights next week, weather permitting.
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will continue to temporarily close ramps this week where Interstate 485 meets U.S. 74 (exit 51.)
Friday, July 21, 2023
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will temporarily close ramps as part of the I-485 express lanes project.
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Tonight, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will be performing a traffic shift on Interstate 485 at the Johnston Road interchange.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Next week, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will be setting bridge girders on Interstate 485 at the Johnston Road interchange.
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
Beginning Sunday night, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will begin removing the old bridge taking Weddington Road over Interstate 485.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Next week, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will be setting bridge girders on Interstate 485 at the Johnston Road interchange.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Next week, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close a section of Westinghouse Boulevard between South Boulevard and Downs Road as part of the I-485 express lanes project.
Monday, March 13, 2023
Beginning Sunday night, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will begin removing the old bridge taking Ballantyne Commons Parkway over Interstate 485.
Monday, April 25, 2022
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close a section of Rodney Street tomorrow and Wednesday nights as part of the ongoing Interstate 485 express lanes project.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
As weather permits, contract crews will be setting bridge girders on both sides of I-485 near Ballantyne Commons Parkway this week.
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
This weekend, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close a section of Westinghouse Boulevard between South Boulevard and Downs Road this week as part of the ongoing Interstate 485 express lanes project.
Monday, November 08, 2021
Drivers will soon be able to use another lane on I-485 between Rea Road and Providence Road as part of the I-485 express lanes project underway to add an express lane and other corridor improvements between I-77 and U.S. 74 (Independence Boulevard).
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
The Elm Lane bridge opened this morning, as part of the I-485 express lanes project in Charlotte.
Thursday, July 01, 2021
Next week, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close a section of Westinghouse Boulevard between South Boulevard and Downs Road.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will conduct flagging operations tomorrow and Friday on a section of Tilley Morris Road between McKee Road and Chestnut Hill Drive.
Wednesday, December 09, 2020
Tonight, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close a section of Westinghouse Boulevard between South Boulevard and Downs Road as part of the I-485 express lanes project
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Contract crews will close East John Street under Interstate 485 Thursday night as part of the I-485 express lanes project.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Contract crews will close East John Street under Interstate 485 as part of the I-485 express lanes project underway to deliver additional corridor improvements along Interstate 485 between I-77 and U.S. 74 (Independence Boulevard).
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
A south Charlotte road will close after 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, as part of the I-485 express lanes project underway to add an express lane and deliver additional corridor improvements along Interstate 485 between I-77 and U.S. 74 (Independence Boulevard).
Friday, August 07, 2020
CHARLOTTE – N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close a section of Westinghouse Boulevard between Rodney Street and Old Nations Ford Road to safely continue partial demolition of the Interstate 485 overpass.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Tonight, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close a section of Westinghouse Boulevard between Rodney Street and Old Nations Ford Road to safely continue partial demolition of the Interstate 485 overpass.
Tuesday, June 02, 2020
This week, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close a section of Westinghouse Boulevard between Rodney Street and Old Nations Ford Road to safely start partial demolition of the Interstate 485 overpass
Thursday, April 30, 2020
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews tonight will pave portions of the entrance ramp from Johnston Road to the Interstate 485 inner loop, weather permitting.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Tonight, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will shift traffic on the Interstate 485 inner loop between South Boulevard and Interstate 77, weather permitting.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Construction will soon begin on the I-485 corridor improvements project as part of a network of express lanes that will offer drivers the option of more reliable travel times
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
The NC Turnpike Authority is hosting an open house for residents to ask questions and receive an update on the project now that construction is set to begin this summer.
Wednesday, June 05, 2019
N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will be cleaning storm drains at interchanges as part of the I-485 express lanes project, which will add an express lane in each direction between I-77 and U.S. 74.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Contract crews will close several ramps along I-485 in south Charlotte next week to conduct survey work.
Monday, July 09, 2018
RALEIGH – Each day, approximately 80,000 to 146,000 vehicles travel along I-485 between I-77 and U.S. 74 (Independence Boulevard), making it a heavily congested area.