ASHEBORO – The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract that will make for a smoother ride along 68 miles of roads in Randolph County.
From this July until Nov. 1, 2020, Sharpe Bros. of Greensboro will perform $11.6 million worth of milling, resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction.
The work consists of two sections of N.C. 49, a section each of U.S. 220 Business, U.S. 220 Alternate, N.C. 705 and N.C. 22, and 25 sections of secondary roads. The longest span is 13 miles of N.C. 49 between Maurine Drive and New Hope Road west of Asheboro.
The contractor cannot close a lane on Suits Road between the Guilford County line and U.S. 311, or on Tigers Den Road north of High Point Street in Randleman on weekdays from 7-9 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. It is also not allowed to close a lane of West Academy Street at the roundabout at High Point Street at any time between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m.