RALEIGH – Contracts recently awarded by the state Transportation Department will improve dozens of miles of roadways and some road shoulders in Chatham and Lee counties.
Work on the following projects can begin as early as July and is expected to be complete by summer 2023.
- Under a $4.4 million contract, S.T. Wooten Corporation of Wilson will mill and resurface nearly 23 miles of roadway in Lee County, including a section each of U.S. 421 Business, U.S. 1 Business, N.C. 87 and N.C. 78 and 11 sections of secondary roads.
- Under a nearly $6 million contract, Fred Smith Company of Raleigh will mill and resurface lanes and reconstruct shoulders along 29 miles of roadway in Chatham County, including a section of U.S. 64, three sections of N.C. 42 and seven sections of secondary roads.
Drivers should expect lane closures and be aware of crews working close to the travel lanes in the areas where the work is taking place.