HIGH POINT – A portion of U.S. 29 North/Business 85 North in High Point will be closed this weekend in preparation for an upcoming traffic shift associated with the ongoing work to improve an interchange.
Contract crews for the N.C. Department of Transportation plan to detour traffic off U.S. 29 North at the South Main Street exit from 8 p.m. today until 6 a.m. Monday. Drivers will take South Main Street to Fairfield Drive to Brentwood Street, returning to U.S. 29 North.
In addition to the detour, the left turn lane onto Southbound U.S. 29 will also be closed to prepare for future traffic shifts onto the temporary detour bridge.
This closure is necessary to facilitate paving operations associated with the project to upgrade the South Main Street interchange. The project includes replacing a bridge from the 1950s, widening South Main Street, and updating the interchange to modern design standards. A future traffic shift onto a temporary bridge is anticipated this fall.
Drivers are advised to plan for potential delays and stay alert to changing conditions.