WILSON – A portion of Forest Hills Road Northwest will temporarily close this week for repaving, followed by nightly lane closures.
A state highway contractor will do milling and repaving operations along nearly two miles of Forest Hills Road Northwest between Raleigh Road Parkway West near Forest Hills Middle School and Ward Boulevard near the Walgreens as noted on this
Google map.
The crews plan to close Forest Hills Road Northwest between Canal Drive Northwest and Ward Boulevard from
7 p.m. June 19 until the morning of June 21 in order to conduct some of the repaving work.
The detour will send drivers along Ward Boulevard (N.C. 42) and U.S. 264 Alternate (Raleigh Road Parkway) to re-access Forest Hills Road Northwest. Drivers should factor the longer commute and be cautious near the barricades and work site.
Nightly Lane ClosuresStarting June 23, crews will conduct nightly lane closures on Forest Hills Road Northwest to continue the milling and repaving operation. The lane closures will be from 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. Sunday through Friday, with no work happening on Friday or Saturday nights.
The work may take up to three weeks to complete, weather permitting.
After the road is repaved, the contractor will return later this summer to place permanent, high-visibility lane markings on the resurfaced road.