MOORESVILLE – Improvements are coming to a 6.9-mile section of N.C. 150 in Catawba and Iredell counties, thanks to a $249 million contract the N.C. Department of Transportation awarded this week.
Contractor Blythe Development LLC. earned the project to widen N.C. 150 from four to six lanes between Greenwood Road in Terrell to U.S. 21 in Mooresville to improve safety and mobility through the corridor.
The project also includes reduced conflict intersections, a type of intersection design used to simplify traffic movements by reducing the number of conflict points between vehicles. The most common type eliminates left turns from side roads to main arteries, featuring raised medians to direct traffic from side roads into turning right. Drivers would proceed less than 1,000 feet to a dedicated U-turn location to head in the opposite direction.
Other project improvements include building a continuous flow intersection at N.C. 150 & Williamson/Bluefield roads, and an additional bridge over Lake Norman to carry westbound traffic.
The contractor can begin working as early as January 2025 with completion scheduled for spring 2030. Per the contract, any lane closures on N.C. 150 will be permitted during overnight hours to minimize travel impacts.