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Southmont, NC · Traffic & Transit
The Tribune
Contractor to begin replacing U.S. 21 bridge over I-77 in Jonesville
JONESVILLE — An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor soon will begin replacing a 62-year-old bridge in Yadkin County. Crews from Blythe Construction Inc., of Charlotte, will spend the next three years replacing the 62-year-old bridge on U.S. 21 over Interstate 77 in Jonesville between Wilkins Road and Little Mountain Road. Construction begins this week, with crews clearing the worksite and installing erosion control measures as they prepare to build the new bridge adjacent to the existing structure. The project also includes replacing and relocating water and sewer lines, building a new culvert to carry a small creek under U.S. 21 and, once the bridge is finished, reconstructing the ramps between I-77 and U.S. 21. The $16.5 million contract calls for construction to finish in summer 2029. The contract only allows lane closures on I-77 during nighttime hours, and lane closures on U.S. 21 are not permitted during morning rush hour. For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.
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NC drivers seeing relief at the pump 10 days after gas tax suspension
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North Carolina suspends gas tax, but not all drivers are seeing savings
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Closing busy traffic lanes in Burlington is just plain dumb
We never cease to be amazed at the ridiculous ideas some consultants can come up with, given the thousands of taxpayer dollars some government agencies will pay them to conceive. We hate to be stereotypical, but one of the categories that seem most susceptible to these cockeyed ideas is anything...
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DOT proposes to close two travel lanes of S. Church Street near City Park, Williams High School
Median scrapped, but narrowing lanes from four to two still proposed for area near downtown. North Carolina’s state transportation department has unfurled a new version of a plan to eliminate some of the travel lanes from an accident-prone stretch of South Church Street in Burlington. Colin Mellor, a project...
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North Carolina has the lowest gas prices in the country. Some say it’s still too high
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North Carolina has the lowest gas prices in the country. Some say it’s still too high
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Elon town council forced to untangle its own incomprehensible parking decision
Elon’s town council was trooped down memory lane earlier this week in order to reconstruct a convoluted decision that its members reached in September about parking along several municipal streets. Elon’s town clerk Kathleeen Patterson asked the town’s leaders to recall this welter on Tuesday so that she could...
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You’ll See Mountain Scenery From A Whole New Angle On This Scenic North Carolina Train Ride
All aboard for a North Carolina train ride that turns railroad history into a real-life adventure!. At the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer, the rails carry you through a massive former repair complex where steam locomotives once received the care they needed to keep moving across the South. The ride...