Section of I-77 North closing temporarily for construction WSOC TV
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — All lanes of I-77 Northbound will be closed near Gilead Road (exit 23) for a few nights in September for construction, the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced.
On the following dates, contract crews will close the section of I-77 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next morning if weather permits:
- Saturday, September 16
- Tuesday, September 19
- Wednesday, September 20
Express lanes will also be closed. Drivers will be detoured through exit 23 across Gilead Road to the entrance ramp back onto I-77.
Check Channel 9′s Live Local Traffic Map for real-time traffic updates.
The closures are part of a larger project to improve highway conditions at the Gilead Road interchange. The state invested $30.8 million to convert the interchange at I-77 to a diverging diamond interchange and to improve Stateville Road.
The NCDOT says the new diverging diamond design will provide easier access to the interstate. The project also includes a new bridge to handle eastbound traffic over I-77, with the existing bridge serving westbound drivers.
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