Woodfin Repairs start for I-26 bridges
By Matt Tate Bridges in North Buncombe and
Madison County on the future In- terstate 26 will be undergoing ex- tensive rehabilitation throughout the summer, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. Work began Tuesday night (April
27) in the eastbound lanes near Exit 25 at the bridge over Broadway. Troy Wilson with the NCDOT said crews will begin widening the shoul- ders before rehabbing the bridge deck. Te work will progress north through Madison County and is scheduled to be completed in mid- August. Stephen Sparks with the NCDOT
said the bridges between the Univer- sity of North Carolina-Asheville exit and the Newbridge exit in Woodfin will be rehabbed. Crews will then skip several I-26 bridges and pick back up at the Forks of Ivy Road bridge near the Buncombe and Madison County line before con- tinuing through Madison County. Each side will be receiving repair
except for the westbound lanes of the Broadway bridge in Asheville, Sparks said. Te work comes at an ideal time
as I-40 through the Great Smoky Mountains re-opened last weekend, alleviating the heavy flow of detour traffic coming through North Bun- combe on I-26. Woodfin police reported an in-
crease in accidents on the interstate as a result of the heavier-than-usual traffic after last fall’s rock slide. Potholes have been an issue on
I-26 bridges for some time. Te Lan- ford Brothers, based in Roanoke, Va., received the $3.8 million con-
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Construction crews rehabbing the bridge decks on many I-26 bridges in North Buncombe and Madison County.
tract, which also includes repair on a bridge in Swannanoa. Work will primarily occur at night,
closing one lane at times. Sparks ex- pects one bridge to be repaired be- fore work begins on another bridge,
although that could change if more extensive work is needed. “In that case, they may mobi-
lize more than one crew to make the process a little more efficient,” Sparks said.
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