There is some good news for Winston-Salem commuters. Workers are ending daytime lane closures for the Business 40 Improvement Project ahead of schedule.
The N.C. Department of Transportation said in a news release that the contractor doubled its shifts over the last month, accelerating the work from 45 days to 16 days to aid drivers. The news release said the work was spurred by incentives and weather conducive to the construction.
Contractors will resume nighttime lane closures along a portion of Business 40 starting Thursday. They also will continue the up-and-over nighttime traffic pattern along eastbound Business 40 at Peters Creek Parkway.
But traffic woes will return next year with the 20-month full closure of Business 40. A-1.2 mile stretch of construction is slated to begin in the fall of 2018.