Southbound U.S. 117 to close Thursday night
By Steve Herring
Published in News on August 22, 2018 5:50 AM
Southbound lanes of U.S. 117 South are scheduled to be closed overnight Thursday between its intersection with U.S. 117 Alternate and Country Club Road at Mount Olive.
If the weather cooperates, the southbound lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday so contract workers can pour the concrete deck for a new overpass at O'Berry Road.
Motorists will detour at U.S. 117 Alternate, go south and re-enter the highway at Country Club Road.
The overnight work will not affect the U.S. 117 northbound lanes.
Last year, the state Department of Transportation awarded a $20.6 million contract to S.T. Wooten Corp. of Wilson to upgrade the highway's intersections with O'Berry and Country Club roads into interchanges.
The interchanges will have bridges, ramps and loops and will improve safety and traffic flow.
The contractor is expected to complete the O'Berry Road interchange later this year, and the Country Club interchange by next summer.