ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A short stretch of Interstate 40 will be closed this weekend, if weather permits, to allow crews to perform rehabilitation tasks on a bridge between I-26 and Hendersonville Road.
Crews plan to close I-40 East from the I-240 East/I-26 West interchange (Exit 46B) to Hendersonville Road (Exit 50) from 8 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday to work on the eastbound bridge over Hominy Creek and Hominy Creek Road, a North Carolina Department of Transportation news release said.
The primary detour will utilize I-240 East. Digital signs across the area will notify motorists to use I-240 East for I-40 East being closed ahead. According to the news release, the ramp from I-26 West to I-40 East will be closed with message boards alerting motorists to continue to I-240 East. The Brevard Road onramp to I-40 East will also be closed with traffic detoured to utilize the I-240 East detour route.
Scheduled tasks this weekend include milling bridge approach areas, bridge deck milling and repair and applying temporary lane markings.
The $27.9 million interstate rehabilitation project includes roadway resurfacing and bridge overlays, the NCDOT said in the release. It will also address spalling concrete on bridge substructure components — including the piers — and improve the riding surface of the four I-40 bridges over Hominy Creek and two bridges over the French Broad River. The contract calls for completion in the spring of 2026.