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November 21 2018 Vol. XXXI • No. 24
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NCDOT Replaces Yadkin River Bridge on I-40 By Eric Olson
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is replacing an aging pair of bridges over the Yadkin River in the west-central part of the state.
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A pair of aging interstate bridges over the Yadkin River are the centerpieces of a $72 million road improvement and replacement project now under way in a gorgeous part of west-central North Carolina. The two bridges carry traffic east and west along I40 between Clemmons and Bermuda Run, two fastgrowing suburban communities southwest of WinstonSalem. The river forms the dividing line between the two towns and their respective counties, Forsyth and Davie. One half of the 3.3-mi. project stretches from a half-mile east of the intersection of I-40 and Harper Road in Clemmons, then west across the historic river, best remembered as the waterway used by mountain man Daniel Boone in the mid-1700s. Boone spent his early adult years living just a few miles north of where crews are
today working on the road/bridge project. From the river crossing, the work continues southwest and up a slight grade to the next interstate exit at NC Highway 801 in Bermuda Run. Work finally ends about a mile west of that point. Due to the influx of new suburbanites in western Forsyth County and eastern Davie County over the past 25 years, traffic moving through the area has become more congested on Interstate 40.
Davie also has become one of the state’s top locations for new industry, including the massive Ashley Furniture manufacturing and distribution plant just a couple miles south of the interstate. Time for Something New But as more people and goods move across the Yadkin River crossing, more lanes in each direction are needed and the twin
bridges have inched closer to the end of their working lives. That is not to say that the spans pose an imminent danger to motorists, said Jordan Scott, a resident engineer with the North Carolina DOT. Rather, in the summer of 2017, the state began a proactive, step-by-step process to replace the structures and expand the roadway while also see BRIDGE page 76
Lane Construction Wins Fla. Parkway Contract The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Salini Impregilo Group, has won a design-build contract in Florida to construct the Wekiva Parkway (Section 8) in Seminole County. The contract is valued at $253 million. The contract supports Lane’s recently renewed strategy in the United States, which is focused on building large-scale, complex infrastructure. Lane has a long history in the state of Florida with other large infrastructure works including the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project in Orlando; Osceola County Line to the Beachline Expressway/SR 528; and the Suncoast Parkway 2 leading north of Tampa. The Section 8 contract will design 2.63 mi. of limited-access toll see PARKWAY page 66
The Lane Construction Corporation has won a design-build contract to construct 2.63 mi. of the Wekiva Parkway (Section 8) in Seminole County, Florida.