CHARLOTTE — Drivers in southwest Charlotte will notice changes to their regular routes on Monday.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is expected to close a section of Shopton Road near Beam Road so crews can work on the bridge over Coffee Creek.
ALERT: The Shopton Rd. bridge over Coffee Creek west of Beam Rd. will CLOSE today for repairs. The detour will put traffic along S. Tryon St., Arrowood Rd., and Sand Porter Rd. The bridge is scheduled to be closed for 1 week. #clt #cltraffic #clttraffic pic.twitter.com/PgiFIcJtvW
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) April 29, 2024
The bridge will close for one week for repairs to the asphalt bridge deck and one of the beams.
This will cause added congestion along Highway 49 in the Steele Creek area.
The detour will take drivers to South Tryon Street to Arrowood Road to Sandy Porter Road back to Shopton Road.
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