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Started by 2trailertrucker, August 06, 2018, 11:19:21 AM

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bud121156

Lines are painted near the 18 overpass.


ARMOURERERIC

Quote from: bud121156 on November 30, 2024, 04:07:44 PMLines are painted near the 18 overpass.
All of them, or just the dash down the middle?

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bud121156

Paving on and around the Highway 18 bridge  going on this week.  Traffic backed up all directions.

cowboy_wilhelm

Section C is slowly nearing completion. Per the NCDOT Construction Progress Report, the revised completion date is 1/23/2025.







Ongoing work on N.C. 18 at the interchange.


Eastbound off-ramp to N.C. 18.


The N.C. 150 interchange is further along, but still requires final pavement markings and signs.




Construction on Section D has expanded between N.C. 150 and the U.S. 74 interchange. So far, no major work other than utility relocation has occurred within the limits of Section E to the east of Buffalo Creek.

Updated satellite imagery from 11/20/2024 is available in Google Earth showing construction progress, but it has not made its way into Google Maps yet.

Looking east at the Fairview Road overpass and approach.


Looking south (eastbound) from Fairview Road.


Construction is starting on the Elizabeth Avenue overpass.


Looking north (westbound) from Elizabeth Avenue.


Looking south (eastbound) from Borders Road.


There has been some additional clearing at the future U.S. 74 interchange. New bridge construction will take place on the outside of the existing bridges before widening towards the median once the old bridges are demolished.

ARMOURERERIC

Google maps show updated imagery for the Shelby bypass, i'd guess less than 60 days old.

sprjus4

Quote from: ARMOURERERIC on January 26, 2025, 08:13:41 PMGoogle maps show updated imagery for the Shelby bypass, i'd guess less than 60 days old.
Google Earth shows November 2024.

The Ghostbuster

Google Maps Satellite View still doesn't show any construction between Elizabeth Ave. and Borders Rd. However, I appreciate the update.

cowboy_wilhelm

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The revised completion date of 1/23/2025 has now passed for Section C between N.C. 226 and N.C. 150, and reported progress is at 92.29%. Construction is approaching eight years for this segment that totals less than five miles.

The N.C. 150 interchange appears to be substantially complete. The Airport Rd. overpass is still not open. Work is STILL ongoing at the N.C. 18 interchange. Traffic signals are up, concrete medians are in, and it looks like the final pavement course is down and just needs markings and signs. From the overpasses, it looks like the main line is complete, with the exception of the tie-in to the currently open section. A sub-contractor was out with a measuring wheel where the existing eastbound section narrows to one lane to exit, so I'm guessing new markings will go down soon.

There isn't much new to report on Section D. There were crews at all of the overpasses under construction on a Friday, so that is a good sign. Still nothing on Section E. I am cautiously optimistic that they are prioritizing Section D to get traffic on the new bypass alignment before focusing on the Section E freeway upgrade, but I could be wrong.

To the west, work appears to be starting on the BR-0012 portion of the Mooresboro interchange project. This will replace the bridges over Sandy Run. There are a lot of survey stakes out around the intersections for Lattimore Rd. and Ellenboro Rd., but there are no shovels in the ground yet. The combined projects were let in July 2023.




ARMOURERERIC

Thank you for the update, i just sent you a pm about an unrelated  matter.

cowboy_wilhelm

The Shelby Star published a quote from a NCDOT communications officer on Friday, 2/7 that they "anticipate the R-2707C project will be open to traffic this spring."



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