{"id":31356,"date":"2025-07-15T18:47:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T01:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/lane-lands-337m-i-85-widening\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T01:47:27","slug":"lane-lands-337m-i-85-widening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/lane-lands-337m-i-85-widening\/","title":{"rendered":"Lane lands $337M I-85 widening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1752594303\/news\/text_to_speech\/lane-construction-i-85-north-carolina_wkwa5i.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Highway widening<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>$337 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Charlotte, North Carolina<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Client: <\/strong>North Carolina DOT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/news\/press-releases\/Pages\/2025\/2025-07-11-i-85-contract.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>North Carolina DOT selected Lane Construction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to widen I-85 from six to eight lanes over a four-mile stretch in the Charlotte area, according to a July 11 news release from the agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The goal of the project is to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion along the stretch of interstate between N.C. 7 in Mount Holly and N.C. 273 at the west approach of the Catawba River in Belmont, per the release. Historically, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcnews.com\/news\/local-news\/study-i-85-in-charlotte-among-top-30-deadliest-roads-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I-85 through Charlotte<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> has been in the top 30 most deadly roads in the country, according to Queen City News.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Charlotte-based Lane Construction\u2019s scope of work includes:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Adding a new lane in each direction with a 26-foot median.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Replacing or rehabilitating six bridges.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Modifying the intersection of N.C. 7\/U.S. 29\/U.S. 74 to improve safety and traffic flow.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rebuilding 4,000 linear feet of railroad for Piedmont and Northern Railway.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Additional interchange modifications to increase traffic mobility.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project will be delivered using the design-build method, according to the North Carolina DOT. Design work is currently underway, and construction is slated to start in summer 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>It is the first of three of the agency\u2019s projects totaling $635 million to add capacity and other improvements along a 10-mile stretch of the I-85 corridor. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/local\/article310475620.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>North Carolina DOT plans to advertise for bids<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> on the segment from McAdenville Road exit 23 to the U.S. 321 interchange exit 17 in late 2028, according to The Charlotte Observer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/lane-construction-i-85-north-carolina\/753079\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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