Lake Norman drivers face 2-week closure as state widens chronically congested road
Crews are expanding 1.18 miles of the road between Interstate 77 and U.S. 21. Drivers stack up at least halfway along the stretch weekday afternoons.
The $34.8 million project also includes improvements to U.S. 21 between Dry Dock Loop/Vandalia Road and Abberly Green Boulevard.
The closure of Round Keep Lane will let Charlotte-based Lane Construction Corp. install sewer lines on Brawley School Road at the entrance to the Windsor Woods subdivision.
The contractor is scheduled to close Round Keep Lane Monday morning.
Drivers can access Round Keep Lane by continuing on Brawley School Road to Citation Drive to the other side of the closure.
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