Latest news with #widening
BBC News
18-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Work set to start on £570,000 road scheme in Watton
A £570,000 road improvement scheme in an East Yorkshire village is set to start later this Riding of Yorkshire Council said the improvements in Watton - between Driffield and Beverley - were "badly needed".They include resurfacing, widening the road and installing new passing places between the railway crossing and the junction with Cross Lane, a spokesperson work, which will be carried out during the day, is scheduled to begin on 28 July and take up to seven weeks to complete. The road will be closed to through traffic with diversions in place, but residents will still be able to access their properties, the council Paul West, the council's cabinet member for environment and transport, said: "This road is badly in need of improvement and we want to thank residents and motorists for their patience while we complete this work." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Interstate 85 near Charlotte to undergo $337 million expansion, NCDOT says
A Charlotte-based road builder will expand four congested, wreck-prone miles of Interstate 85 near the Queen City for $337 million, state highway officials said Friday. Lane Construction Corp. was selected to widen I-85 from six to eight lanes with a 26-foot median between N.C. 7 exit 23 in Mount Holly and N.C. 273 exit 27 near the Catawba River in Belmont, according to an N.C. Department of Transportation news release. A lane in each direction will be added, and six bridges will be replaced or improved, officials said. The bridges are on N.C. 7 over I-85; I-85 over the South Fork Catawba River; Hickory Grove Road over I-85; Belmont-Mt. Holly Road/Main Street over I-85; P&R Railway over I-85, east of Belmont-Mt. Holly Road; and N.C. 273 over I-85 The intersection of N.C. 7/U.S. 29/U.S. 74 (Wilkinson Boulevard) will be redesigned to reduce wrecks, according to NCDOT. Design work has started, and construction is scheduled for next summer, officials said. NCDOT eventually plans to expand the interstate to U.S. 321 in Gastonia, totaling about 10 miles of widening and other improvements. In late 2028, the department intends to advertise for bids on the segment from McAdenville Road exit 23 to the U.S. 321 interchange exit 17, officials said. The intersection of Cox Road and U.S. 29-74/Franklin Boulevard will be improved. A contractor and designer are working on plans for three railroad bridges and a roadway bridge through the section. NCDOT first revealed plans for the 10-mile widening in August 2022.
CBC
12-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Summer construction season has arrived in Ottawa
City officials say drivers should expect to see crews working on hundreds of projects, including widening Bank Street.
