Road near bottlenecked I-77 Lake Norman exit to close for highway widening
Crews will temporarily close a road near a Lake Norman-area retail center anchored by Belk, Kohl’s and Big Lots for the $249 million N.C. 150 widening project, state highway officials said Friday.
Portestowne Way in Mooresville will be closed 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, June 9, through Thursday, June 12, so crews can safely install a storm drain at the N.C. 150 intersection, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation.
That’s just east of Interstate 77 exit 36.
Drivers will be detoured from Portestowne Way to Forester Street and Corporate Center Drive, and back onto N.C. 150.
Crews plan to widen 15 miles of N.C. 150 from just west of the U.S. 21/N.C. 150 interchange in Mooresville to N.C. 16 Bypass in Catawba County.
A 5.5-mile stretch from Greenwood Road in Terrell on the lake to U.S. 21 in Mooresville is under construction.
Charlotte-based contractor Blythe Development LLC is expanding the highway from four to six lanes, officials said.
Part of the stretch includes the old two-lane bridge over the lake. An additional bridge will carry westbound traffic, from Mooresville into Catawba County.
Improvements to the bottlenecked I-77/N.C. 150 exit 36 interchange are planned.