CONCORD, N.C. -- Access to Concord Mills Mall will soon improve for visitors, thanks to a new $10.2 million bridge.

Blythe Development Company, of Charlotte, has been awarded the contract to build a two-lane flyover bridge to connect I-85 at Concord Mills Boulevard to Kings Grant Pavilion, the first main entrance to the mall complex.

The Department of Transportation says the bridge will eliminate the two left turn lanes near the mall's main entrance.

The bridge will put drivers straight into the mall's parking lot, and hopefully help with the constant traffic on the roads.

Work may begin as early as May 1. The roadway portion of the project should be completed by mid-2020.