WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced that the 1.2 mile stretch of Business 40 between Peters Creek and U.S. 52 will be closed on November 11 at 8 a.m.

Nine bridges along that stretch will also be closed at different times for the construction.

• Between November 11 and summer of 2019, the Liberty Street , Main Street and Church Street bridges will be closed for replacement, and the new Strollway Land bridge will be constructed during this time frame.
• The Fourth Street bridge has been closed and is expected to reopen in January 2019
• The Broad Street bridge should open in early spring 2019.
• Between summer 2019 and spring 2020, the Cherry Street, Marshall Street and Brookstown Avenue bridges will be closed. The Green Street bridge will also be replaced with the new signature pedestrian bridge during this timeframe.
• The Cherry and Marshall Street bridges will remain open until construction is complete on the Liberty and Main Street bridges.

Even though the construction of Business 40 and 11 new bridges is slated to last up to two years, efforts are underway to open the road in early 2020.

The $99.2 million project will include:

• Replacing the existing roadway pavement
• Modernizing entrance and exit ramps
• Replacing nine vehicular bridges and two pedestrian bridges
• Lengthening the acceleration and deceleration lanes between ramps
• Widening existing roadway shoulders and adding new shoulders
• Building portions of a multi-use path from Lockland Avenue to Liberty Street 

Beginning November 11, all Business 40 traffic will be diverted to I-40, Peters Creek Parkway and U.S. 52. Vehicles will be able to take those exits but not drive past them.

Only the 1.2-mile portion in downtown Winston-Salem will be closed. The sections between downtown Winston-Salem and the I-40 splits, near Clemmons and the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market, will remain open.