Business

Highway project forcing relocation of airport entrance

By Bill Moss, Published: September 29, 2014

Asheville Regional Airport's main entrance will close next week and remain closed until early 2015 as crews relocate the entrance drive.

After the current drive closes on Oct. 8, traffic will access the airport through the south entrance at the stoplight near Fanning Bridge Road. The traffic pattern will be in place through early 2015 when the new main entrance will open  slightly south of its current location (at the stoplight directly across from J&S Cafeteria and the Fairfield Inn). Signs will be posted to direct traffic. The closure of the main entrance is part of an NCDOT project to upgrade the I-26 interchange.