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Reflective marker installation will slow I-26 traffic

By Bill Moss, Published: January 22, 2018

A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will be installing reflective markers between lanes on Interstate 26 in Henderson County starting on Tuesday and continuing through Thursday.

The installation between mile markers between mile markers 40 to 50 — Airport Road and one mile east of Four Seasons Boulevard — will require temporary lane closures of up to two miles in both directions between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Installing the markers — which are designed to work with snow plows during winter weather — is one of the final items to finish the entire rehabilitation project in Henderson County. The $12.5 million project included repaving and improving bridges along the 10-mile stretch of interstate.

Transportation officials advice drivers allow for extra time when travelling on I-26 this week, slow down in work zones, and to obey all traffic signs.

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