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Though it s been delayed some by rainy weather, work on widening Interstate 26 is going smoothly and on schedule, engineers say, with lane closures and rerouting on the horizon.
The $531 million project to turn I-26 from four to six lanes between the Brevard Road and U.S. 64 interchanges is progressing on schedule, set to be finished in 2024, say local officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Construction work is in full swing along I-26, but rain over the past six months or so has slowed work, say Mike Patton, NCDOT Division 14 Resident Engineer and Luke Middleton, resident engineer overseeing the Buncombe County portion of the widening project.
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