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NCDOT outlines I‑85 widening in Gaston County, warns lengthy rail approvals may delay portions
Summary
NCDOT officials presented a three‑segment widening of I‑85 (I‑eighty‑719) that includes interchange realignments, replacement of multiple rail bridges and use of alternative delivery methods; the department expects Norfolk Southern approvals into 2027 for some rail work.
Cole Gurley, P.E., Deputy Division Engineer, Division 12, North Carolina Department of Transportation, and Michael Penney, P.E., NCDOT alternative delivery project manager, updated the Gaston County Board of Commissioners on March 11 on the I‑85 (I‑eighty‑719) widening project.
"The I‑85 719 project will be delivered in three segments," Gurley said, describing sections B, C and A and noting work will include interchange realignments, bridge replacements and widening at multiple locations between the Catawba River and U.S. 321.
The B section (Catawba River to Exit 23/McAdenville Road) will shift the Belmont‑Mount Holly Road interchange, realign North Main Street, and include surface‑drainage…
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