he N.C. Department of Transportation will begin resurfacing work on 38 miles of primary and secondary roads in Cabarrus County beginning Monday, July 2, weather permitting.
Blythe Construction Inc. was awarded the $6.3 million contract to make improvements on the following roads:
• 2.2 miles of U.S. 601 from north of N.C. 3 to Old Charlotte Road, and 4.4 miles from Carriker Road to Cold Springs Road;
• 2.7 miles of N.C. 73 from Laforest Lane to Trinity Church Road;
• 5 miles of N.C. 3 from Kannapolis Parkway to Odell School Road;
• 1.4 miles of Cabarrus Avenue from N.C. 3 to Powder Street;
• 1.7 miles of Pitts School Road from Weddington Road to U.S. 29, and 2.5 miles from Hedgemore Court to Roberta Road;
• 2.7 miles of Saint Stephens Church Road from the Rowan County line to Lentz Harness Shop Road;
• 1.2 miles of Rainbow Drive from north of N.C. 3 to the Rowan County line;
• 0.8 miles of Rankin Road from N.C. 3 to Drakestone Drive;
• 0.5 miles of Trinity Church Road from Orphanage Road to Kannapolis Parkway, and 1.6 miles from Kannapolis Parkway to Drakestone Drive;
• 1.9 miles of Cabarrus Station Road from the Mecklenburg County line to Bethel Avenue Extension;
• 2.5 miles of Klutz Road from Mount Pleasant Road to Rimer Road;
• 0.4 miles of Morrison Road from Flowes Store Road to east of Pioneer Mill Road, and 1.5 miles from east of Pioneer Mill Road to Lower Rocky River Road;
• 1.2 miles of Pine Bluff Road from N.C. 24/27 to the Stanly County line;
• 3 miles of Penninger Road from both intersections with Old Salisbury-Concord Road;
• 0.5 miles of Cox Mill Road from Heritage Farm Avenue to the pavement joint at the Cox Mill Elementary/High School complex, and 0.7 miles continuing to Poplar Tent Road.
The contract permits lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday near schools on Pitts School Road and Cox Mill Road.
The completion date for the project is June 30, 2013.
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