The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $21.3-million contract to widen 0.641 miles, or approximately 1,150 yards, of South Sterling Street (N.C. 18) to six lanes at Interstate 40’s Exit 105 interchange.
As part of the project, two through lanes will be added to South Sterling Street in each direction, along with two turn lanes onto the interstate.
The Interstate 40 bridges over South Sterling Street also will be replaced.
The project contract was awarded to Dane Construction Inc. of Mooresville. The company specializes in major civil projects including road, bridge and culvert construction. Founded in 1995, it also has built dam-related structures, pedestrian bridges , greenways, foundations, retaining walls and shoring and water and sewer crossings.
Construction at Exit 105 can begin as early as Aug. 1, according to a news release from N.C. DOT Secretary Gene Conti. The job is scheduled for completion by Oct. 1, 2014.
This is one of seven contracts totaling $52.8 million awarded by Conti at the end of June for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina. The contracts were awarded to the lowest bidders, as required by state law.
The winning bids came in at 2 percent, or about $1.1 million, below N.C. DOT estimates.
According to the Federal Highway Administration, every $1 million spent on transportation creates 30 jobs, and according to the construction industry, every dollar invested in transportation generates $6 in economic impact. By that standard, the improvements at Exit 105 and on Sterling Street could create 640 jobs and add nearly $128 million to the area’s economy over the next three years.
While the Exit 105 improvements are under way, possibly beginning in 2012, N.C. DOT contractors also will start work on improvements at nearby Exit 104 (Enola Road).
For more information about funding for infrastructure improvements in North Carolina, as well as other NCDOT projects and activities, visit www.ncdot.gov .
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