Portion of Highway 116 to Be Closed During Day on Fri. Nov. 2
If you use Highway 116 as a shortcut between Highway 441 and Webster, be prepared to take a detour route this Friday, Nov. 2, between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. The N.C. Department of Transportation is closing the stretch of 116 from just beyond Rock Quarry Road's intersection with 116 all the way to the intersection with Highway 441 at Top Cats Exxon.
The closure should enable the NCDOT to finish most of the remaining work on the blind curve that existed where 116 met Mockingbird Lane. A new road and intersection is being constructed with clearer lines of sight, straighter roads and longer sight distances, in order to reduce the number of traffic accidents.
Drivers will need to take North River Road (just before the bridge in Webster) to Dillsboro and then to Highway 441, or they can follow detour signs along Rock Quarry Road to Mockingbird Lane (South River Road) and from there to the highway. Detour signs from Rock Quarry should be clearly marked.
The NCDOT expects to be able to re-open the road Friday evening around 9 p.m.
The solution to the blind curve isn't the only facelift 116 is receiving. A sidewalk that completes the link between Webster's town limits and the intersection of 116 with Highway 107 (near Ingles and Smoky Mountain High School) is being constructed. The long-anticipated sidewalk will make pedestrian travel safer for people who walk between the Social Services complex, Southwestern Community College, the Haven at the Oaks, Reedwood Manor Apartments, Ingles and SMHS. The project is routing travelers this week into the center lane just past the entrance to SCC, and is blocking the inbound lane until just past the Division of Highways office.
The sidewalks are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
For more information, contact the Sylva office of the NCDOT at 586-0925.
The closure should enable the NCDOT to finish most of the remaining work on the blind curve that existed where 116 met Mockingbird Lane. A new road and intersection is being constructed with clearer lines of sight, straighter roads and longer sight distances, in order to reduce the number of traffic accidents.
Drivers will need to take North River Road (just before the bridge in Webster) to Dillsboro and then to Highway 441, or they can follow detour signs along Rock Quarry Road to Mockingbird Lane (South River Road) and from there to the highway. Detour signs from Rock Quarry should be clearly marked.
The NCDOT expects to be able to re-open the road Friday evening around 9 p.m.
The solution to the blind curve isn't the only facelift 116 is receiving. A sidewalk that completes the link between Webster's town limits and the intersection of 116 with Highway 107 (near Ingles and Smoky Mountain High School) is being constructed. The long-anticipated sidewalk will make pedestrian travel safer for people who walk between the Social Services complex, Southwestern Community College, the Haven at the Oaks, Reedwood Manor Apartments, Ingles and SMHS. The project is routing travelers this week into the center lane just past the entrance to SCC, and is blocking the inbound lane until just past the Division of Highways office. The sidewalks are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
For more information, contact the Sylva office of the NCDOT at 586-0925.
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