Mecklenburg County Bridge Will Receive a Facelift

Staff Report//April 3, 2025//

N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews have begun a preservation project on the bridge taking Beatties Ford Road over N.C. 16 (Brookshire Freeway) and the CSX Railroad, just north of uptown Charlotte. Contractor Southern Road & Bridge, LLC, earned the $2.3 million contract late last year.

The 53-year-old structure will undergo major preservation work including:

Repairing the bridge deck, substructure and structural steel

Replacing bridge joints

Cleaning and painting existing steel beams

Applying latex modified concrete

Repairing sidewalk

Starting Monday, the contractor will close the outside shoulder on N.C. 16 West, with lane closures starting around mid-April. The contract limits lane closures on N.C. 16 and Beatties Ford Road to overnight periods from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. during the week and from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings. Peak travel times should not be affected.

The project is scheduled for completion this summer.

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