Eastchester Drive repaving work to start Friday
HIGH POINT - Thinking you can breeze up and down Eastchester Drive now that furniture market is over?
Think again.
The N.C. Department of Transportation will resume work Friday on repaving the road from Penny Road to North Centennial Street, said Hani Kattan, an assistant resident engineer for N.C. DOT.
Road crews are permitted to work weekdays from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. with an exception for certain heavily traveled areas. Work on Eastchester Drive's intersections with Wendover Avenue/Skeet Club Road and North Centennial Street as well as just south of Penny Road can only take place on the weekends.
N.C. DOT started work on repaving the road in March, but stopped after city officials grew concerned about congestion along High Point's major north-south artery due to lane closures. No work occurred during the furniture market.
The revamped schedule allows workers to repave the road while reducing traffic tie-ups during rush hour due to lane closures, but drivers can still expect delays.
The repaving should be completed in late June or early July.
