RALEIGH —Construction gets underway today on a $2.5 million N.C. Department of Transportation project to replace the 60-year-old bridge on Green Level Church Road over White Oak Creek in Cary. The work means Green Level Church Road will be closed between Green Level West and Roberts roads until next April.

A signed detour will be in place. Motorists traveling south on Green Level Church Road will turn right onto Green Level West Road, left on Wimberly Road, and left on Jenks Road to get back to Green Level Church Road. Northbound drivers on Green Level Church Road will detour the opposite route.

The bridge being replaced is considered functionally obsolete, as it was built to size standards that no longer can properly handle traffic demands for the fast growing area in Wake County.

NCDOT reminds motorists to watch signs for construction and detour information, stay alert and obey the posted speed limit.

Updated travel information is available by calling 511 or online at www.ncdot.gov/travel. In addition, NCDOT now offers travel information on Twitter (for more information, go to www.ncdot.gov/travel/twitter). Another option is NCDOT Mobile, a phone-friendly version of the NCDOT website. To access it, type “m.ncdot.gov” into the browser of your smartphone. Then, bookmark it to save for future reference. NCDOT Mobile is compatible with the iPhone, Android, and some newer Blackberry phones.

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