CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The bridge on Shopton Road over Coffey Creek is closed as crews work to replace the two-lane bridge.
Initial plans were to close the bridge in January 2026. However, NCDOT bridge maintenance staff have had to perform several maintenance repairs to the bridge deck in recent weeks, prompting the decision to accelerate the closure for drivers’ safety.
Shopton Road will be closed during this phase of the project through summer 2027.
Drivers will take an offsite detour along Shopton Road, Steele Creek Road/N.C. 160, Interstate 485, and S. Tryon Street/N.C. 49, returning to Shopton Road.
The new structure will be 135 feet long with three 11-foot-lanes and sidewalk on both sides.
The contract also calls for vegetation establishment to continue into early 2028.
