Overnight I-440 closure affects commuters in west Raleigh

The closure, which starts Monday and is expected to wrap up by the weekend, will allow crews to demolish the Melbourne Road bridge over I-440 in west Raleigh and began construction of a new structure with ramps. As a detour, eastbound travelers will exit I-440 at Jones Franklin Road and follow a detour to Western Boulevard back to the Beltline. Drivers heading west will take the Western Boulevard exit and turn left on Jones Franklin to get back to I-440.

The Melbourne Road bridge over Interstate-440 in west Raleigh closed Sept. 30. The existing Melbourne Road ramp onto I-440 East will remain open to traffic, and the existing westbound I-440 exit to Melbourne Road will remain open by utilizing a detour to Deboy Street.

I-440 widening project in Raleigh, Cary starts soon

Over the next 12 months, a signed detour will direct drivers south and east of the Beltline to take Kaplan Drive to Athens Drive to cross I-440, then to Jones Franklin Road, Western Boulevard and Powell Drive to get to Melbourne Road on the opposite side of I-440. Motorists north and west of the Beltline will follow a detour on the same streets, but in reverse.