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U.S. 52 Improvement Project

Traffic in downtown Winston-Salem is flowing more smoothly, following the completion of major improvements to U.S. 52. The N.C. Department of Transportation project will improve safety, reduce traffic congestion and help motorists get where they need to go more efficiently. Work began in June 2011 on the project to streamline and repave one-half mile of U.S. 52 from U.S. 421/Business 40 to Akron Drive, as well as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The $13.1 million project included the following: · Removing the Greyhound Court bridge over U.S. 52; · Removing all the ramps at the Third, Fourth and Fifth Street interchange; · Constructing a new ramp from Martin Luther King Jr. Drive onto U.S. 52 South; · Realigning Leo Street to intersect with Sheraton Street instead of the U.S. 52 off ramp; and · Improving the ramps on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at U.S. 421/Business 40, as well as upgrading the traffic signals, installing traffic islands, and replacing the curb and gutters. Built in the 1960s, U.S. 52 has far outlived its expected lifespan and was simply not designed to carry today's heavy traffic. The improvement project will strengthen the state's transportation infrastructure and provide motorists in the rapidly growing area with better access to education, employment and healthcare. The improvements will not only benefit motorists now, but they will also help prepare the city for the Business 40 Improvement Project, which will modernize and upgrade U.S. 421/Business 40 in downtown Winston-Salem. During the project, much of the traffic on U.S. 421/Business 40 will be detoured onto U.S. 52.