08/28/2026
🚸The Town of Blowing Rock received exciting news from NCDOT this morning on the proposed Crosswalk Improvements Project!
It is scheduled to begin this Sunday night, August 30th, and last through Thursday night, September 3rd. This project includes installation of decorative crosswalk surface treatment at fourteen (14) locations along Main Street, several side streets, and Yonahlossee Road. The work will take place during nighttime hours, between the hours of 8:00pm and 6:00am. Traffic control will be in-place on Main Street and applicable side streets during these times. Motorists can expect lane restrictions with flagging operations and/or full road closures with detour signage. Motorists are encouraged to avoid the work area(s) if possible, during these times. If alternative travel routes are not feasible, motorists should expect minor delays within the work zone. Each work location will be open to the public and motorists by 6:00am each morning.
The contractor’s proposed schedule includes completing the crosswalks on Main Street near Morris Street, Morris Street, and Main Street near Laurel Lane on night 1. The second night will include completion of the three (3) crosswalks at the Sunset Street and Main Street intersection and Maple Street. Night 3 will consist of crosswalks on Main Street near Park Avenue, Park Avenue, and both crosswalks at the Main Street and Yonahlossee Road intersection. The proposed work will conclude on night 4 with the completion of crosswalks on Ginny Stevens Lane, Main Street near Chestnut Drive, and the Chestnut Drive crosswalk.
Installation of the crosswalk surface treatment material is temperature and weather sensitive. Nighttime temperatures that fall below 55 degrees, or overnight precipitation, will delay ex*****on of the work. In the event that the project cannot be completed between Sunday, August 30th, and Thursday, September 4th, a revised schedule for completion will be provided as soon as it is available.
