Raleigh Residential Real Estate Looking at Homes in the Raleigh, NC Area this weekend or just traveling around Raleigh, NC? Road work on I-40 could cause you some delays.

Raleigh Residential Real Estate  Looking at Homes in the Raleigh, NC Area this weekend or just traveling around Raleigh, NC? Road work on I-40 could cause you some delays.

In an effort to help Raleigh visitors,  real estate agents, realtors and home buyers looking for a home in Raleigh, NC area this weekend, I thought I would share this travel alert.

Travelers heading east from Durham, RDU and Cary, NC can expect big delays this weekend in Raleigh on Interstate 40. Traffic will be squeezed into a single lane all weekend for pavement repairs near the Gorman Street interchange.

From 8 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday, two of the three eastbound lanes will be closed between Exit 293 (U.S. 1/64) and Exit 295 (Gorman Street).  Traffic backups of up to a mile are predicted by Andy Barry, the state Department of Transportation engineer in charge of the work.

I would anticipate that this is an optimistic forecast as this is a very busy section of road. An alternative route if you are coming east from Durham, is to take the I-540 Outer Loop all the way around North Raleigh to U.S. 64/264 at Knightdale, then head west on I-440 to Exit 301 (I-40 East). This adds about 10 miles to the trip, but it could save a 20 or 30 minute construction delay.

Travel westbound is not affected except for the potential of “rubber neckers”.

Read this mornings News and Observer Article   I-40 work could cause delays

So if you are looking for homes in Raleigh, NC this weekend (take a look at our Cary, NC Listing) or just traveling around the south side, the Poling Team suggests that you plan a few extra moments and consider your route.