LUMBERTON – Southbound traffic on Interstate 95 is flowing again in Robeson County after state transportation workers worked day and night since Wednesday performing emergency repairs.
The highway reopened about 5:30 a.m. Friday.
A void underground had formed where I-95 South crosses Boyce Road. The issue was discovered during a routine bridge inspection. The void was underneath a section of asphalt roadway that is connected to the concrete deck spanning Boyce Road.
For safety, NCDOT closed the southbound portion of the interstate on Wednesday afternoon.
NCDOT employees drove steel sheeting into the ground next to the bridge to create a new barrier, then filled the void with backfill that included gravel and dirt. A paving contractor overnight Thursday added asphalt over the work site. The asphalt needed to harden and cure for a few hours before the highway was reopened at 5:23 a.m. Friday.
The original estimate to complete the repairs was Saturday morning.
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