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Business 40 To Close November 11, Detours And Important Travel Information

It's important to know the Business 40 closure will happen in segments. You'll still be able to take Business 40, to a point.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WFMY) -- In the next few weeks, part of Business 40 in downtown Winston-Salem will close for at least a year, impacting thousands of drivers over the Triad.

Today the North Carolina Department of Transportation started public meetings to give people a look at the detours.

Related: Business 40 Closure: Alternate Routes from Greensboro to Winston-Salem

It's important to know the Business 40 closure will happen in segments. You'll still be able to take Business 40, to a point.

On average, more than 15,000 commuters drive from Greensboro to Winston-Salem daily. Many of them use Business 40.

There will be three alternate routes for people driving from Greensboro to downtown Winston-Salem.

  • Take the 5th Street exit all the way downtown
  • Take Martin Luther King Jr. Drive exit, then a left onto Marshall Street
  • Take exit U.S. 52 to Research Parkway. Stay on Research Parkway until you get to a roundabout, then take Main Street into downtown.

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