Contact: Ryan Moats
Phone: 336-373-2859

Tankersley Drive & Church Street Lane Closures Begin August 23

GREENSBORO, NC -- (August 19, 2010) -- Beginning 9 am Monday, August 23, Tankersley Drive between Elm and Church streets and the northbound lane of Church at Tankersley will be closed. Work will continue until 4 pm each day until November 1. Tankersley Drive will undergo a roadway alignment and Church Street will be widened.

Motorists in these areas are advised to expect delays, use caution, and follow traffic signs. Traffic will be detoured to Tankersley Drive to Elm to Northwood Street to Church and back to Tankersley, and reverse for traffic going the opposite direction.

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