WORK ZONES, BUT A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS FOR DRIVERS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS WORK ON THE WINSTON-SALEM BELTWAY PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE. WXII’S ADRIANNA HARGROVE FOUND OUT CREWS HAVE EVEN COMPLETED SOME PORTIONS. SHE HAS MORE ON WHAT CREWS ARE FOCUSED ON NOW. JOHN RYAN WITH NCDOT SAYS IT’S BEING DONE IN PHASES. ONCE THEY GET FUNDING APPROVED, THEY GET TO WORK ON THOSE SECTIONS, WHICH IS WHY NCDOT DOESN’T HAVE A TIMELINE ON WHEN THE ENTIRE BELTWAY PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE. WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE NORTHERN PIECE, OUR EB SECTION THAT TIES IN 74 TO 52. THAT SHOULD BE DONE HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THEY’RE PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THAT RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE TWO PIECES ON THE SOUTHERN END THAT TIE. THREE 1174 COMING OUT OF HIGH POINT. AND THAT WILL ALLOW FOLKS COMING OUT OF HIGH POINT TO CATCH THE BELTWAY AND TRAVEL ALL THE WAY NORTH AROUND THE 52. WHEN THOSE TWO ARE COMPLETE, THOSE ARE BOTH WELL OVER 60% COMPLETE AT THIS POINT. CONTRACT COMPLETION IS IN 2027. RYAN SAYS WORK ON THE TWO SECTIONS OF THE BELTWAY FROM U.S. 421 TO UNIVERSITY PARKWAY AND UNIVERSITY PARKWAY TO HIGHWAY 52, ARE FINISHED ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF WINSTON-SALEM. THE SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY 52 TO REYNOLDS ROAD IS IN THE DESIGN PHASE. THAT AREA WILL START CONSTRUCTION IN 2029. CONSTRUCTION ON THE PORTION FROM RINALDO ROAD SOUTH TO ROBINHOOD ROAD WILL START IN 2030. NOW, NCDOT SAYS THE BELTWAY’S MAIN FUNCTION IS TO ALLOW DRIVERS TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE CITY. CONSTRUCTION STARTED TEN YEARS AGO, MAKING IT DIVISION NINE’S LONGEST PROJECT TO DATE. IN STUDIO, ADRIANN