CHARLOTTE — Part of Interstate 85 will close overnight, so crews can begin construction on a new $51 million bridge in University City.
The bridge will connect Research Drive to JW Clay Boulevard over Interstate 85.
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The closure will affect the southbound lanes between West Mallard Creek Church Drive and W.T. Harris Boulevard. It will last from 11 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday.
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On Wednesday, crews will reverse the closure, heading northbound.
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