WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation will host a community open house to discuss proposed improvements to the interchange at New Stock Road and U.S. 23/29 next week.
The meeting, which will be held from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at the Weaverville Town Hall, 30 S. Main St., will feature no formal presentation. Instead, community members are invited to provide comments on the proposed project in an informal, drop-in style public gathering.
The suggested improvements to the interchange include replacing the Future Interstate 26 bridges over New Stock Road, reconstructing and realigning the interchange ramps and widening the interstate to accommodate a future third lane in both directions, as well as replacing Aiken Road bridge over Future I-26.
The full list of objectives, according to the NCDOT, includes:
- Replace the existing bridges on Future I-26 over New Stock Road
- Reconstruct and realign the interchange ramps
- Widen Future I-26 to accommodate a future third lane in each direction
- Replace the Aiken Road bridge over Future I-26. A 3-mile offsite detour will be used for Aiken Road traffic during construction of the new bridge
- Realign New Stock Road to connect with Weaverville Road across from Leisure Mountain Road
- Realign Blueberry Hill Road to tie into Weaverville Road just north of its existing intersection
- Construct 5-foot sidewalks along both sides of New Stock Road within project limits
- Construct a 5-foot sidewalk on the west side and a 10-foot shared-use path on the east side of Weaverville Road within the project limits
- New Aiken Road bridge will be wide enough for a future sidewalk on the north side of the bridge
“The purpose of the project is to replace old bridges with new bridges that will meet current design standards and improve traffic flow in the vicinity of New Stock Road, Weaverville Road and the Future I-26 interchange,” the NCDOT wrote on the project website.
