Greensboro road work this week: where paving and lane closures could slow traffic through April 17

Greensboro drivers should plan for daytime slowdowns through Friday as the city’s current paving cycle continues across multiple corridors and neighborhood streets.

The City of Greensboro posted its weekly paving update on April 9 for work scheduled Monday, April 13, through Friday, April 17. Most listed streets may see alternate-lane or full road closures from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Two projects, on North English Street and East Cornwallis Drive, are listed separately with a 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. work window.

That matters for commuters, school-run drivers, delivery workers and nearby businesses because the city’s list covers both busier through streets and residential clusters. It is an active work schedule now, not an early heads-up for later in the season.

Where delays are most likely

For drivers crossing town, some of the more useful names to watch are West Friendly Avenue, Benjamin Parkway, Ridgeway Drive, Pinecrest Road, Wright Avenue, McConnell Road, North English Street and East Cornwallis Drive.

There is also a concentrated neighborhood-area cluster including Silverbrook Drive, Woodhollow Drive, Huffine Mill-adjacent local streets, Twain Road and Whitman Road. For residents in those areas, even short paving phases can mean slower exits from subdivisions, flaggers at one-lane sections, and temporary detours around smaller streets that usually carry local traffic without much delay.

The city’s notice does not say every listed street will be worked on at the same time, and it does not guarantee the same level of closure on every block. Some roads may see alternate-lane traffic, while others could face fuller closures for short periods depending on the work underway that day.

Why a road may look unfinished

One reason this week’s list can be confusing is that not every street is in the same phase.

Some locations are scheduled for paving, which is the fresh asphalt most drivers think of first. Others are in milling and raising structures, or lowering structures. In plain language, milling removes the top surface before repaving, while structure adjustments deal with features like utility covers and similar road-level components so the finished surface lines up correctly.

That means a road can be under this week’s paving schedule without getting its final smooth surface that same day. A driver may see a milled roadway, patchy-looking sections or utility adjustments before the final paving pass happens.

Rhino Times noted the same practical point in its local coverage: resurfacing is a sequence, not a single-step operation. For residents, the takeaway is simple. If a street looks partially done, that does not necessarily mean crews are behind or that the job is complete.

What to do before your next trip

The safest assumption for the rest of the week is extra daytime travel time, especially on routes that depend on Friendly, Cornwallis, McConnell or neighborhood connectors feeding into larger roads.

The city advises drivers to watch for detours, follow flaggers and use alternate routes when possible. Parents heading to afternoon pickups, businesses expecting customer traffic, and delivery or service workers with tight schedules may want to build in extra minutes rather than assume normal travel times.

It is also worth remembering that the city does not promise every listed project will be finished by April 17. The schedule can change based on weather, materials and equipment availability. So even if a street is on the weekly list, the exact timing can shift, and some work can carry over.

This week’s work is one piece of Greensboro’s broader 2026 paving program, which the city says includes 23 miles on its spring paving list. But for most residents, the immediate issue is simpler: expect daytime road work in several parts of the city through Friday, and keep an eye on the city’s weekly updates rather than assuming one notice covers the whole season.

Sources

• City of Greensboro weekly paving update
• City communications page
• City of Greensboro Annual Paving Projects page
• Rhino Times local report on paving work