The peak flows of traffic in Charlotte, outside the Central Business District (CBD), generally occur between the hours of 7:00 - 9:00 am and 4:30 - 6:30 pm.  During these hours, construction or maintenance work, which involves closure of a lane of traffic, will not be allowed on thoroughfare streets except for emergency situations or with approval from CDOT.  As a general rule, all multi-lane roads or two-lane roads which are separated by a marked double yellow centerline should be considered to be thoroughfare streets.  

The peak flows of traffic in the CBD generally occur between the hours of 7:00 - 9:00 am, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, and 4:00 - 6;00 pm.  During these hours, construction or maintenance work which involves closure of a lane of traffic or a sidewalk will not be allowed except for emergency situations or with prior approval from CDOT.  The CBD is that area of the city which is bounded by I-77 and I-277.