The pots of azaleas already are pulled back, and orange-and-white barrels line Wingard's Nursery at the corner of North Lake Drive and Pilgrim Church Road.

But the three-decade-old business near Lexington plans to stay open amid the road work that will change its entrances by spring. The nursery is losing about 50 feet of its front side.

"It'll slow it down for a little bit," co-owner Marge Wingard said, "But doing this (widening) is best in the long run for our community."

Pilgrim Church will also be widened as part of this project, moving it closer to their home, which is across the road from the nursery.

Wingard plans to put up more drapes on the windows if the increased traffic buzz proves annoying.

"It'll be close," she said, "but not enough to be bothered."