Buc-ee’s Breaks Ground on New Mebane Travel Center, First in North Carolina
Mebane’s leaders and Buc-ee’s CEO Arch “Beaver” Aplin III toss dirt as a part of the groundbreaking ceremony (Image via Henry Taylor/Chapel Hill Media Group)....
View ArticleCarrboro: Greensboro Street Resurfacing to Improve Bicycle Lanes, Impact...
Starting this weekend, a Carrboro resurfacing project will close lanes on Greensboro Street from Braxton Foushee Street to Oak Avenue most evenings. Lane closures and operations for the NCDOT project...
View ArticleNCDOT to Begin Resurfacing Highway 86 June 1; Overnight Delays Expected
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin resurfacing a part of North Carolina Highway 86 in Chapel Hill Monday, June 1. The work will take place between the intersections...
View ArticleBridge Replacement to Close Halls Mill Road Near Hillsborough for 6 Months
A contractor with the North Carolina Department of Transportation will begin removing and replacing a bridge over the Eno River near Hillsborough next week. NCDOT crews will close Halls Mill Road and...
View ArticleNCDOT Warns of Traffic Delays as Pedestrian Work Continues on Highway 54
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is cautioning motorists to be aware of potential traffic delays along North Carolina Highway 54. The delays come as the NCDOT works with a contractor to...
View ArticleVehicle-Electric Bicycle Collision Reported Along Carrboro’s North Greensboro...
A bicyclist using an e-bike suffered minor injuries after a driver struck them while turning their car into a business off North Greensboro Street in Carrboro on Friday afternoon. A witness to the...
View ArticleUNC Announces South Campus Road Closures For Steam Tunnel Work
UNC’s Office of Facilities Services announced an upcoming road closure as a part of the university’s on-going steam tunnel replacement project. The closure will begin on Monday, April 27, at the...
View ArticleNCDOT Set to Close Part of New Hope Church Road in Chapel Hill for Bridge...
A rural Chapel Hill road is set to have a section above Interstate 40 closed for consecutive days starting next week. The North Carolina Department of Transportation shared an alert for upcoming bridge...
View ArticleRoad Closures For Repairs In Hillsborough And Carrboro Begin Monday, Mar. 23
Starting Monday, Mar. 23, sections of Hillsborough’s Governor Burke Road and Carrboro’s E. Popular Avenue and Roberson Street will be closed by crews conducting repairs. A release from the North...
View ArticleI-40 Off-Ramp in Orange County Set for Overnight Closures, Concrete Removal
As the Interstate 40 widening project continues in Orange County, construction work to prepare for changes to an exchange in Chapel Hill is continuing as well. The North Carolina Department of...
View ArticleClosure of N.C. Highway 86 Bridge in Orange County Extended; Mar. 13...
UPDATE: The North Carolina Department of Transportation issued an update on Wednesday, March 11 saying the work on the bridge of North Carolina Highway 86 over Interstate 85 in Hillsborough was not...
View ArticleJones Ferry Road Reopens After Water Line Repairs; Boil Water Advisory Set...
UPDATE: OWASA reported repairs to the water line were finished around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday and Jones Ferry Road is reopened. A boil water advisory is in place for the affected customers. A break in a...
View ArticleNCDOT: Corbett Ridge Road in Orange County to Temporarily Close Beginning...
Maintenance crews with the North Carolina Department of Transportation are set to temporarily close Corbett Ridge Road in northern Orange County beginning Wednesday, March 4, according to a release....
View ArticleBridge Repairs Set to Close Millhouse Road in Orange County for 3 Weeks
Contractors with the North Carolina Department of Transportation are set to close a section of Millhouse Road in Orange County for three weeks. According to a release from NCDOT, Millhouse Road will...
View ArticleCarrboro Town Council ‘Pauses’ Proposed East Weaver Street Pilot Closure
The Carrboro Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to delay plans for a six-month pilot project that would have shut down East Weaver Street to vehicle traffic every weekend beginning in April. “We’ve...
View ArticleCarrboro’s E. Weaver Street to Close to Vehicles Every Weekend in April,...
Starting in April, Carrboro’s East Weaver Street will be closed to vehicles every weekend — the town’s next step for turning the two-way road into a pedestrian and bicycle only plaza. The Carrboro...
View ArticleOWASA Sets Date for Full Closure of W. Rosemary Street. Here’s What You Need...
As part of an extensive water main replacement by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, part of West Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill is set to close to all traffic in the coming weeks. The utility...
View ArticleChapel Hill: UNC Visitors Center Evacuated Due to Gas Leak
The UNC Visitors Center, located at 134 East Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill, was evacuated Wednesday afternoon due to a gas leak. The Chapel Hill Fire Department initially responded to a...
View ArticleOrange County Sheriff’s Office: Early Road Conditions Poor on Sunday...
Following Winter Storm Gianna’s snowfall in the Triangle on Saturday, law enforcement and government agencies are encouraging residents locally and across North Carolina to stay off the roads for...
View ArticleNCDOT Installing Pedestrian Infrastructure at 3 N.C. Highway 54 Intersections
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will partner with the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro to install pedestrian and bicyclist improvements at three intersections along North Carolina...
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