A bovine in the boulevard? Livestock in a lane? A moo-moo on the motorway? Yes, two local bus routes experienced an unusual delay on Wednesday afternoon.
Chapel Hill Transit shared an alert shortly before 1 p.m., saying a cow was blocking part of Old Fayetteville Road in Carrboro — and making plenty of puns while doing so. The CM and F routes, which begin at the nearby Jones Ferry Road Park & Ride lot, were among those using the road who had to wait for the cow to be moved.
CM & F: We've been made aware of a cow in the road on Old Fayetteville. Your bus may not be moooving on time, but we suggest you take your beef up with the cow. We are udderly sorry for any delays
— Chapel Hill Transit (@chtransit) March 29, 2023
CM & F: We've been made aware of a cow in the road on Old Fayetteville. Your bus may not be moooving on time, but we suggest you take your beef up with the cow. We are udderly sorry for any delaysIt took just less than half an hour from the first message to share that the cow had been safely relocated and the southern part of Old Fayetteville Road was back to normal traffic patterns.
The cow is home safe. https://t.co/PSMjhFqaVM
— Chapel Hill Transit (@chtransit) March 29, 2023
Unsurprisingly, there were plenty Chapel Hill-Carrboro community members and local social media users who had a field day making jokes about the incident.
I love living in CH
https://t.co/l7T2dPpLDL pic.twitter.com/1ncqOKfIM7
— Dr. Laura Ornelas (@LC_Ornelas21) March 29, 2023
— Downtown Chapel Hill (@DCHP_ChapelHill) March 29, 2023
Moooooooove, heifer, get out the way! https://t.co/78ohWjbHt8
— Born, Bred, Dead (@hartbreak__kid) March 29, 2023
Have you herd?
https://t.co/NQJIaXfiHA
— Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (@chccs) March 29, 2023
Orange County's bovine response to Bull Durham, I guess. https://t.co/lQ08fEpU28
— Joedy McCreary (@JoedyMcCreary) March 29, 2023
The wandering cow was not the only unexpected road closure in the community on Wednesday. Earlier in the morning, a fallen tree delayed traffic and Chapel Hill Transit routes along Raleigh Road in Chapel Hill for several hours before it was cleared.
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