UPDATE: The Carrboro Police Department said West Main Street reopened in the early hours of Thursday morning.
One of downtown Carrboro’s busiest stretches is closed on Wednesday evening following a crash and damage to a utility pole.
The Carrboro Police Department shared a message on Twitter shortly after 6 p.m. asking community members to avoid the 100 block of West Main Street as officers closed the road to respond to the incident and its damage. According to the message, a Duke Energy power pole was “hanging over the roadway” and the utility company had been notified.
Carrboro Police said West Main Street would be closed from Greensboro Street to Jones Ferry Road while repairs are underway.
TRAFFIC ALERT!!
The 100-block of W Main St (N GSO to Jones Ferry) is closed to traffic due to a crash. A power pole is hanging over the roadway. Duke Power has been notified. We do not know when the roadway will be open again so please avoid the area for the next few hours.
— Carrboro PD (@CarrboroPD) May 3, 2023
A snapshot of the traffic in downtown Carrboro around West Main Street shortly after a crash and downed power line on May 3, 2023. Police are closing West Main Street between Greensboro Street and Jones Ferry Road as repairs are made. (Image via Google Maps.)
As of 6:26 p.m., Duke Energy’s Outage Map had yet to share any reported outages in the Carrboro downtown caused by the crash.
This is a developing story.
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