UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police said all lanes of East Franklin Street reopened around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
A damaged and fallen utility pole along East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill is causing some traffic detours and delays Tuesday afternoon.
The Chapel Hill Police Department issued an alert on social media about a felled pole in East Franklin Street between Boundary Street and Glendale Drive at 1:10 p.m., urging people to avoid the area as crews close the stretch of road for repairs.
🚨 E. Franklin St. is closed at between Boundary Street and Glendale Drive due to a fallen utility pole. Please use an alternate route for now. #CHtraffic pic.twitter.com/AdYd69VbKq
— Chapel Hill Police (@ChapelHillPD) November 19, 2024
The pole is in a stretch of residential Chapel Hill, and police said local traffic will remain open to departing or arriving drivers between Estes Drive and Glendale Drive. But westbound drivers using East Franklin Street for through traffic will be detoured at Estes Drive’s intersection with the road, and eastbound traffic will be detoured at Boundary Street.
As a result of the road closure, Chapel Hill Transit said its buses would skip the stops along East Franklin Street and likely face delays on Tuesday afternoon as they detoured the area.
CL, D, and F routes will miss stops on Franklin between Boundary and Estes. Buses may be delayed as the required detour requires extra time and distance. https://t.co/kKUtB2lJEO
— Chapel Hill Transit (@chtransit) November 19, 2024
As of 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Duke Energy’s Outage Map did not report any service interruptions to Chapel Hill customers.
Featured photo via the Chapel Hill Police Department.
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