‘Reimagining 15-501’ Public Workshop Being Held Tuesday
If you live or work in Chapel Hill or Durham you’ve probably experienced the heavy traffic on 15-501 connecting the two municipalities. According to a regional travel demand model used by the NC...
View ArticleSummer Brings Road Construction Projects in Chapel Hill
Summers in Chapel Hill mean less student traffic, and that gives the Town of Chapel Hill an opportunity to catch up on construction projects. The town adopted its nearly $111 million budget last month,...
View ArticleNCDOT Hosting Public Input Session on NC 54 Improvements
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will host a public open house meeting on Tuesday, July 10, discussing the future of a major corridor between Chapel Hill and Durham. The session, which...
View ArticleRoad Work Temporarily Limits Overnight Parking in Downtown Chapel Hill
North Carolina Department of Transportation crews are working on street resurfacing projects around Chapel Hill, which is limiting parking along a main thoroughfare downtown. Overnight milling and...
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I-85 Reopens After Fatal Crash Near Orange-Durham Line
****UPDATE: Durham Police said 42-year-old Alexander Malykin, of Durham, was killed in the first crash on I-85. Malykin crashed his SUV into the back of a tractor-trailer, according to Durham Police....
View ArticleEmergency Crews Respond to Wreck on I-85 in Orange County
****UPDATE: DOT officials reported the interstate was reopened for normal travel around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.**** The left lane of southbound I-85 was closed Tuesday afternoon in a portion of Orange...
View ArticleCycling Event Taking to Hillsborough and Orange County Streets Saturday
Cyclists will be taking to Hillsborough and Orange County roads en masse on Saturday. The Carolina Tarwheels BikeFest will begin in Hillsborough on Saturday morning and lead cyclists through rural...
View ArticleReopening South Greensboro Street in Carrboro Pushed to Friday
After more than two months of being closed, South Greensboro Street in Carrboro is now scheduled to reopen this week. The road work began on June 11 and was scheduled to be back open to traffic today....
View ArticleOld Greensboro Road Bridge Replacement Finished Ahead of Schedule
Work has been completed to replace a bridge that crosses Phils Creek in southern Orange County and Old Greensboro Road has reopened. The roadway closed between Jones Ferry and Neville roads on April 9...
View ArticleSouth Greensboro Street Officially Open Once Again in Carrboro
South Greensboro Street in Carrboro has officially reopened for traffic after more than two months of being closed for construction. The roadway has been closed since June 11 as crews were installing a...
View ArticleChapel Hill Gets First ‘Bike Box’
Cyclists will now get to move to the front of the traffic line at one Chapel Hill intersection. The traffic configuration is designed to give cyclists “a head start when merging into the travel lane...
View ArticleSome Roadways Reopening in Central North Carolina After Hurricane Florence...
Some roadways in Chatham and Durham counties are reopening following washouts earlier this week due to heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Florence. The heavy rains early Monday morning caused...
View ArticleChapel Hill Transit Hosting Public for Update on North-South BRT
Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard stretching from northern Chapel Hill to downtown is one of the most heavily trafficked corridors in Chapel Hill and Carrboro during rush hour with vehicles and...
View ArticleFordham Boulevard Returned to Normal Traffic Following Overturned Vehicle
****UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police have tweeted that Fordham Boulevard has returned to normal traffic following a crash that caused one vehicle to overturn.**** #CHTraffic: #FordhamBlvd has reopened to...
View ArticleDOT Crews Change Orange County Intersection to 4-Way Stop
Complaints over visibility challenges from drivers have prompted state transportation officials to modify the intersection of Buckhorn Road and Bradshaw Quarry Road in Orange County. North Carolina...
View ArticleNC-54 West Corridor Study Completed
A presentation on the NC-54 West study was recently given to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and Orange County Board of Commissioners. The study was mostly funded by the local Metropolitan Planning...
View ArticleI-85 North Re-Opened in Orange County After Wreck
****UPDATE: DOT officials said northbound lanes of I-85 in Orange County have re-opened following the wreck.**** All of I-85 nothbound is closed in Orange County, approaching the Durham County line on...
View ArticleAAA: Nearly 1.5 M North Carolinians Traveling for Thanksgiving
AAA Carolina is predicting close to 1.5 million North Carolinians will be traveling 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving this year. If that projection proves accurate, that will be the highest number...
View ArticleOld Greensboro Road Bridge Replacement Finished Ahead of Schedule
Work has been completed to replace a bridge that crosses Phils Creek in southern Orange County and Old Greensboro Road has reopened. The roadway closed between Jones Ferry and Neville roads on April 9...
View ArticleSouth Greensboro Street Officially Open Once Again in Carrboro
South Greensboro Street in Carrboro has officially reopened for traffic after more than two months of being closed for construction. The roadway has been closed since June 11 as crews were installing a...
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