Chapel Hill Crash Sends 1 to UNC Hospitals
Emergency crews were on the scene of a crash in Chapel Hill early Friday morning, where scanner traffic indicated an individual was transported to UNC Hospitals. Scene of June 28 crash. Photo via...
View ArticlePower Restored at Major Chapel Hill Intersection
****UPDATE: Officials said just before 8:40 a.m. Tuesday that power had been fully restored to the intersection.**** _____ Tuesday’s morning commute in Chapel Hill will be inhibited in the area of...
View ArticleConstruction on New Carrboro Roundabout To Begin in August
A major road project thought to be delayed is set to begin construction in Carrboro, just weeks before students are moving back to the area for the fall semester. The town announced Tuesday that the...
View ArticleConstruction Set to Begin on Roundabout at Major Carrboro Intersection
Contractors are scheduled to begin construction today on a roundabout at North Greensboro Street and Estes Drive. The project is expected to be finished in September 2021. Carrboro officials said...
View ArticleAnnual BikeFest in Hillsborough Causing Temporary Road Closures
photo via Carolina Tarwheels Hillsborough residents should be prepared for road closures Saturday, August 10, as the Carolina Tarwheels will be hosting their annual BikeFest Rural Heritage Tour. The...
View ArticleNC 54 Reopens in Orange County After Friday Crash
****UPDATE: NC 54 reopened to traffic late Friday night, according to the DOT’s website.**** North Carolina Highway 54 is closed in western Orange County Friday evening after a crash reportedly...
View ArticleReplacement of Old Greensboro Road Bridge Causing Detour until November
N.C. Department of Transportation crews will begin work on replacing the Old Greensboro Road bridge that crosses Phils Creek between Jones Ferry and Neville Road on Monday, April 9. According to a...
View ArticleNCDOT Replacing University Station Road Bridge in Orange County
Replacement of an Orange County bridge is causing a detour until August. North Carolina Department of Transportation contractors were scheduled to close a portion of University Station Road bridge...
View ArticleRosemary Street Closed After Truck Strikes Pedestrian Bridge
The 100 block of East Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill is closed after a truck struck the pedestrian bridge crossing the roadway. Authorities said in a release that the section of road in downtown Chapel...
View ArticleLanes of Chapel Hill’s MLK Blvd Closed for Traffic Signal Work
A lane of Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard near downtown Chapel Hill will be closed Thursday and Friday for final work related to the installation of a traffic light. The traffic signal is being...
View ArticleRoad Work Causing Detour in Orange County
A detour has been established while crews work on the unpaved intersection of Arthur Minnis Road and Dodsons Crossroads. Arthur Minnis Road will be closed in each direction during the work. North...
View ArticleRV Fire Spreads to Woods Along I-40 in Orange County
No one was injured after an RV caught fire along I-40 in Orange County Tuesday morning. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said a 40-foot RV was towing a vehicle along the interstate but pulled onto the...
View ArticleOrange County Bridge Closed Until August
A section of Buckhorn Road in Orange County is closed until August as crews are replacing an aging bridge. The closure of the roadway stretching between Bradshaw Quarry Road and Orange Grove Road began...
View ArticlePortion of Hillsborough Street to Close Through Friday
A portion of Hillsborough Street between Bolinwood Drive and Mill Race Drive in Chapel Hill will be closed from today until 5 p.m. on Friday. The closure is the final step in Orange Water and Sewer...
View ArticleI-40 East Reopens After Wednesday Afternoon Crash
****UPDATE: DOT officials reported all lanes of I-40 eastbound reopened just before 3 p.m. Wednesday.**** All eastbound lanes of I-40 are closed in western Orange County Wednesday afternoon after a...
View ArticleMemorial Day Expected to Reach Record High Travel Numbers
According to AAA Carolinas, an estimated 1,260,000 North Carolinians will be traveling this Memorial Day, the highest volume of Memorial Day travelers in the state since 2005. These numbers come...
View ArticleNCDOT Announces Plans to Resurface Churton Street
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will be working to resurface Hillsborough’s Churton Street and Old NC 86 between U.S. 70 and the intersection with Arthur Minnis and New Hope Church...
View ArticlePortion of South Greensboro Street in Carrboro Closing for 2 Months
Beginning Monday, June 11, a portion of South Greensboro Street will be closed at Old Pittsboro Road and Two Hills Drive in Carrboro and will remain closed to through traffic until August 13. A detour...
View ArticleDowntown Chapel Hill Area Street Resurfacing to Begin on Monday
Drivers may want to make plans for alternative routes around downtown Chapel Hill this summer. The NC Department of Transportation is scheduled begin street resurfacing in town on Monday, June 11....
View ArticleSignificant Crash in Chapel Hill on Fordham Boulevard
***UPDATE: Traffic appears to have resumed normal activity along Fordham Boulevard.*** Police are responding to a significant crash on the corner of Fordham Boulevard and Willow Drive in Chapel Hill....
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