I-40 in Orange County Reopens Following Major Crash
***UPDATE*** All lanes of I-40 in Orange County have reopened. All lanes have now reopened. — NCDOT I-40 (@NCDOT_I40) August 7, 2020 According to @TheDurhamPolice, there were 3 separate wrecks...
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Chapel Hill Advances Elliott Road Extension Following Rebid of Project
The Chapel Hill Town Council recently took action on the Elliott Road Extension project, advancing the long-standing measure to improve traffic congestion. Roadway improvements within the Blue Hill...
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Chapel Hill Installing Digital Messaging Signs on Major Roads
After using portable digital messaging road signs in recent months, the Town of Chapel Hill has begun installation on 10 new permanent digital message boards – also called “variable message signs” – on...
View ArticleLane Closed on Piney Mountain Road in Chapel Hill for Repairs
Damage to Piney Mountain Road in Chapel Hill is causing a lane to be closed down throughout Wednesday. Crews were on-site Wednesday morning after the edge of the road sunk at a spot where Booker Creek...
View ArticleNoise, Traffic Delays Around Carrboro Roundabout Construction Expected to...
Construction on the Estes Drive and North Greensboro Street roundabout in Carrboro is continuing, as North Carolina Department of Transportation workers aim to stay on schedule. But the project is...
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Chapel Hill Police Investigating Hit and Run; 1 Pedestrian Injured
The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a hit and run motor vehicle collision that left a pedestrian injured Sunday night. A release from the Town of Chapel Hill said the collision happened...
View ArticleNorth Carolinians Should Expect Increased Highway Patrol This Labor Day
Dedicated to reducing the numbers of traffic crashes and fatalities in the state, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program aims to reduce traffic crashes in North Carolina while promoting highway safety...
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New Traffic Calming Measures To Be Installed Around Wegmans
Earlier this week, the Chapel Hill Town Council authorized traffic calming improvements to be implemented around the new Wegmans under construction off 15-501. The main goal of these improvements is to...
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OWASA: Turn Lane of Fordham Boulevard to be Closed Amid Water Line Replacement
Work to replace a water line will soon cause the closure of a left turn lane and the right shoulder of southbound Fordham Boulevard near Erwin Road. The Orange Water and Sewer Authority recently shared...
View ArticleOld Durham Road in Chapel Hill to be Closed on Monday
A road near the Wegman’s grocery store development in Chapel Hill will be closed to through traffic on Monday. Releases from the Town of Chapel Hill and the North Carolina Department of Transportation...
View ArticleSouthbound U.S. 15-501 Open Again After Overturned Trailer Causes Closure
UPDATE: By 11:50 a.m., law enforcement and the tow truck crew restored normal traffic patterns to southbound U.S. 15-501. An overturned trailer on a major Chapel Hill thoroughfare is expected to cause...
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Vehicle Wreck on Homestead Road Downs Chapel Hill Utility Pole
Emergency services responded to a wreck in Chapel Hill Monday afternoon that damaged a utility pole and downed power lines. According to emergency broadcasts by the Orange County Fire and EMS...
View ArticleAccident Involving Power Line Causes Outage for 2K, Closes Carrboro Intersection
UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect information from the Town of Carrboro on Wednesday. The intersection of Estes Drive and North Greensboro Street in Carrboro is closed Wednesday morning...
View ArticleReport: Drivers Are Hitting More Animals in North Carolina
The number of animals hit by drivers in North Carolina increased in 2019 to the highest levels recorded in more than five years, according to the state Department of Transportation. The department...
View ArticleNew Sidewalk Being Installed in Front of Hillsborough’s Colonial Inn
As the historical Colonial Inn nears completion of its months-long renovation in downtown Hillsborough, work right in front of the property has begun to improve access and safety. The Town of...
View ArticleSecond Orange County Road to Temporarily Close Due to Hillsborough Reservoir...
One state road in Orange County will temporarily close as construction continues on the Town of Hillsborough’s reservoir expansion. Carr Store Road is expected to be closed from October 28 to May 21....
View ArticleMore Than 1,100 Chapel Hill Residents Lose Power on Sunday
More than one thousand Chapel Hill residents lost power Sunday evening, with the outage reaching from West Franklin Street down to North Carolina Highway 54. Duke Energy, the utility company for the...
View ArticleNC Highway Safety Program Aims to Limit Drunk Driving in State’s ‘Deadliest...
Historically, drunk driving accounts for nearly one-third of vehicle-related fatalities across North Carolina. Around the Halloween holiday, more instances of impaired driving are reported than normal....
View ArticleChapel Hill’s Fordham Boulevard Reopens After 4-Vehicle Crash Wednesday Morning
A motor vehicle accident on Fordham Boulevard in Chapel Hill left some motorists briefly using a detour Wednesday morning. A spokesperson for the Town of Chapel Hill said a four-vehicle accident near...
View ArticleLane Closures Expected Overnight Along Interstate 40 in Orange County
Motorists using Interstate 40 overnight Thursday can expect to see some temporary lane closures along a stretch in Orange County. The North Carolina Department of Transportation recently shared a...
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