I-40 East Back Open at 15-501
Eastbound I-40 was closed at US-501 (MM 270) in Chapel Hill on Friday afternoon. The closure was due to a serious accident. The left two lanes were soon opened and traffic was able to get by while...
View ArticlePortion Of Orange Grove Road To Temporarily Close
Engineers from the North Carolina Department of Transportation said the section of Orange Grove Road between N.C. Highway 54 and Teer Road will be temporarily closed. Weather permitting, crews will be...
View ArticleEast Rosemary Street Closed for Water Line Sewer Line Work
East Rosemary Street between Henderson Street and Pickard Lane will be closed to vehicular traffic from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on March 3 and 4 and March 7 and 8. During that time the town will be...
View ArticleEarlier Accident Blocked Left Lane on I-40 East in Chapel Hill
An accident caused traffic headaches for motorists on I-40 eastbound in Chapel Hill on Friday. The accident blocked the left lane at the Sunrise Lane bridge approaching MM 266 near the Highway 86 exit....
View ArticleFiber Installation Causing Lane Closures
Fiber installation will cause lane closures around Chapel Hill this week. One lane on North Estes Drive near the intersection of Caswell Road will be closed between nine o’clock in the morning and four...
View ArticleAccident on I-40 WB at Old 86 (MM 261)
The left lane was blocked on I-40 westbound near Old Hwy 86 Wednesday afternoon due to an accident. That is mile-marker 261. Westbound I-40 traffic wass backed up several miles past the Hwy 86 exit in...
View ArticleWater Main Break Forces Road Closure in Downtown Chapel Hill
A portion of East Rosemary Street is closed early Tuesday morning due to a water main break, according to town officials. A release says East Rosemary is closed between Henderson and Hillsborough...
View ArticleDowntown Chapel Hill Water Main Break Repaired
A water main break that was first reported early Tuesday morning has been repaired more than 12 hours later. OWASA officials says that a crew completed the repair of a water line on East Rosemary...
View ArticleTar Heel 10 Miler To Shut Down Roads In Chapel Hill
With an estimated 7,000 runners participating in the Tar Heel 10 Miler on Saturday, April 23, a number of roads across the town will be shut down. Police officers will be posted to guide people to...
View ArticleLeaking Water Pipe Closes Portion of Rosemary Street
****UPDATE: The road has been reopened and water services has been restored.**** A water leak has shut down a portion of Rosemary Street on Monday afternoon. A release says a crew is working to repair...
View ArticleAccident Closes 2 Lanes on 86 North of Weaver Dairy
A multi-car wreck involving an Orange Bus has closed two of the three lanes on Highway 86 heading north just past Weaver Dairy Road. There is no word on the cause of the accident. Emergency officials...
View ArticlePortion Of New Hope Church Road To Close
NC Department of Transportation will close a section of New Hope Church Road between Cedar Pass and Old State Highway 10 in Chapel Hill while workers replace the bridge over Stoney Creek. Work is...
View ArticleLow Gas Prices Prompts Record Number of Memorial Day Travelers
Thanks to low gas prices, lots of people will be hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend. AAA estimates over 1 million North Carolinians will travel by car, the highest Memorial Day travel volume on...
View ArticleSewer Repair Will Close Portion of Weaver Street
A portion of Weaver Street will be closed this week for sewer repairs. Crews from OWASA will be conducting a sewer lateral repair on Wednesday, June 1, and Thursday, June 2, according to the town. The...
View ArticlePart of East Main Street to Close for Construction
Monday, June 6 marks the beginning of road work on part of East Main Street in Carrboro. The stretch between Weaver Street and Greensboro Street will be closed from 10PM to 6AM for several days. A crew...
View ArticleDurham to Carrboro Bus Service Coming in August
Carrboro will have weekday transit service to and from Durham later this summer. The GoTriangle Board of Trustees approved the extension of route 405 this month, which is set to start running in...
View ArticleChurton Street Construction May Cause Delays
Road construction in Hillsborough will begin this week. The N.C. Department of Transportation updated work dates to June 7-8, during which Churton Street will undergo pavement patching. One lane...
View ArticleOWASA Closes Parts of Rosemary, Henderson and Hillsborough Streets This Week
Beginning Tuesday night, Orange Water and Sewer Authority will close parts of East Rosemary, Hillsborough and Henderson Streets to replace several water pipes. Construction will take place at two...
View ArticleRidge Road Construction Begins
Phase one of the Ridge Road improvements from Manning Drive to Stadium Drive are scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 9. During phase one, the road improvements are expected to take about four weeks...
View ArticleTraffic Returns to Normal on Estes Drive After Wreck
****UPDATE: Traffic is flowing normally once again on Estes Drive.**** A wreck on Estes Drive has shut down traffic in both directions, multiple motorists have told WCHL. One witness reported that...
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