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University Place Prepares for Southern Season Demolition With New Fencing
UPDATE: University Place issued a press release on Monday, February 27, announcing a demolition ceremony will take place starting at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 6. This story, initially published on...
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Raleigh Street Closed on UNC Campus as Emergency Sewer Repairs Begin
One of the few north-south roads on UNC’s campus is expected to be closed for much of this week, as the Orange Water and Sewer Authority works on emergency sewer repairs. The university’s...
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NCDOT Announces I-40, Whitfield Road Projects in Orange County
The state Department of Transportation shared two projects that will require full road closures in Orange County in the coming days. NCDOT will conduct overnight closures on Interstate 40 West outside...
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Chapel Hill Fire: Lengthy Closure on W. Franklin Street Caused by Gas Leak
A gas leak needing extensive repairs caused a block of West Franklin Street to close in Chapel Hill on Saturday evening. An alert from the Chapel Hill Fire Department to the community at 4:22 p.m. said...
View ArticleDowned Power Lines Briefly Divert Traffic, Cause Outage Along E. Franklin Street
A downed power line along a popular Chapel Hill road means traffic briefly diverted traffic on Tuesday morning as repairs were made. An alert shared by the Town of Chapel Hill said a stretch of East...
View ArticleTree Down Across Raleigh Road Backs Up Chapel Hill Traffic
UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police shared a release at 10:40 a.m. saying Raleigh Road has reopened to all traffic. One of Chapel Hill’s more well-traveled roads was anything but on Wednesday morning, as a...
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An Im-moo-veable Object? Chapel Hill Transit Shares Reason Behind Brief Delays
A bovine in the boulevard? Livestock in a lane? A moo-moo on the motorway? Yes, two local bus routes experienced an unusual delay on Wednesday afternoon. Chapel Hill Transit shared an alert shortly...
View ArticleFallen Tree Blocks Lane of Fordham Boulevard for Hours in Chapel Hill
UPDATE: The Town of Chapel Hill shared an alert saying Fordham Boulevard was reopened to traffic at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. A fallen tree near the Chapel Hill and Durham town lines caused part of one of...
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Interstate 40 Set to Close 11-Mile Stretch in Orange County This Weekend
As part of the ongoing widening of Interstate 40 in Orange County, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is set to close a long stretch near Hillsborough over the weekend. A release from the...
View ArticleChapel Hill Fire Dept: Gas Leak Briefly Closes Portion of Cameron Ave
UPDATE: Chapel Hill Fire reported Cameron Avenue had returned to normal traffic patterns shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday. Update: This area has reopened. #CHtraffic — Chapel Hill Fire (@ChapelHillFD)...
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Crash on Carrboro’s Main Street Closes Road, Knocks Down Utility Pole
UPDATE: The Carrboro Police Department said West Main Street reopened in the early hours of Thursday morning. One of downtown Carrboro’s busiest stretches is closed on Wednesday evening following a...
View ArticleNCDOT: Overnight Lane Closures Planned for I-40, I-85 in Orange County
As the North Carolina Department of Transportation continues its work to widen an 11.4-mile stretch of Interstate 40 in Orange County, two lanes of I-40 East/Interstate 85 North are set to close...
View ArticleChapel Hill Police: Crash on MLK Boulevard Kills 77-Year-Old
The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a pedestrian death after a vehicle struck and killed a person on Martin Luther King Boulevard Thursday night. Police say the collision happened around...
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UNC’s Old Well to Undergo Renovations, Add Accessibility Ramp
The Old Well on the UNC campus will be renovated this summer to improve accessibility at the local landmark, the school announced Wednesday. The project will include the installation of a sloped...
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Chapel Hill Shares Downtown Transit, Parking Payment and Sidewalk Updates
The Town of Chapel Hill provided a pair of alerts for motorists and pedestrians visiting the downtown area: one involving transit-related purchases, and another involving sidewalk access. The local...
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Resurfacing of Merritt Mill Road in Carrboro to Begin Tuesday
Summer resurfacing work along Merritt Mill Road in Carrboro will begin on Tuesday, according to a release from the Town of Carrboro and the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The goal of the...
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Sewer Repairs to Affect West King Street in Hillsborough This Week
Part of West King Street in Hillsborough is expected to be closed to through traffic this week to repair a collapsed sewer main. Work will begin on Tuesday. The work will replace a 70-foot section of...
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West King Street in Hillsborough to Be Repaved in June
West King Street in Hillsborough will be repaved next month, according to the town government. . The town aims for milling and resurfacing the first block of the street — between Churton and Wake...
View ArticleNC 86 Overpass Partially Closed For Repairs; Likely to Last Several Weeks
The northbound lane of the N.C. Highway 86 bridge over Interstate 85 in Hillsborough will likely be closed for several weeks for repairs, according to a release from the town government. A steel...
View ArticleHillsborough Seeks Community Input Ahead of South Churton Street Redesign
The Town of Hillsborough is asking community members for their help redesigning South Churton Street. The local government will use input from surveys and public meetings to try and improve traffic...
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