Chapel Hill Police Charge Multiple ATV and Dirt Bike Drivers With Safety...
Six ATV and dirt bike drivers, including a Hillsborough resident, have been charged with safety violations following forays into downtown Chapel Hill. A release from the Chapel Hill Police Department...
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Chapel Hill Given ‘Huge Shock’ by Potential Redesign of U.S. 15-501 Exchange
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/06%20-%20June/09/15-501%20CHANGES_WRAP.mp3 As the Town of Chapel Hill continues to plan for growth, the parcels of land near U.S. 15-501 and the Durham...
View ArticleOvernight Repairs Scheduled for N.C. 86 Bridge in Hillsborough
Contractors from the North Carolina Department of Transportation are planning for overnight closures along a section of Interstate 85 in Hillsborough to repair the North Carolina Highway 86 bridge. The...
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Kenan Stadium to Replace Light Installations This Month
UNC’s Kenan Stadium is in the process of replacing its existing light installations with LED lights. During the project, areas outside the north and south stadium entrances will be closed while a crane...
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Town of Chapel Hill Planning Estes Drive Traffic Shift Next Week
As the Estes Drive Connectivity Project continues to progress, the Town of Chapel Hill is planning to shift traffic from the right side of the road to the left side beginning Monday, June 26. The...
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N.C. Highway 86 Bridge Repairs Delayed Until Mid-July
Repairs on the damaged N.C. Highway 86 bridge over Interstate 85 in Hillsborough will be delayed until July. The repairs were originally scheduled for last weekend before inclement weather forced the...
View ArticleUNC Student Killed in Durham Car Crash
George Leander Hill, Jr., a rising senior at UNC, was killed in a car crash in Durham on Friday. He was 21 years old. The accident occurred when the Toyota Camry in which Hill was riding was struck on...
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Orange County: Saturday Crash on I-85 Leaves State Trooper Injured
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is reminding drivers to stay alert on the roads after a pickup truck slammed into a state trooper’s vehicle on I-85, leaving the trooper with minor injuries. The...
View ArticleHere’s What to Know Ahead of Chelsea v. Wrexham in Chapel Hill
The FC Series matchup between Chelsea and Wrexham soccer clubs may not count on paper, but it’s going to create a lot of action around Chapel Hill on Wednesday. The friendly, which starts at 7:30 p.m....
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Fire on West Franklin Street Damages Mediterranean Deli, Surrounding Businesses
UPDATE: After meeting with local leaders and West Franklin Street business owners on Sunday, the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership confirmed an official GoFundMe campaign being used to provide...
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N.C. 86 Bridge in Hillsborough Re-Opens After Repairs
The North Carolina Highway 86 bridge over Interstate 85 in Hillsborough re-opened on Monday afternoon, according to a North Carolina Department of Transportation spokesperson. The bridge had been...
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‘Path as Place’: Chapel Hill Town Council Hears Plans for Downtown Mobility...
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2023/07%20-%20July/Chapel%20Hill%20Mobility%20Plan_WRAP.mp3 Last November, the Chapel Hill Town Council committed $500,000 of American Rescue Plan...
View ArticleChapel Hill Completes Elliott Road Extension; Set to Open on Friday
A long-standing project to improve traffic and connectivity in Chapel Hill is now finished, according to the town government. A release from Chapel Hill on Thursday said the extension of Elliott Road...
View ArticleCarrboro Man Killed on I-40 After Running Out of Gas, Crossing Interstate
A Carrboro community member died on Monday morning after being struck by two vehicles while attempting to cross Interstate 40 near the Orange and Durham county line. A release from the Durham Police...
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University Place Has a Parking Problem. Here’s What Management, Patrons Have...
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/08%20-%20August/03/Mall%20Parking_WRAP.mp3 Chapel Hill resident Heather Benjamin left the Silverspot movie theater on July 27 after having seen a 7:30...
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East Weaver Street in Carrboro to Close For Night Work
A stretch of East Weaver Street in Carrboro is set to close during the nighttime hours of Wednesday, August 9 and Thursday, August 10 for work related to Google Fiber installation. The stretch is...
View ArticleLane Changes for Multiple Projects Begin in Chapel Hill
Two projects around Chapel Hill are affecting traffic for local travelers after getting started on Wednesday. Work by town contractors on the Homestead Road Connectivity Project began to build a...
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‘Significant’ Road Projects in Chapel Hill to Begin Later This Month
Two separate road projects in Chapel Hill, each described as “significant” by the town government, are set to begin on August 21. The shorter of the two projects is part of the wide-ranging Estes Drive...
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Chapel Hill: E. Franklin Street Reopened After Lengthy Closure from Fallen...
UPDATE: The Town of Chapel Hill reopened East Franklin Street at its intersection with Elliott Road around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The local government said cleanup crews are still working in the area of...
View ArticleMLK Boulevard in Chapel Hill Reopens Northbound Lanes After Hours-Long Closure
UPDATE: As of 7:39 p.m. on Tuesday, two northbound lanes of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard had reopened to traffic. The Chapel Hill Police Department said one southbound lane is also open, but the...
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