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Low Gas Prices Prompts Record Number of Memorial Day Travelers

Posted by Staff | May 27, 2016 | Traffic

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 record. Another 80,000...

Portion Of New Hope Church Road To Close

Posted by Staff | May 15, 2016 | Traffic

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 scheduled to begin 8:00 a.m. May...

Accident Closes 2 Lanes on 86 North of Weaver Dairy

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 27, 2016 | Traffic

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 and tow trucks were on the...

Leaking Water Pipe Closes Portion of Rosemary Street

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 26, 2016 | Traffic

****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 a leaking water pipe on...

Tar Heel 10 Miler To Shut Down Roads In Chapel Hill

Posted by Staff | Apr 22, 2016 | Traffic

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 their destination safely. The...

Downtown Chapel Hill Water Main Break Repaired

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 12, 2016 | Traffic

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 Street around 7:45 Tuesday...

Water Main Break Forces Road Closure in Downtown Chapel Hill

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 12, 2016 | Traffic

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 Streets. There is no word on the...

Accident on I-40 WB at Old 86 (MM 261)

Posted by Staff | Mar 24, 2016 | Traffic

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 Chapel Hill. The crash was...

Fiber Installation Causing Lane Closures

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 14, 2016 | Featured, Traffic

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 in the afternoon through...

Earlier Accident Blocked Left Lane on I-40 East in Chapel Hill

Posted by Staff | Mar 4, 2016 | Traffic

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. Stalled traffic stretched...

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