****UPDATE: Carrboro officials said around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday that the crossing arms were functioning and the roadway had reopened.****
The eastbound lane of East Main Street in Carrboro is closed due to malfunctioning railroad crossing arms.
**TRAFFIC UPDATE**
The railroad crossing arms on E. Main St. have been manually raised for the time being. At this time the Eastbound lane of E. Weaver St. is closed. Traffic is able to travel across the train tracks right now, but the stop lights are on flash.@CarrboroTownGov— Carrboro PD (@CarrboroPD) April 16, 2019
The railroad crossing arms were stuck in the down position with crews are working to repair them.
The issue was first reported around 7 a.m. on Tuesday by Chapel Hill Transit director Brian Litchfield.
Railroad crossing gates in downtown #Carrboro appear to be stuck in down-position, causing delays for all @chtransit routes serving the area. Sorry for the inconvenience.
— Brian M Litchfield (@CHTDirector) April 16, 2019
Several Chapel Hill Transit bus routes have been rerouted because of the repairs as well.
Railroad crossing gates in downtown #Carrboro are still stuck in the down-position, causing delays/detours for @chtransit routes (CW, J & F – no service Jade Palace through Weaver St). For customers going to downtown Carrboro, buses will make stops near S. G’boro & Main/Weaver St
— Brian M Litchfield (@CHTDirector) April 16, 2019
One user on Twitter suggested that today may the perfect opportunity to break out the bike if you’re looking to commute between Carrboro and Chapel Hill.
If you are traveling between downtown Carrboro and Chapel Hill, this would be a great day to get that bike out of the garage and ride it. No closures on the Libba Cotten bikeway! https://t.co/QLVljD2vBE
— Heidi Perov (@HeidiPerov) April 16, 2019
This post will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.
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