Carrboro: Roads Closed Due To Multiple Down Power Lines Following Crash

The Town of Carrboro released a traffic alert Thursday afternoon following a car crash that brought down multiple power lines. The release also asked that residents avoid the downtown area overall.

A “major portion” of downtown Carrboro streets will be closed for an “estimated several hours,” according to the release. Multiple streets are impacted by the closure. Those include West Main Street and Jones Ferry Road, which is the actual location of the accident. Other closed areas include Jones Ferry Road at Laurel Avenue, West Main Street traveling west from North Greensboro Street, and from the Carrboro Town Hall to Communityworx.

More information is expected to be released by the Town of Carrboro and the Carrboro Police Department over the following hours.

Featured image via Grant Hughes on Twitter.

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