Raleigh, NC Traffic and Road Conditions

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Raleigh Traffic Alerts

Road Closed with Detour on US-70 In Durham
Replacing existing bridge over Campus Drive
DETOUR: o Traffic traveling east on Main Street will use Swift Avenue to NC 147 to Chapel Hill Street to Duke Street o Traffic traveling west on Main Street will use Gregson Street to Chapel Hill Street to NC 147 to Swift Avenue. o Trucks traveling east on Main Street will use the same detour as previously mentioned o Trucks traveling west on Main Street will use Peabody Street to Main Street to Buchanan Boulevard to Chapel Hill Street to NC 147 to Swift Avenue
Start: May 13, 2013, 9:00 am / End:September 21, 2013, 11:00 am / Updated: May 13, 2013, 2:47 pm

Moving Closure on NC-751 In Durham
Mill, repair and overlay NC 751 from Erwin Road to the Orange County Line.
Start: May 6, 2013, 8:00 am / End:June 28, 2013, 11:00 pm / Updated: May 1, 2013, 9:12 am

Congestion on SR-1978 In Durham
The Department is overseeing the relocation of Norfolk Southern Railroad track from north of I-40 to north of McKrimmon Parkway. Additionally, Church Street will be extended to new intersection with Hopson Road.
Start: February 18, 2013, 8:00 am / End:December 31, 2015, 4:00 pm / Updated: March 11, 2013, 2:37 pm

Road Impassable on SR-1614 Near Durham
Bridge washed out near Moores Mill Rd. (SR 1601) during the rain event created by Tropical Storm Hanna.
DETOUR: Take Moores Mill Rd. (SR 1601) to Old Red Mountain Rd. (SR 1771) to Hampton Rd. (SR 1603). This will provide access to either side of the low water bridge.
Start: September 7, 2008, 11:00 am / End:August 8, 2013, 11:00 am / Updated: February 6, 2013, 9:35 am

source: North Carolina DOT

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