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Heads up, Chapel Hill listeners!
As WRAL reports, several long-term road closures are set to kick off Monday (Aug. 21) in the city.
Here’s what to look out for!
- E. Rosemary Street: There will be a six-month closure on E. Rosemary near Columbia. The closure, which begins as soon as barricades are delivered Monday afternoon, will go from the entrance of the Rosemary/Columbia Lot to the entrance of the Wallace deck.
- Rosemary/Columbia Street Lot can be accessed from Columbia Street.
- Wallace Deck will be accessible from Henderson Street.
- Nearest Detours: Columbia, Franklin, & Henderson Streets
- Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard: There will be a three-month lane closure on MLK Jr. Blvd near Estes Drive. The closure, which will likely have the most impact on drivers, will start on Wednesday, August 23.
- Outside travel lane, northbound on MLK near Estes Drive, will be closed to vehicle traffic. It will be converted to a protected pedestrian walkway.
- Chapel Hill Transit bus stop (serving YMCA) will move south, near the Airport Road crosswalk.
- Alternative: Consider using Chapel Hill Transit as an alternate to driving.
- The Ephesus Project: Ephesus Church Road between Legion and South Elliott Roads will be shut down sometime next week, according to chapelboro.com.
- This is the shortest of the three projects, set to replace a stormwater pipe under the road.
- Nearest Detour: South Elliott Road Extension
