Pinehurst - The N.C. Department of
Transportation must temporarily close a portion of N.C. 5 in Pinehurst this week
to do emergency repairs to a crossline pipe.
NCDOT maintenance crews plan to close N.C. 5 at 9 a.m. on
Wednesday, April 18, between the intersections of Morganton Road and N.C. 2.
Through traffic will be directed with signs to use Morganton Road, U.S. 15/501
and Midland Road to avoid the closure.
Crews will replace the metal pipe, which has deteriorated
underneath the road, with a more durable concrete-reinforced pipe before
reopening it Thursday, April 19. The department had planned to replace the aging
pipe, but officials decided to accelerate the project because rainwater is
standing near the road where the pipe is damaged.
Media Contact: Andrew Barksdale
919-707-2662
acbarksdale@ncdot.gov