Durham - Repairs to a Norfolk Southern
Railroad bridge will require the closure of a section of Alston Avenue (N.C. 55)
starting Thursday, April 5, at 9 a.m. The bridge just north of the intersection
with Pettigrew Street (north of the Alston Avenue exit for the Durham Freeway)
was damaged when it was struck by an over-height piece of construction equipment
being hauled on a tractor-trailer.
The closure could remain in place until 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 8,
but may end earlier, depending on the extent of repairs needed.
During the closure, a detour route will have drivers on southbound
Alston Avenue turning right on Main Street and then left on Fayetteville Street
to access the Durham Freeway at exit 12. They will then go east on the freeway
to Alston Avenue at the next exit and continue south. Northbound drivers will
follow that route in reverse.
Drivers are reminded to use extra caution when approaching the
closed section of road, and to anticipate needing extra time to travel through
the area because of the detour.