Richfield - During scheduled maintenance
work N.C. Department of Transportation crews found that the drainage pipe
running under Reeves Island Road in Richfield is completely rusted, forcing the
closure of the road for pipe replacement work in Rowan County.
“The existing pipe metal pipe has no bottom and is in need of
immediate replacement with a new pipe that should last underneath the roadway
for another 4 decades,” said NCDOT Transportation Supervisor Advanced Jamie
Burkholder.
Crews will closes the road at 7:30 a.m.
on Monday, April 2. It is scheduled to reopen at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 6,
weather permitting.
Motorists traveling through the
area should use Stokes Ferry Road, Richfield Road and Goodman Road as the 3-mile
detour.
NCDOT reminds motorists to watch signs for
construction information, stay alert and slow down in the work zone.
For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on Twitter.
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