UPDATE: NCDOT crews have postponed the upcoming New Hope Church Road closure. The closure is now scheduled to begin on May 11 and end on May 20.
Please see original release below.
CHAPEL HILL – The N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close a stretch of New Hope Church Road in Chapel Hill next week, weather permitting.
Beginning April 20 at 5 a.m., crews will close New Hope Church Road where it passes over Interstate 40 to conduct bridge rehabilitation work.
The road is scheduled to reopen by April 30 at 5 a.m.
Motorists are encouraged to check DriveNC.gov for real-time traffic updates and utilize the following detours:
Southbound traffic: Turn left onto N.C. 86, right on Eubanks Road and then right on Hillsborough Road.
Northound traffic: Turn right onto Hillsborough Road, left on Eubanks Road and then left on N.C. 86.