MOUNT GILEAD – The N.C. Department of Transportation has temporarily closed a section of N.C. 731 as crews replace a crossline pipe.
Both directions of N.C. 731 are closed between Bowles Road and Pekin Road. The road is expected to reopen by 3:30 p.m. on May 1, weather permitting.
A detour will be in place directing traffic around the closure via Bowles Road, Valley View Church Road and Pekin Road.
Transportation officials remind drivers to plan ahead, be alert to construction crews in the area and obey all posted traffic signs.