COLUMBUS — Crews from a contractor for the N.C. Department of
Transportation have started making permanent repairs to Holbert Cove Road in
Polk County that will require a detour for up to a month.
NCDOT crews made temporary repairs after severe storms damaged the
road in the spring. Today, the department closed the road three miles east of
Interstate 26 so a team from GeoStabilization International can reinforce the
hillside below.
The work may take three to four weeks to complete before the road
can be reopened.In the meantime, a 25-mile detour directs drivers to Silver Creek
Road, N.C. 9, N.C. 108 and I-26 at Exit. 59.