Waterline replacement closes Durham road near an elementary school for a week

2206 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707, USA — Chapel Hill Road in Durham will be closed for a week starting Wednesday. 

2025-10-15

N.C. Department of Transportation contractors will close a section of Chapel Hill Road near Ward Street to replace a crossline pipe that failed. This part of Chapel Hill Road is no more than three roads down from Lakewood Elementary School. 

If the weather plays fair, crews will close this section of Chapel Hill Road on Wednesday at 8 a.m., and the road will remain closed until the evening of Friday, Oct. 24. 

Northbound traffic on Chapel Hill Road will detour to Ward Street, James Street and Bivins Street back to Chapel Hill Road. 

Southbound traffic will detour to Bivins Street, James Street and Ward Street back to Chapel Hill Road. 

Drivers should keep in mind of posted signs and active workers and use extra caution when in this work zone.