Road Closed
Information about temporary or permanent road closures
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Section of Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh closing for 2 years near Dix Park
A section of Lake Wheeler Road between Goode Street and Umstead Drive will be closed for two years starting September 8, 2026.
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Part of Lake Wheeler Road to close for two years as $21.8M Raleigh project begins
Part of Lake Wheeler Road will close to through traffic starting Sept. 8 as Raleigh begins a $21.8M two-year construction project.
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Construction begins on Airport Boulevard Extension project
Phase One of the Airport Boulevard extension project is underway and the North Carolina Department of Transportation launched a tool to provide real-time traffic updates for the duration of the project.
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Glenwood Ave closed near Pleasant Valley Road due to early morning crash
Glenwood Avenue is closed near Pleasant Valley Road after a crash early Friday morning.
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Hundreds lose power, traffic blocked on Leesville Road in Raleigh after tree falls on power pole
Raleigh police said a tree began leaning on a power pole early Friday morning, causing power to go out as crews replace the pole.
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'Thirsty' tree collapses closes Glenwood Ave, crews worked overnight to reopen
A falling tree brought down power lines across Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh just north of Carolina Country Club on Friday afternoon.
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Raleigh scooter crash leaves man in critical condition
A man was transported to WakeMed in critical condition after a motor vehicle crash while riding an electric scooter.
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Gorman Street at I-40 closed after car hits power pole, traffic lights down; driver arrested
Gorman Street at I-40 is closed due to a car crashing into a power pole.
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Downtown Raleigh intersections to be closed for water system repair
The city will close the intersections of South McDowell and West Hargett streets, South McDowell and West Martin streets, and West Martin and South Salisbury streets from Thursday at 8 p.m. until Friday morning at 4 a.m. to work on water system repairs.
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I-540 East reopens in Raleigh after crash closes all lanes
All eastbound lanes of Interstate 540 is closed near Louisburg Road due to a crash. It is unclear what caused the crash and if there were any injuries.
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Water main break reopens on Cary Parkway
For the second day in a row, there is a water main break in Cary.
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40 crashes in 4 years, and it will be years more before drivers see improvement on NC 54
Drivers say growth has led to more traffic and danger at the intersection of N.C. Highway 54 and Farrington Road.
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NC 54 in Durham reopens more than 19 hours after car crashed into power pole
All lanes of NC 54 have reopened after a car crashed into a power pole.
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Fayetteville waterline break repaired, road reopened
On Wednesday night at around 10:30 p.m., Fayetteville police officers were dispatched near the intersection of Rosehill Road and Ramsey Street.
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One person died in crash along Interstate 95 in Harnett County
All lanes of Interstate 95 have reopened after one person died in a crash. Officials have not released the names of the person who died nor any information about what caused the crash.
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Interstate 95 closed near Bud Hawkins Road due to crash; drivers urged to avoid the area
All lanes of Interstated 95 near Bud Hawkins Road are closed after a crash on Monday. WRAL's Breaking News Tracker is headed to the scene to learn what caused the crash and if there are any injuries.
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Part of Blue Ridge Road closed on Saturday for water line repair
One lane of Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh will be closed on Saturday.
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Drivers should avoid Fayetteville Street near City Plaza this weekend
The City of Raleigh's Transportation Department said Fayetteville St. from City Plaza to Davie St. will be closed as crews will be placing a crane to remove Verizon's antennas on the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel's roof.
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One man shot and a Raleigh road closed, police investigate
Raleigh police are investigating after a shooting on East Millbrook Road sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries. All eastbound lanes of East MIllbrook Road are closed between Green Road and Capital Boulevard.
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City of Oaks Marathon prompts early road closures of Raleigh streets
While most roads are reopened by 10 a.m., Raleigh drivers headed out on Sunday morning should know about some road closures and traffic from the City of Oaks Marathon.
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Rock Quarry Road closure rescheduled until November for Complete 540 project
Officials announced Tuesday that the temporary closure of Rock Quarry Road was rescheduled due to bad weather. Originally set for this week, the closure will now occur nightly from Nov. 3 to Nov. 7, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., impacting traffic between Auburn Knightdale and Old Baucom roads.
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I-95 southbound lanes reopened in Johnston County after tractor-trailer crash
State Highway Patrol said the driver of the truck that is completely destroyed was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The other driver is OK.
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N. Blount Street in front of William Peace University closed for repairs
Raleigh Water is currently on site at N. Blount Street to perform repairs to the water distribution system. They said a full street closure is needed to ensure the safety of the crews and the public.
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Waterline replacement closes Durham road near an elementary school for a week
N.C. Department of Transportation contractors will close a section of Chapel Hill Road near Ward Street Wednesday to replace a crossline pipe that failed.
