Raleigh Traffic Alert: Detours On Wake Forest Road

From the City of Raleigh:

Oct. 02, 2019 - 6:00 am

The Northbound Capital Boulevard Atlantic Avenue exit ramp will be closed to traffic starting Wednesday, Oct. 2 through Thursday, Oct. 3 to repair a damaged storm drainpipe.

NCDOT will be leading the repair work at the Atlantic Avenue exit ramp. The damaged storm drainpipe was discovered during the Blount Street/ Person Street Corridor Project.

Detour information:

• Stay on northbound Capital Boulevard to Fenton Street;
• Left onto Fenton Street;
• Left onto southbound Capital Boulevard;
• Take the Old Louisburg Road exit; and,
• Exit to Atlantic Avenue or Wake Forest Road.

We understand that traffic detours can be an inconvenience and we thank you for your patience during this time.

Full Closure of Wake Forest Road between Sycamore and Harding Street Starts Oct. 7

The City of Raleigh will close Wake Forest Road, between Sycamore and Harding street, due to a sinkhole discovered during with the Blount Street / Person Street Corridor Project. The cause of the sinkhole is a 700-foot section of wastewater line that will be replaced during this closure. Work will begin at 7:00 a.m., Monday, Oct. 7, and is estimated to be completed on Monday, Oct. 21

The following is a detour around the work zone:

The northbound traffic detour is:

• Person Street;
• Take a right on New Bern Avenue;
• Take a left on Raleigh Boulevard;
• Take a left on Crabtree Boulevard;
• Take a left on Capital Boulevard;
• Take the Old Louisburg Road exit; and,
• To Atlantic Avenue or Wake Forest Road.

The southbound traffic detour is:

• Capital Boulevard;
• Take the Peace Street exit;
• Left on Peace Street: and
• Left onto Person Street.

We understand that road construction can be an inconvenience and we thank you for your patience during construction.

Construction schedules are subject to weather changes and other unforeseen occurrences.

Customers in this area should not experience any interruption of service.

This press release was produced by the City of Raleigh. The views expressed here are the author’s own.