CHAPEL HILL – The N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close a stretch of New Hope Church Road next week, weather permitting.  

Beginning April 20 at 5 a.m., crews will close New Hope Church Road where it passes over Interstate 40 to conduct bridge rehabilitation work.  

The road is scheduled to reopen by April 30 at 5 a.m.  

Motorists are encouraged to check DriveNC.gov for real-time traffic updates and utilize the following detours:   

Southbound traffic: Turn left onto N.C. 86, right on Eubanks Road and then right on Hillsborough Road. 

Northbound traffic: Turn right onto Hillsborough Road, left on Eubanks Road and then left on N.C. 86. 

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