ABERDEEN – N.C. Department of Transportation crews are closing a section of Columbus Drive in Moore County for nearly two months as part of the ongoing Sandhills area improvement projects. Starting Oct. 5 at 8 p.m., Columbus Drive will be closed near Aberdeen Pines Way, between U.S. 15-501 and South Hill Road, for storm drainage work associated with road improvements along the U.S. 15-501 corridor. The road is scheduled to reopen by 6 a.m. on Nov. 30, weather permitting. Motorists will be detoured via U.S. 15-501, Johnson Street and South Hill Road. Crews will also conduct nightly intermittent single-lane closures in either direction of U.S. 15-501 from Turner Street to U.S. 1 for traffic shifts. The closures will be in place from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly through Nov. 30. Additional closures and detours are expected as the project advances.  
 
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