| SEVEN LAKES – N.C. Department of Transportation crews will conduct nightly closures on a section of a Moore County road starting this week as part of the ongoing N.C. 211 widening project. A section of Seven Lakes Drive from N.C. 211 to MacDougall Drive will close nightly Sept. 10-17, weather permitting. Work will begin each night at 9 p.m. and reopen by 6 a.m. the following morning. The closures are necessary for crews to replace storm drains and crossline pipes, and to relocate waterlines. During the closure, motorists will be detoured via N.C. 211, Love Grove Church Road, Carthage Road and Seven Lakes Drive. Transportation officials remind drivers to plan ahead, be alert to construction crews in the area and obey all posted traffic signs. For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov and follow NCDOT on social media. |
Work Continues on Midland Road Project in Moore County
Lane closures upcoming for milling and resurfacing work
SOUTHERN PINES – N.C. Department of Transportation crews have completed preliminary construction on the ongoing Midland Road improvements project in Moore County and will continue maintenance along the roadway this month.
NCDOT crews finished installing planned U-turn bulbs and selectively removed trees at multiple locations to enhance sight distance. Crews have also taken out each of the crossovers designated for removal and installed temporary wooden bollards to clearly mark the updated traffic pattern and prevent further use.
Weather permitting, the paving contractor, S.T. Wooten plans to begin milling and resurfacing Midland Road between Airport Road and Clark Street later this month.Transportation officials anticipate periodic lane closures during non-peak daytime travel hours while crews are working in the area. The work is expected to take about three months.
Once complete, the segment of Midland Road from U.S. 1 to Clark Street will transition to a single lane in each direction with a designated bike lane, while the segment from U.S. 1 to Airport Road will remain a four‑lane divided roadway.
In addition to new pavement and updated markings, crews will install landscape plantings this fall in the areas where crossovers were removed, adjacent to the bollards. As the vegetation matures, the bollards will be selectively removed.
For updates on this project, visit NCDOT.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.
NCDOT Awards Repaving Work for Moore County
ABERDEEN – Two highway sections and 14 secondary roads across Moore County will be repaved under a $4 million contract awarded last week by the N.C. Department of Transportation.
The milling and resurfacing will be done to the following road sections, which total 25 miles:
- N.C. 705 in the Robbins area for about 2.6 miles
- N.C. 24/27 in the Carthage area for about 5 miles
- Kennedy Drive
- Boone Road
- Harrington Road
- South Carbonton Road
- Cool Springs Road
- McCaskill Road
- River Daniel Road
- Merry Oak Road
- Cooper Road
- Samuel Medlin Lane
- Dawkins Street
- McKeithen Road
- Yadkin Road
- McIntosh Road
Fred Smith Co. of Raleigh is expected to begin work early next year, and will have until the summer of 2027 to finish.
NCDOT Unveils Final Pinehurst Traffic Circle Design at MPO Meeting
MOORE COUNTY – To preserve history, and improve safety, a new design has been unveiled for a well-known intersection in Moore County.
The N.C. Department of Transportation Division Engineer, Reuben Blakley, presented the updated design for the Pinehurst Traffic Circle at the Sandhills Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting.
This design is the culmination of years of collaboration between NCDOT and local communities, aimed at improving traffic flow and reducing accidents at this historic intersection. The traffic circle, located within a National Historic District, serves as a key gateway to the Village of Pinehurst and is facing increasing traffic demands.
Initiated in 2013 as STIP Project U-5976, the project addresses safety and operational concerns. In the summer of 2024, NCDOT hosted public meetings in Aberdeen, Pinehurst, and Carthage to share the proposed Continuous Flow Intersection concept. Over 800 people attended these meetings, and more than 600 comments were received, which significantly influenced the final design. Through these over 600 comments, NCDOT listened to the community and made several modifications.
The new plan preserves the character of the traffic circle while accommodating future traffic volumes projected to reach 80,000 vehicles per day by 2050 at an acceptable level of service. It significantly reduces right-of-way impacts and tree removal while enhancing efficiency, all at a lower cost.
“This design incorporates community input and balances historic preservation with future traffic demands,” stated Blakley.
Construction is expected to take place between the 2029 and 2035 U.S. Opens and will be coordinated with the widening of U.S. 15-501 (R-5927) north of the circle to minimize disruptions.
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NCDOT Is Seeking Input on a Project to Improve Multiple Intersections on NC 690 in Moore County
Intersection improvements along N.C. 690 (Lobelia Road) southeast of Vass, Moore County
Project Overview
State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Project Number R-5824 proposes intersection improvements and roadway rehabilitation to N.C. 690 (Lobelia Road) from McLaughlin Road/J. Burns Road (S.R. 2014) to Buffalo Creek. The proposed improvements are in Moore County, southeast of Vass town limits.
STIP Project R-5824 proposes improvements to the intersection of N.C. 690 (Lobelia Road) at McLaughlin Road/J. Burns Road (S.R. 2014) and the intersection of N.C. 690 (Lobelia Road) at Morrison Ridge Road (S.R. 2021). The project proposes reconstructing portions of N.C. 690 (Lobelia Road) to improve safety at horizontal and vertical curve locations near Little Creek and east of Wright Road (S.R. 2020) to west of Buffalo Creek. The project is being designed to follow the 3R Design Criteria.
3R Design Criteria
3R refers to Resurfacing, Restoration or Rehabilitation. The basic purposes of resurfacing, restoration or rehabilitation (3R) projects are to preserve and extend the service life of existing highways and streets and to enhance safety. Because of limited resources, individual rehabilitation projects may have to be limited in scope in an effort to preserve the mobility function of the entire highway system. The scope of 3R projects varies from thin overlays and minor safety upgrading to more complete rehabilitation.
3R projects are those which address pavement needs and/or issues and which substantially follow the existing horizontal and vertical alignment compared to typical reconstruction projects that substantially deviate from the existing horizontal and/or vertical alignment and/or add capacity.
See here for more information and all of the maps and proposed detours.
Please contact NCDOT with any comments:
NCDOT accepts comments throughout all phases of project development.
All comments will be taken into consideration, and carry equal weight, regardless of submittal method.
To submit comments for consideration during the current phase of project development, please submit before April 7, 2025
The public is encouraged to leave comments using this webpage, email, or phone number:
Email: lobelia-road-moore-county@PublicInput.com
Phone Number: 601-300-5186 enter project code 6793
Public Meetings Set for Pinehurst Traffic Circle
PINEHURST – The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold three public meetings in the next two weeks regarding potential improvements to the Pinehurst Traffic Circle.
The purpose of this project is to improve traffic safety and operations, and to increase the intersection capacity and efficiency.
The meetings will allow the public to ask questions and provide feedback on the recommended design, a “Continuous Flow Intersection” or “CFI.”
- July 16, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Pinehurst Elementary School 100 Dundee Road Pinehurst, N.C. 28374
- July 18, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Moore County Agriculture Center 707 Pinehurst Avenue Carthage, N.C. 28327
- July 23, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Aberdeen First Baptist Church 700 N. Sandhills Boulevard Aberdeen, N.C. 28315
| Visit the public input page at https://publicinput.com/pinehursttrafficcircle for additional details, a map and a narrated video of a “CFI” in operation.Comments and questions may be submitted via the project webpage above, by email at pinehursttrafficcircle@publicinput.com, or by phone at 984-205-6615 code 7045. Comments should be submitted by Aug. 23. |
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The public meetings are as follows:
Upcoming Closure for Moore County Road
| SOUTHERN PINES – The N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close West Morganton Road between South Henley Street and Brucewood Road this evening. Beginning at 7 p.m. tonight through 7 a.m. the following morning, crews will perform storm water mitigation and work on the center median. Motorists are encouraged to utilize the marked detour to U.S. 15/U.S. 501 or U.S. 1 South to the intersection of the two highways. For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media. |
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Moore County Road to Remain Open During Roadwork
| SOUTHERN PINES – Morganton Road near South Henley Street in Moore County will remain open next week. Portable message boards incorrectly indicated that the road would be closed. Morganton Road and U.S. 15/U.S. 501 will stay open and accessible as construction crews prepare for intersection improvements for the Target project site. Motorists are reminded to slow down and use caution when approaching the work zone. For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media. |
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