Heads up, Pitt County drivers—there's a roadblock in your future. The N.C. Department of Transportation has announced a temporary closure of MacGregor Downs Road south of The Oakwood School, near Forest Acres Drive, planned for next week. Starting bright and early tomorrow morning, and expected to last until March 21, this segment of the road will be completely closed to all traffic while crews work diligently to replace a crossline, an essential step ahead of the scheduled resurfacing operations that are on the horizon for this stretch of asphalt.
Pitt County commuters will need to chart a new course for those two weeks; however, the inconvenience does come with a silver lining in the form of smoother, safer travels once the work is complete. Motorists can find alternative routes and must brace themselves for potential delays, navigating detours that spin off from MacGregor Downs Road to N.C. 43 to B's Barbeque Road, and then back onto MacGregor Downs Road, according to information provided by the N.C. Department of Transportation.
For those whose daily pilgrimage leads to The Oakwood School, take heart—the north end of MacGregor Downs Road remains your gateway to the hallowed halls of academia during this period of roadwork. Real-time traffic updates and further details on the project can be found on the official website DriveNC.gov, where the state of our infrastructure is laid bare, offering a glimpse into the pulse of our highways and byways.
