Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will need to close Pinehurst Avenue at the intersection of U.S. 1 in Southern Pines for five nights this week for utility work.

Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will need to close Pinehurst Avenue at the intersection of U.S. 1 in Southern Pines for five nights this week for utility work.

Crews will close Pinehurst Avenue nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Sept. 2-6, weather permitting, announced NCDOT in a press release. 

To reach Pinehurst Avenue, drivers will detour using Murray Hill Road to U.S. 15-501.

Expect up to 20-minute delays in both directions along U.S. 1.

Drivers should be aware of posted signs and use extra caution in this work zone.

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