CARRBORO — Work started Monday on the yearlong project to replace Weaver Street’s collapsing roadbed and the 80-year-old sewer line beneath it.
The first phase of the $1 million project started at the eastern end of the road and will work west toward the intersection of Main and Weaver streets, across from Town Hall. Work on the replacement of the water main has already brought Weaver Street down to one lane in the east block in front of Weaver Street Market. On-street parking along Weaver Street near the Spotted Dog was taken out of service to allow for excavation equipment and trucks.
Eventually, the roadbed reconstruction will force the closure of both lanes. However, the road will be worked on in several sections, from east to west, to avoid closing any section for a long period of time and thereby reduce the impact on local businesses.
Town officials have said drivers should expect congestion downtown, and suggest using Estes Drive Extension and N.C. 54 bypass for through traffic and Jones Ferry Road as an alternate route into downtown.
– Staff Reports