ALEXANDER COUNTY, NC (November 18, 2020) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has provided a list of damage sites resulting in road closures in Alexander County following the flooding event last week. Please note there are also minor damage areas across the county that did not result in closures. Crews are working to repair these sites as diligently as possible.
DOT Division 12 anticipates letting emergency purchase order contracts to repair sites as well, with the first being Sulphur Springs Road in Hiddenite. Pre-bid meetings are scheduled this week. As this storm event is in its infancy, many of the culvert locations are being assessed for the scope of work and hydraulic review. Schedules of these sites are difficult to predict at this stage.
Crews are currently working to repair Ramie Mitchell Road which should be repaired by the end of this week. Crews will also begin repair of the Cheatham Ford Bridge later this week.
• 2535 Rocky Springs Rd – Total Roadway Washout at Bridge Pipe Location
• Macedonia Church Rd at Glade Creek – Total Roadway Washout at Bridge Pipe Location
• Millersville Rd at NC 16 – Total Roadway Washout at Bridge Pipe Location
• Nester Rd at Millersville Rd – Total Roadway Washout at Bridge Location
• 958 Sulphur Springs Rd – Total Roadway Washout at Bridge Pipe Location
• Rocky Face Church Rd at Pressley Ct – Total Roadway Washout at Bridge Pipe Location
• 1949 Berea Church Quincy Rd – Total Roadway Washout at Bridge Pipe Location
• 7858 Cheatham Ford Rd – Closed at Bridge Pipe Location
• Old Wilkesboro Rd at Jaycee Park Loop – Total Roadway Washout at Bridge Pipe Location
• Hopewell Church Rd at Mill Creek – Total Roadway Washout at Bridge Pipe Location
• 591 Berea Church Quincy – Total Roadway Washout at 48” Maintenance Pipe Location
• 1069 Lackey Mountain Rd – Roadway Washout at 48” Maintenance Pipe Location
• Smith Grove Church Rd – Total Washout of 48” Maintenance Pipe
• Jud Smith Rd at Marlowe Rd – 48” Maintenance Pipe is undermined making the road unsafe to pass; road closed and detoured
• Cheatham Ford Rd – Washed Out at End Bent
• Ramie Mitchell Rd at South Yadkin River – Total Roadway Washout at Bent
The roads are closed in both directions. Commuters are advised to NEVER go around a barricade.
Also, the NCDOT Division 12 Engineer said the Liledoun Road project will continue as planned with no delays from the other road closures.
To view updates online, visit www.drivenc.gov and type in “Alexander County” at the top of the webpage.