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Traffic Alert – Wait Avenue/NC 98

WAKE FOREST, NC – Beginning Tuesday, April 28, and continuing through Friday, May 1, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at the future site of Wake Forest Fire Station...

WFPD to host Drug Take Back Event Saturday at Wegmans

The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2026 National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wegmans. Weather...

Traffic Alert – South Main Street/US 1A

WAKE FOREST, NC – Weather permitting, the Town of Wake Forest will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of the 600 block of South Main Street/US 1A (between Vernon Avenue and...

Traffic Alert - South Main Street/US 1A

***UPDATE - As of 11:20 a.m., South Main Street/US 1A has reopened. ***UPDATE | Thursday, April 9 - As of 6:15 a.m., South Main Street/US 1A remains closed and is not expected to reopen before 9 a.m....

Traffic Alert – Wait Avenue/NC 98

WAKE FOREST, NC – Beginning Tuesday, April 7, and continuing through Friday, April 10, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at the future site of Wake Forest Fire Station...

Traffic Alert - Capital Boulevard/US 1

***UPDATE - One lane along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 has reopened. The information below was posted April 1 at 6 a.m.: Northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 is closed at South Main Street/US 1A...

Traffic Alert – Wait Avenue

WAKE FOREST, NC – From now (Monday, March 30) through Thursday, April 2, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at the future site of Wake Forest Fire Station #6, will...

Traffic Alert – Forestville Road

WAKE FOREST, NC – Paving Pros, LLC will temporarily reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of Forestville Road from Song Sparrow Drive to Pine Valley Drive weekdays from 9 a...