Police News
On Friday, July 15, from 8 a.m.-noon, the Town of Wake Forest will close the southern portion of the South Franklin Street/Elm Avenue roundabout. The temporary closure is necessary to allow tree crews to remove two elm trees that were damaged during last week’s storms.
A signed detour...Read more
The portion of Wait Avenue/NC 98 from Shenandoah Farm Road to Mackie Park Drive has been reduced to one lane with alternating two-way traffic.
The lane reduction is due to erosion under one lane caused by flooding from last night’s heavy rains.
Engineers will assess the situation...Read more
Weather permitting, Gaines and Company, Inc., a contractor working on the future Kitchin Farms subdivision, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of the intersection of Burlington Mills Road and Ligon Mill Road weekdays (Monday-Friday), July 11-22, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m...Read more
Weather permitting, on Tuesday, July 12, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. CSX Railroad crews plan to close for repairs the railroad crossing along Brick Street between Crowder Avenue and North White Street. The closure is...Read more
Weather permitting, Atlantic Civil, a contractor working on the future Forest on Franklin townhomes, will close northbound South Franklin Street from East Holding Avenue to Elm Avenue Monday-Thursday, July 11-14, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. each day and...Read more
***UPDATE: All lanes of Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened.
The information below was distributed at 7:07 p.m.:
A motorcycle accident has closed all lanes of southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 from Durham Road/NC 98 to Dr. Calving Jones Highway/NC 98 Bypass. Motorists are urged...Read more
UPDATE - This work was originally scheduled for July 8-10.
Weather permitting, Atlantic Civil, a contractor working on the future Forest on Franklin townhomes, will close the portion of South Franklin Street from Elm Avenue to East Holding Avenue Monday-Friday, July 11-15, from 7 a.m.-5...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is urging residents to guard against becoming the victim of fraud following recent reports of scams involving bitcoin (electronic or virtual currency) and cryptocurrency ATMs. Many times, it’s hard to tell what is and isn’t a scam, but whenever a “public...Read more
Weather permitting, Brinley’s Grading Service, Inc., a contractor working on the future Radford Glen subdivision, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of Wait Avenue/NC 98 from Mackie Park Drive to Shenandoah Farm Road Tuesday-Friday, June 21-24, from 9 a.m.-4 p....Read more