ROCKWELL – N.C. Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close a portion of Panther Creek Road starting today while crews replace a rusted pipe underneath the roadway just east of Rockwell.

Crews will close the road in both directions near Bringle Ferry Road. The road will reopen Tuesday, May 22, by 5 p.m., weather permitting.

Drivers will be able to detour using Ribelin Road, Saint Matthews Church Road and Bringle Ferry Road to get around the closure.

Transportation officials advise drivers to watch signs for construction information, stay alert and obey the posted speed limit.

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