Part of Miami Blvd. to be closed for six weeks

Miami Boulevard between NC 98 and US 70 will be closed fro six weeks as part of the East End Connector project - which will link Highway 70 to Highway 147 in Durham.The detour will re-route drivers using N.C. 98 and U.S. 70. Local traffic can travel along Miami Boulevard on either side of the railroad crossing in that area.

Construction on east end connector to begin in February

The North Carolina Department of Transportation will begin construction on the long-discussed East End Connector in Durham. The 3.9-mile highway, which is scheduled to be finished in 2019, will connect the Durham Freeway and the U.S. Highway 70/N.C. Highway 98 intersection. It will also upgrade U.S. 70 to a freeway between Pleasant Drive and N.C. 98.