ROCKWELL – N.C. Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close a section of Cal Miller Road to replace an aging storm drain culvert that crosses underneath the road in Rockwell.

Crews will close the road at 7 a.m. Monday. It is scheduled to reopen by 5 p.m. Dec. 8, weather permitting.

Motorists traveling through the area should use Cannon Street, N.C. 152, Depot Street and Lower Stone Church Road to detour 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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