Last Updated on April 14, 2024 1:53 pm
UPDATE Sunday, April 14, 1:37 pm – 105 is back open. Visit this link for more information.
UPDATE Friday April 12 – The N.C. Department of Transportation has extended the closures of U.S. 321 and N.C. 105 until at least the evening of Sunday April 14. More information at this link.
BANNER ELK – Contract crews for the N.C. Department of Transportation will keep N.C. 105 closed between Broadstone Road and Old Shulls Mill Road for emergency repairs.
The temporary closure will remain until at least tomorrow afternoon while crews work to stabilize the slopes adjacent to the roadway and clear debris from the road.
Drivers are encouraged to utilize the following detour
- From Boone and Avery County, take U.S. 321 to Lenoir
- U.S. 64 to Morganton
- N.C. 181 to Pineola
- U.S. 221 to Linville
- N.C. 105 from Linville
Message boards are placed near key intersections to direct traffic along this detour route.
For real-time travel information and continuous updates, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.
Photos of 105 at bridge project this morning (Wednesday April 10, 2024). Special thanks to Major Kelly Redmon and Sheriff Len Hagaman for providing photos to Kenneth Reece/WataugaOnline
