Traffic Alerts

🚧 TRAFFIC ALERT — NC 105

📍 NC 105, Watauga County
🕐 Monday, May 18

Construction continues on NC 105 today and tonight. Here's what to expect:

☀️ 9 AM–4 PM: Brief lane closures possible, with brief road closures from 11 AM–2 PM
🌙 Tonight: Storm drainage installation continues overnight — lane closures and brief road closures possible

Use caution and allow extra travel time through the work zone.

📋 NCDOT

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TRAFFIC ALERT — NC 105 BYPASS. Sunday, May 10 — 8:15 PM

NC 105 Bypass, Boone

Getting reports of striping and repaving work taking place on the NC 105 Bypass tonight. Delays are possible in the area.

Allow extra travel time if you're heading through that stretch tonight.

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NC 105 WORK ZONE — WHAT TO KNOW THE WEEK OF MONDAY, MAY 11-FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026

If you travel NC 105 in Watauga County, plan ahead for possible brief closures Tuesday through Thursday.

Here's what to expect:

Brief closures possible: 11 AM – 2 PM Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Reason: Crews clearing debris in the work zone

Law enforcement and flaggers will be on site to direct traffic

Allow extra time and follow all instructions from law enforcement and flaggers on the road.

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🚧 ROAD CLOSURE — MABEL SCHOOL ROAD | Monday, March 30 – Friday, April 10

Mabel School Road (SR-1303) is closed near the Tennessee state line for culvert replacement work.

📍 Location: 0.1 mile west of Silverstone Road, near mile marker 0.5–0.6, Watauga County
📅 Closure: Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 10 at 3 PM (continuous)

🔄 Detour: Slabtown Road → Emory Greer Road → Old US 421 → Mabel School Road

📋 NCDOT

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TRAFFIC ALERT — KING STREET — SATURDAY, MARCH 28

King Street in downtown Boone will be closed from 10:55 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, March 28 for a permitted march through downtown organized by Indivisible High Country as part of a nationwide “No Kings” protest.

A rally begins at 10 a.m. at the Watauga County Social Services building at the Connector and US 421, followed by a march down King Street at 11 a.m. Organizers anticipate 2,000 to 4,000 participants.

Drivers should plan alternate routes during the closure.

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The Great Mother March, a 500-mile women's empowerment pilgrimage making its way from Asheville to Washington, D.C., will pass through the High Country this weekend, with walkers traveling through Watauga and Ashe counties from Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29.

Motorists are asked to be mindful of pedestrian traffic along the route.

The following roads will be affected:

Friday, March 27 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.): NC Highway 105 from Linville, Poplar Grove Road, Burrell Street, and West King Street to the Jones House in Boone.

Saturday, March 28 (9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.): West King Street, NC-194 North, and Todd Railroad Grade Road.

Sunday, March 29 (9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.): Carter Miller Road to NC-194 North (Ashe County), Baldwin Road, Beaver Creek School Road, Black Mountain Circle, Beaver Drive, Buck Mountain Road, South Jefferson Avenue, and East 2nd Street.

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Traffic Alert Sunday March 15 2:50pm – Wreck – area of Boone Mountain/421 near Quality Plus.

Traffic Alert Tuesday March 10 – Wreck – area of West King Street and Poplar Grove Connector. Expect major delays in that area.

TRAFFIC ALERT | SATURDAY, MARCH 7 • 10:06 AM — ROCKSLIDE – US-321 in Sugar Grove near Trashcan Falls (one lane blocked). Rockslide reported in the area of US-321 near Trashcan Falls. One lane is currently blocked. Use caution and expect delays.