Lane Closure at the 700 Block of Powell Drive
Please drive slow through the work site.
Updated: Aug 13, 2026 - 11:47 am
Initiation:
Completion:
Raleigh Water Sewer Maintenance crews are currently making emergency repairs on the sewer collection system at the 700 block of Powell Drive.
Powell Drive will be closed from Melbourne Road to Linville Drive.
DETOUR:
Traffic traveling down Powell Drive from Western Boulevard will be required to turn right onto Linville Drive, then left onto Grove Avenue, which turns back into Melbourne Road.
Traffic traveling from the Melbourne Road direction will not be allowed to turn onto Powell Drive. Instead, drivers will continue down Melbourne Road, turn right onto Linville Drive, then turn left back onto Powell Drive.
Work should be completed by 3 pm today, and there should be no interruptions.
- Department:
- Water