Moore County drivers having to work around road closures after flooding
SOUGHT TO COERCE THE SCHOOL
TO MAKE CHANGES OVER IN MOORE
COUNTY. A BUSY ROAD COULD
REOPEN AS EARLIEST TOMORROW.
IT'S ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT
REPAIRS WHERE REPAIRS ARE
COMING TOGETHER. BUT IT'S GOING
TO TAKE MORE TIME LIKE IN
ABERDEEN WHERE PART OF THAT
COMMUNITY ARE STILL SHUT DOWN.
WRAL'S ASHLEY PATTERSON TAKES
US TO THE RECOVERY IN BOTH
HOUSE.
>> THIS IS EVERY LIKE BACK
IN THE.
>> 50'S 60'S TOWN FAVORITE THEN
AND NOW THIS WAS THE PLACE THAT
EVERYBODY CAME TO THAT HEAVY
RAIN FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION,
CHANTAL QUICKLY MADE THIS LAKE
OVERFLOW.
>> WEAVING A PATH OF
DESTRUCTION AND TURNING THIS
AREA INTO A PLACE. MAYOR ROBERT
FERAL DOESN'T QUITE RECOGNIZE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS LIKE THIS
BEFORE.
>> IN THIS IS TERRIBLE. THIS IS
GOING TAKE A WHILE. THIS IS NOT
AN OVERNIGHT FIX. JUST DOWN THE
ROAD FROM ABERDEEN. CREWS ARE
HARD AT WORK HERE IN SOUTHERN
PINES, WORKING TO REOPEN THIS
STRETCH OF MIDLAND ROAD.
IT LEADS STRAIGHT TO BUSY US
ONE AND IT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN
SINCE FLOOD WATERS WASHED AWAY
PART OF THE ROAD. OBVIOUSLY
MIDLAND AND US ONE IS A VERY
>> THAT'S A PRIMARY ROUTE.
IT'S A HIGHLY TRAFFICKED ROUTE.
>> THEIR WAY TO GET AROUND THIS
WAY FOR
A WHILE. IF YOU'RE OUT WHICH
MAYOR.
>> NOW SAY TRANSPORTATION
FREEZE BELIEVE IT COULD REOPEN
AS EARLY AS TOMORROW WITH
BACK-TO-BACK RAIN IS
COMPLICATING THEIR EFFORTS HAS
AND THE M E.
>> FOLLOWING RAINFALL IMPACTED
THE LEVEL OF CLEANUP AND REPAIR
OF THAT. CREWS HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO DO. OUR WORK IS WEATHER
PERMITTING. IS IT THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO GET AS MUCH WORK AS
WEAK AND DONE WITH AND NOT EVEN
THE STORMS COMING STARTS THIS
WEEK. THE COUNTY'S ASKING
PEOPLE TO SUBMIT ANY DAMAGE
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
THAT COULD HELP THEM GET
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. BUT IT'S
NOT GUARANTEED DESTINY.