Slope work expected to cause delays on Alexander Road

ALEXANDER, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Emergency slope repairs have started along Alexander Road in Leicester, where part of a roadside bank near a double-wide mobile home is reportedly starting to collapse.

The work is taking place near the end of Alexander Road, just before the former French Broad School. According to a state employee familiar with the project, the collapsing slope has raised safety concerns, prompting an estimated 7-to-9-day construction effort.

Temporary traffic signals have been installed, and officials say drivers should expect periodic full closures of the road…

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