Construction on a future wetland in Durham’s Trinity Park neighborhood will reroute traffic for the next several months.
The $41 million South Ellerbe Restoration Project has been a years-long effort to turn 9 acres on West Trinity Ave. into a public green space. The 4.3 acre wetland will filter polluted stormwater and slow runoff in the Ellerbe Creek watershed, which drains to Falls Lake, the source of drinking water for Raleigh.
Drivers, pedestrians and motorists can expect a major traffic change through mid-September.
What you can expect
Crews will close Duke Street between West Trinity Avenue and Monmonth Avenue, with digital message boards and detour signs directing traffic around the work zone. Duke Street is a major north-south corridor in Durham connecting Interstate 85 and N.C 147…