SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) – The main road leading to Dosher Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be closed for more than two hours Saturday morning during the Southport Fourth of July Parade, the hospital said.
North Howe Street will be closed to vehicle traffic beginning at 10 a.m. and is expected to reopen around 12:30 p.m. The hospital is located at 924 N. Howe St.
Patients driving to the Emergency Department during the closure can use the following route, according to officials:
- Take NC-211 to River Road SE
- Continue via Rob Gandy Boulevard or Jabbertown Road
- Turn right onto East Leonard Street
- Turn right onto East 8th Street
- Turn right onto North Atlantic Avenue
- Continue straight to the Emergency Department entrance
Law enforcement officers will be stationed at key intersections to assist with traffic and provide directions. EMS personnel and other first responders will also be positioned throughout the city during the festivities…