Expect heavy traffic through a main downtown Raleigh corridor this week as work continues to rebuild the Convention Center after December’s fire.
McDowell Street will see one or more of its lanes blocked as early as Thursday when a construction crane returns to lift new cooling equipment onto the roof.
This work will likely last through the first week of April and cause major slowdowns for traffic heading into downtown from the south.
Other options to detour traffic jams
McDowell Street runs one way north through downtown and is commonly used by commuters heading into downtown off the Raleigh Beltline…