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NC Highway 42 Coverage

Some intersections are changing on N.C. Highway 42 near Garner in efforts to improve congestion. The work is part of an ongoing project to widen Interstate 40 from Exit 301 in Raleigh to mile marker 314, past N.C. 42.

Some NC 42 intersections will get new traffic patterns in Garner 

Road construction, barrels

A major intersection in Clayton reopened Tuesday afternoon after being closed for a few hours.

Major intersection on NC-42 reopens after being closed several hours for railroad repairs

Detour road sign

Starting at 11:30 a.m., Norfolk Southern is closing the railroad tracks at U.S. Highway 70 Business and N.C. 42 East in Clayton. The entire intersection will be closed for eight hours.

STILL LOOKING GOOD AROUND THE TRIANGLE WITH NO CRASHES AND NO BIG BACKUPS. SO I NEED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ABOUT SOMETHING HAPPENING IN CLAYTON TODAY AND YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS ONE. THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME RAILROAD WORKOUT ON 42 THERE AT THAT RAILROAD INTERSECTION NOT TOO FAR FROM 70 BUSINESS OVER THERE BY THE SHEETS. >> THEY'RE GOING TO CLOSE THAT ENTIRE MAJOR INTERSECTION TODAY AT 42 IN 70 BUSINESS. STARTING AT 11, 30 THIS MORNING. AND THE RAILROAD BELIEVES IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 8 HOURS TO FINISH THIS. SO THAT MAJOR INTERSECTION THERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF CLAYTON IS GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. CERTAINLY THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE EXPECTED DETOUR AROUND THAT AREA. BETTER YET. GO AHEAD AND PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES THERE AGAIN. THAT'S 42 AT BUSINESS,

Railroad tracks to close at NC 42 intersection in Clayton Tuesday morning

A kindergarten teacher from a Raleigh elementary school was killed in a crash on Tuesday when she was involved in a rollover crash on NC-42.

Kindergarten teacher at Raleigh school killed in rollover crash on NC-42

Police car crime scene night

Sky 5 is flying over a crash that shut down NC Highway 42 Friday morning.

Sky 5 flies over crash on NC 42

Crash shuts down NC 42 Friday morning

State highway officials think having Interstate 42 crossing N.C. Highway 42 might be a little confusing for drivers.

Take 42 to 42? NCDOT has plan to avoid confusion for drivers in Clayton

On Tuesday Johnston County announced a troubled intersection in the county will be turned into a roundabout.

NEIGHBORS ARE SAYING ABOUT IT. JOY. >> DENVER, THIS INTERSECTION HAS GONE THROUGH A NUMBER OF CHANGES OVER THE YEARS BACK IN 2019 WAS TURNED INTO A FOUR-WAY STOP. BUT SINCE THEN, THERE'S BEEN A FATALITY CRASHES AND CONGESTION. THAT'S WHY ANOTHER CHANGE IS COMING. >> SINCE 2017, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 32 CRASHES AND ONE FATALITY AT NC. 42 IN NC 96 AND LESS THAN 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CAN'T MISS THIS MEMORIAL. ONE MOTHER AND HER BABY DIED IN A CRASH. AND THAT IS OIL THAT IT WAS >> QUICKLY AFTER THE DEATH OF THE YOUNG LADY WHEN A BABY SO THAT THAT REALLY HIT CLOSE TO HOME. LOOKING TO EVERYONE OUT HERE, THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES A DAY CROSS THIS INTERSECTION MAKING CONGESTION, A PRESSING TRAFFIC BACK TO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE SOME CONFUSED. >> I KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO. THE PLAN NOW IS TO CREATE AROUND. A RECENT STUDY SHOWED DRIVERS WERE NOT YIELDING TO THE STOP SIGNS. >> AND ENGINEERS BELIEVE THAT THE TIGHT CIRCLE FORCES DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN MAKING MANY OF THOSE SEVERE INTERSECTION CRASHES, INCLUDING HEAD-ON COLLISIONS, FAR LESS LIKELY. I LIKE THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO THAT. THEY'RE LOOKING INTO DOING SOMETHING YOU KNOW, WE WERE HERE WHEN THE SOME OF THE BEST HEARD. >> IT WAS VERY TRAGIC. UNNECESSARY. MY OPINION. SO YEAH, ROUNDABOUT AND OR STOP LIGHT, WHICH IS WHAT I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING. >> SO WHY NOT OF SOUTH LAKE RIGHT HERE AT THIS INTERSECTION WILL ONE ENGINEER PUTS IT LIKE THIS. HE SAYS YOU CAN RUN THROUGH A STOP LIGHT, BUT YOU CAN'T RUN THROUGH AROUND ABOUT.

Roundabout coming to dangerous Johnston Co. intersection

According to authorities, a motorcyclist was killed in an accident on NC-42 West, near I-40, on Wednesday evening. 

Motorcyclist killed in accident on NC-42

Residents on Tuesday can help plan what will soon become a new front door for the town of Clayton. 

Clayton seeks input on 'Gateway 42' project 

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A segment of N.C. 42 near the railroad tracks and U.S. 70, near the Sheetz, reopened in Clayton Thursday morning just in time for the morning commute.

Major thoroughfare in Clayton reopens for Thursday morning commute

Major road closure in Clayton causes heavy traffic 

After a 24-hour delay, road construction is expected to begin Wednesday on N.C. Highway 42 at U.S. Highway 70 Business.

<p>WHEELER. BY THE TIME YOU GET TO GORMAN STREET TRAFFIC IS MOVING ALONG FAIRLY WELL. ANOTHER BIG STORY WE'RE FOLLOWING THIS MORNING IS IN CLAYTON HIGHWAY. 42 CLOSED THIS MORNING RIGHT AROUND THE 70 BUSINESS INTERCHANGE. NIA HARDEN IS THERE LIVE WITH AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND NIGHT. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY WORK HAS STARTED JUST YET. &gt;&gt; NOT YET. BUT OF COURSE, WE EXPECTED TO START SOON. I'M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THE SIGNAGE YOU CAN ALSO SEE DRIVERS ALREADY OUT THIS MORNING. MANY OF THEM TRYING TO GET A HEAD START BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME DELAYS ONCE IT DOES START JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT WARNED PARENTS THE CLOSURE COULD IMPACT BUS ARRIVAL TIMES AND CARPOOL RULES FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS. PARENTS WE SPOKE TO SAY IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE NOW. THE CLOSURE HERE AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING, THIS COULD BE COMPLETED SOME TIME THURSDAY. OF COURSE, THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THAT. YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH US ON WRAL DOT COM AND THE NEWS APP. AND ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO ALTERNATE ROUTES. WE KNOW, BRIAN, YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT ALL MORNING LONG. WHAT ARE SOME WAYS PEOPLE CAN GET AROUND THIS? THEY SET UP TO MAINE DETOURS. NIA, WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT MAP AND &gt;&gt; SHOW YOU THAT. THERE'S ONE DETOUR THAT TAKES YOU INTO DOWNTOWN CLAYTON. AND THEN ANOTHER ONE THAT TAKES YOU BACK ON GLEN, THE LAUREL ROAD BACK TOWARD POWELL. 10 WROTE. &gt;&gt; ONCE THAT SECTION OF 42 IS CLOSE, THOSE DETOURS ARE GOING TO BE IN EFFECT. THE NEED TO ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME ALLOW FOR THOSE DETOURS BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO SEVERAL EXTRA MINUTES ADDED TO YOUR COMMUTE HERE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ONCE THAT CLOSURE STARTS TO BE ABLE TO WATCH HOW THINGS ARE DEVELOPING WITH OUR SENSORS AND ALSO WITH AN EYE ALIVE ON THE GROUND THERE. JUST EAST OF DOWNTOWN CLAYTON. 42 CLOSING</p>

High-impact road closure begins today in Clayton

Part of Highway 42 was shut down for most of the night while crews worked to fix a gas leak. The leak happened near Buffalo Road in Johnston County.

RESTRICTIONS. >>> A MAJOR INTERSECTION ALONG 42 WAS SHUT DOWN FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT WHEN CREWS WORKED QUICKLY TO FIX A GAS LEAK. IT HAPPENED ON BUFFALO ROAD AND BRETT KNESE DREW  THE PLANS UP. >> Reporter: THE CONSTRUCTION CREW WAS WORKING HERE AT THIS INTERSECTION WHEN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT STRUCK AN EIGHT INCH GAS LINE. CREWS HAVE SPENT HOURS TO FIX THE LEAK. THIS IS VIDEO OF THE WORK FROM OVERNIGHT. A CONSTRUCTION CREW HIT THE GAS LINE WHILE WORKING ON A DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THE PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY CAME IN TO FIX THE LINE. YOU CAN STILL SMELL THE GAS AFTER THEY CAPPED THE LEAK.

Gas leak near Clayton leads to 8-hour-long repair

Gas leak in Clayton leads to 8-hour-long repair

Two people were killed in a Wednesday afternoon crash on N.C. Highway 42 near its intersection with Interstate 40 in Johnston County, authorities said.

2 killed in crash near intersection of NC 42, I-40

NC 42 crash

A line of 100 cars spilled onto NC Highway 42 from the parking lot of the Cleveland Draft House even before House of Raeford Farms started selling 40-pound boxes of bulk meat.

THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING. WRAL IS LIVE IN RALEIGH TO EXPLAIN YOUR NEXT CHANCE TO GET THIS DEAL. BRETT. >> Reporter: AND MORNING, IT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME. HUNDREDS OF CARS HAVE PACKED THIS PARKING LOT. IT IS COMPLETELY FULL HERE THIS MORNING AT THE RALEIGH FARMERS MARKET ON CENTENNIAL PARKWAY. WE SPOKE WITH A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE, ONE GENTLEMAN I SPOKE WITH SAYS THEY SOLD CHICKEN A FEW DAYS AGO OUT HERE AND IT LOOKED NOTHING LIKE THIS. THEY SAY IT IS OVERWHELMING TODAY. I ALSO SPOKE TO THE FIRST CAR IN LINE OUT HERE, THE WOMAN IN THAT CAR SAYS SHE BROUGHT OUT HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S AND WE WILL HEAR FROM HER NOW. >> CALLED THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S AND HERE WE ALL ARE THIS MORNING BECAUSE MOSTLY ALL THE CHILDREN EAT ONLY CHICKEN AND IT IS GOING TO BE AN EASY WAY TO GET CHICKEN TO MAYBE MAKE IT THROUGH THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WITH ALL THE KIDS. >> SO IT IS THAT HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS THAT IS DOING THIS SALE TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR LOST PROFIT  FROM THIS RESTAURANT CLOSURES. JUST HEARD THAT THAT TRUCK IS HERE AND ABOUT TO PULL IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MINUTES. MAYBE THEY WILL GET PEOPLE

Chicken sale draws crowd

Officials were surprised to find a 19-year-old mother and her newborn baby inside a car that led police on a high-speed chase on N.C. Highway 42.

