Traffic Alert: Route 705 (Chestnut Hill Road) pipe replacement to detour traffic in Franklin County

SALEM – Starting Monday, January 27, a section of Route 705 (Chestnut Hill Road) in Franklin County will be closed due to a pipe replacement. The pipe is located east of Rocky Mount about 0.3 mile south of Route 714 (Washboard Road) and 1.4 miles north of Route 954 (Ballpark Road).

Weather permitting, the road is expected to reopen to traffic sometime in March. Drivers can detour around the closure by using Route 40 to Rocky Mount and then taking southbound Route 220 to Route 631 (Doe Run Road) to return to Chestnut Hill Road.

Electronic message boards have been posted to alert drivers to the upcoming roadwork and detour.