Sections of Kivett Drive and English Road closed
The city of High Point tells us that English Road and Kivett Drive are closed this afternoon between Ward Avenue and Elm Street because of a construction accident.
Here's what the city's public information officer Alice Moore said happened:
"At about 2:30 p.m., an abutment wall at the Lindsay Street bridge work site gave way, sending a track-hoe excavator down the north embankment and breaking a 12-inch water main. The excavator came to rest just short of the railroad tracks. Miraculously, no one was hurt. However, the city transportation department is diverting Kivett Drive traffic onto Chestnut Street while the safety of the Kivett Drive roadbed is investigated and the disabled piece of equipment is moved.
"Please advise people to avoid English Road/Kivett Drive between Ward Avenue and Elm Street."
