CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. — A major highway in Caldwell County could be blocked for hours after a rock slide Thursday morning.
Officials said the rock slide happened around 9:45 a.m. along U.S. 321 near Blackberry Road, close to the Caldwell/Watauga county line.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said the road reopened around 2:25 p.m.
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The rock was removed from the highway around 1:30 p.m. but crews are waiting for inspectors before they open the road.
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