Public Works scheduled nighttime construction on Dorothy 'Dotsy' Lockhart Elskoe Drive, commonly called Raphune Hill, from October 19 through October 25. Contractor Island Roads Corp. planned milling, paving and guardrail installation between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Eastbound drivers from Alton Adams Sr. Drive and Georgia Francis Drive will be directed to turn around near Tortola Hill Road. DPW's alternate route runs south through Rumer Drive and Mandela Circle to Elmo D. Roebuck Sr. Drive before continuing east.
Westbound drivers approaching from Weymouth Rhymer Highway will be directed north onto Donoe Bypass, then west along Skyline Drive and Maude Proudfoot Drive. Drivers traveling south on Donoe Bypass will be limited to an eastbound turn onto Weymouth Rhymer Highway.
DPW anticipated completing the work Sunday, October 25, weather and site conditions permitting. No official completion notice was found Monday morning, so the expired detour alert is removed without asserting that every lane or work area has returned to normal; motorists should follow current signs and flaggers.
Source published October 16, 2026; publication time not displayed. Read the original reporting or release for the complete record.
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