CARRBORO - The town reopened the last section of Weaver Street to traffic Monday after completing a nearly yearlong renovation from East Main Street to West Main Street.

The town and OWASA are sharing the cost of the $1.8 million project. The street was closed in March so crews with Hannah Utilities of Durham could dig it up and replace 80-year-old water lines, improve storm sewers, and build new curbs and gutters. East Weaver Street reopened in June, much to the relief of businesses whose customers had trouble navigating the construction. The effects were exacerbated when workers found substandard soil under the road, one of Carrboro's oldest streets. The soil had to be replaced and stabilized before a new roadbed was built.Owners of at least three businesses cited the construction in their decisions to close. Red Hen has reopened at University Mall.

Tammy Grubb