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sinkhole repair project
Coverage of sinkhole repair project in the Nexus archive.
- Highway closure cuts business in half for some Kings Mountain stores
A 10-day closure of a stretch of N.C. Highway 161 in Kings Mountain due to a sinkhole repair project caused some businesses to lose up to half their customers. Business owners reported significant revenue losses and difficulty recovering, with traffic diversion impacting operations for two months.