Cave-in closes stretch of River Rd. in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The City of Wilmington says a section of River Road is closed because of a cave-in.

According to a news release late Saturday night River Road between Sunnyvale Drive and Raleigh Street is now closed to traffic due to the cave-in.

Traffic is being diverted off of River Road onto Sunnyvale Drive and Raleigh Street.

Work to repair the cave-in will begin Sunday morning. A city spokesman says the work should should wrap up in the next 2-3 days.

The city spokesman says all the recent rain is to blame for the cave-in. More than 15 inches of rain have been reported at Wilmington International Airport in the past three weeks. Ground around the region is saturated, and several areas have flooded.