Monday Morning Crash Topples Power Pole, Closes Gallimore Dairy Road
Crash knocks down a power pole, shutting Gallimore Dairy Road between East Airpark Road and Burnt Poplar Road; Duke Energy crews are on scene and drivers were asked to avoid the area.
A traffic crash knocked a power pole onto Gallimore Dairy Road and shut the roadway in both directions between East Airpark Road and Burnt Poplar Road, Greensboro Police said. Duke Energy crews were on scene responding to the downed pole, and officials asked motorists to avoid the stretch while crews work.
WXII 12 reported the closure affected multiple lanes of Gallimore Dairy Road Monday morning; the station noted lanes were closed in both directions between the East Airpark and Burnt Poplar intersections. Greensboro Police provided the location and closure status to responders, and city traffic remained diverted as crews assessed the scene.
Greensboro Police and Duke Energy had not released details about vehicles involved, driver identities, or any injuries in the initial notices. The available statements did not indicate whether homes or businesses along Gallimore Dairy Road experienced power outages, nor did officials provide an estimated time for repairs or reopening as of the initial report.
The crash occurred on a corridor that carries traffic from the East Greensboro industrial corridor toward Burnt Poplar Road; multiple lanes closed in both directions created significant local disruption during the Monday morning period. Duke Energy’s presence at the scene indicates utility work was underway to secure the fallen pole and assess damage to lines, but no customer-impact numbers were available from utility or police statements.
This Greensboro incident is separate from a crash that downed a pole in Asheville on Tunnel Road on Friday. In that case, authorities reported the crash happened around 6 a.m. when a 2023 Ford F-150 driven by Derek Anthony Allen, 41, struck a power pole, causing outages for residents and businesses and prompting Duke Energy response; police in Asheville later said lanes began to reopen and Allen was charged with multiple offenses. Those details apply only to the Asheville crash and do not pertain to the Gallimore Dairy Road incident.
Greensboro Police and Duke Energy remain the primary sources for updates on the Gallimore Dairy Road closure. Officials have not yet released a reopening timeline or power-restoration estimates; further information is expected once crews complete on-scene repairs and traffic operations can confirm lane status.
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