Updated as of 7:26 p.m. on Oct. 22 to include updated information on the gates being cleared.
The railroad gate arms at the intersections of West Lebanon Avenue and North Williamson Avenue, West Lebanon and Church Street, and East Lebanon and Oak Street were down, according to Elon Police Chief Joe LeMire.
According to an E-Alert sent at 7:21 p.m., the intersections at Oak, Williamson and Church have been cleared.
These gate arms have been having issues all day and prevented the flow of traffic in downtown Elon. Long lines of traffic have been present in downtown Elon for the past few hours. LeMire said Norfolk Southern, the railroad company overseeing the affected gates, is on its way to fix it.