- Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A construction crew works on the roundabout at the intersection of Hiwassee, Peachtree and Tennessee streets and Valley River Avenue in downtown Murphy at 8:24 p.m. March 4. The N.C. Department of Transportation project will reconfigure downtown streets, then finish off with new pavement and striping. Road work continues from about 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday and will last well into spring.