Transportation
Repairs to Thomas Rhodes Bridge Require Overnight Lane Closures Mar. 20-24
Overnight lane closures are scheduled for the Thomas Rhodes Bridge between Monday, March 20, and Friday, March 24. Lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. The closures are needed so crews can safely repair minor concrete damage that was discovered during a recent inspection of the bridge. The bridge is on U.S.…
Read MoreWilliams Re-Elected Chair of Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization Transportation Advisory Committee
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Cape Fear Rural Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) elected officers for 2017 at its February 10 meeting. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was unanimously re-elected Chair and Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann was unanimously re-elected Vice Chair. The Cape Fear Area RPO covers Brunswick, Columbus and Pender Counties and…
Read MoreRail Realignment Task Force Holding Open House in Leland Monday, Feb. 20
The Mayor’s Task Force on Rail Realignment will host two upcoming public open houses to discuss and receive input as part of the feasibility study for a potential realignment of a CSX rail line that currently runs through Wilmington to a new path that could include a small portion of Brunswick County. The dates and…
Read MoreLane Closures Begin Wednesday on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
The N.C. Department of Transportation will intermittently close the eastbound and westbound lanes of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge for two nights later this week. The closures will be in place from 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 until 5 a.m. the next morning, and again the same hours on Thursday night through Friday morning.…
Read MoreBrunswick County Public Meeting on Proposed Rail Realignment set for Jan. 30 in Leland
A public meeting on the ongoing feasibility study for the proposed rail realignment project, which could relocate a CSX rail line that currently runs through Wilmington to a new path that could include a small portion of Brunswick County, is set for next week in Leland. Date: Monday, January 30, 2017 Time: 5:00 p.m. Location:…
Read MoreTRAFFIC ALERT: Intermittent Lane Closures on the Oak Island Bridge
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will have intermittent north and southbound right lane closures on SR 1105 on the Oak Island High Rise Bridge beginning Tuesday December 13, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. and continuing until Friday, December 16, 2016 until 4:30 p.m. for a bridge inspection. The NCDOT Bridge Maintenance Department will be conducting…
Read MoreNCDOT Launches Annual Customer Survey
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation has opened the department’s second annual customer survey. All citizen feedback will be collected online. Citizens wishing to participate can visit go.ncsu.edu/customerservice2016. The survey takes 15 minutes to complete and the survey link is mobile friendly. The N.C. General Assembly requires the survey to gauge how the transportation department…
Read MoreSouthport-Fort Fisher Ferry Has Adjusted Schedule on Saturday
The Southport-Fort Fisher ferry route will be on a one-boat schedule on Saturday, Oct. 29, to accommodate a vessel change out. The schedule times for the day have departures from Southport at 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m., as well as 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. Trips leaving Fort Fisher will be at 7:45, 9:15…
Read MoreNCDOT Continues to Respond to Effects of Hurricane Matthew
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation continues to respond to the effects of Hurricane Matthew and ongoing flooding on roadways in central and eastern North Carolina. Drivers are urged to visit ReadyNC.org or call 5-1-1 for real-time road closure and traffic conditions before they leave. “Safety remains our top priority as we work to…
Read MoreTRAFFIC ALERT: Diverging Diamond Interchange on N.C. 133 Closing This Weekend, Weather Permitting
To stripe and install weather resistant markers for the Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) on N.C. 133, the Department of Transportation will close N.C. 133/Village Road/River Road between the interchange ramps for U.S. 17/74/76 near Belville/Leland this weekend, weather permitting. The closure starts at 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1 and is expected to end by…
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