Transportation
Traffic Delays Anticipated on Highway 211 in Brunswick County on Monday, Nov. 16
Motorists planning to use N.C. 211 in Brunswick County on Monday, November 16, need to be aware of anticipated traffic delays due to the transportation of a house. The slow moving wide load will be transported on N.C 211 between the Columbus County line and Sunset Harbor Road in Sunset Harbor beginning at 9 a.m.…
Read MoreComplete Closure of a section of N.C. 133 in the Leland/Belville area begins Nov. 13
The N.C. Department of Transportation will close N.C. 133/Village Road/River Road this weekend between the interchange ramps for U.S. 17/74/76 near Belville/Leland, weather permitting. The ramps themselves will be open, but traffic will not be able to travel beneath the overpass. A signed detour will guide motorists through U.S 17/74/76 and N.C. 133. The closure…
Read MoreStay Up to Date on Road Conditions During this Rain / Flooding Event
There are a number of ways you can get updates on road flooding in and near Brunswick County: Facebook: Leland NC Traffic Reports Facebook Group(established by concerned citizens) Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Brunswick County Emergency Services Twitter: Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Brunswick County Emergency Services NCDOT Southern Coast Telephone: 511 Information Line
Read MoreLane Closures Next Week on U.S. 17/421 (Thomas Rhodes Bridge) over the Cape Fear River
The N.C. Department of Transportation will intermittently close one lane in each direction on the Thomas Rhodes Bridge on U.S. 17 over the Cape Fear River in Wilmington from 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30 until 5 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1. The closures are necessary for bridge inspectors to perform a one-year warranty inspection…
Read MoreTRAFFIC ALERT: Intermittent Lane Closures on old Oak Island Bridge this week
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will continue intermittent lane closures on the G.V. Barbee Bridge (Old Oak Island Bridge) over the Intracoastal Waterway from Monday September 21-Friday September 25th, 2015. The work will be performed from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day for inspections, weather permitting. The closures are necessary for bridge inspectors…
Read MoreTRAFFIC ALERT: Continued intermittent lane closures on Highway 17 near Shallotte
Due to weather delays, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will continue intermittent lane closures at the intersection of US 17 (Ocean Hwy) & US 17 Business south of Shallotte from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day through Thursday October 15, 2015. The closure is necessary for crews to finish the final paving of the…
Read MoreIntermittent Lane Closures Start Sunday on U.S. 74/U.S. 76 Under Mount Misery Road Bridge in Brunswick County
LELAND, N.C. — The N.C. Department of Transportation will close one lane in each direction under the Mount Misery Road Bridge over U.S. 74/76 in Leland from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. nightly from Sunday, Sept. 20 through Thursday, Sept. 24 in order for crews to repair steel sections of the bridge. The structure, which…
Read MoreCommissioner Williams asked to represent Brunswick County’s citizens on rail relocation task force
In recent weeks there have been news reports about a proposal to relocate a CSX rail line out of the City of Wilmington. The relocated rail line could skirt the edge of Brunswick County along the Cape Fear River, near the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo recently appointed a task force to…
Read MoreBrunswick Commissioners unanimously adopt resolution requesting NCDOT conduct study of I-74/US-74 corridor in Brunswick, Columbus Counties
The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution at their August 17, 2015 meeting requesting that NCDOT conduct a corridor study of the I-74/US-74 corridor in Brunswick and Columbus Counties. This follows a similar resolution adopted by the Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization’s Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC) in July. Brunswick County Commissioner Frank…
Read MoreTraffic Alert: Continued Intermittent Lane Closures At the Intersection of US 17 (Ocean Hwy) And US 17 Business In Shallotte
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will continue intermittent lane closures at the intersection of US 17 (Ocean Hwy) & US 17 Business, South of Shallotte beginning Thursday, August 13 through Tuesday, August 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, weather permitting. The closure is necessary for crews to finish the final paving…
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