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POLLOCKSVILLE – N.C. Department of Transportation contractors will temporarily close a section of Ten Mile Fork Road along the U.S. 17 Bypass in Jones County.
Workers will close the bridge on Ten Mile Fork Road in both directions beginning 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, until 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Construction will resume Sept. 16-17, with only one lane of traffic closed both days.
This closure will allow contractors to safely complete slope protection work, which prevents erosion of the roads around the bridge.
During the closure, traffic will be redirected to Scott Road, Oak Grove Road, Killis Murphy Road, Loop Road, U.S. 17 and Ten Mile Fork Road.
The bridgework is part of a $143.4 million project that will tie about 16 miles of roads into the existing U.S. 17 Bypass, providing the public with a safer, faster route between Jacksonville and New Bern. The overall project is expected to be complete by November.
Travelers should expect delays due to construction and should use caution while passing through the work zone and detour routes.
In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the N.C. Department of Transportation is putting its efforts into making repairs to reopen state roads quickly.
About a dozen roads are still closed, including N.C. 12 in Ocracoke where more than 1,000 feet of major dunes and pavement will need to be replaced.
The damage from Dorian is estimated to be about $45 million and repairs are expected to be complete by the end of the year.
U.S. 421 Announcement
Florence caused the state’s largest washout on U.S. 421 at the New Hanover / Pender county line.
The culvert at Fishing Creek could not withstand the floodwaters. It was destroyed, along with several hundred feet of the highway.
Since then, crews constructed a temporary bridge that opened to traffic in October of last year.
Instead of just replacing the culvert, NCDOT engineers chose to design for better resiliency: two bridges, both two lanes at 562 feet long. This will allow more water to flow through.
The first bridge is nearly complete, and the other is expected to open next year.
COLUMBIA – Due to required equipment maintenance, the Alligator River Bridge on U.S. Highway 64 between Tyrrell and Dare counties will close briefly at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The bridge will be closed to both vehicular and marine traffic.
The maintenance is routine and is expected to take between 15 and 30 minutes.
POLLOCKSVILLE – A section of a Jones County bypass will be closed for about 12 hours this week so contract crews can place the final layer of asphalt on the road.
Between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, U.S. 17 North Bypass from the intersection of U.S. 17, north of 10 Mile Fork Road, to U.S. 70 will be closed.
Northbound motorists wanting to return to U.S. 70 West, will continue straight at the stoplight at U.S. 17 Business and U.S. 17 Bypass for nearly 7 miles. Drivers will go under the U.S. 70 overpass and turn left at the light for U.S. 70 West.
Southbound motorists on U.S. 17 Business will take a left at the stoplight of U.S. 17 Business and U.S. 17 Bypass and make a U-turn to head back toward New Bern.
On Wednesday, drivers should anticipate needing extra time for their commutes and slow down when they approach the work zone.
The overall project is more than 16 miles long, starting south of Belgrade and tying into the existing U.S. 17 Bypass around New Bern. This bypass will be a quicker route between Jacksonville and New Bern. Construction on this project began in October 2015 and is expected to be complete in November.
AYDEN – N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews plan to close off one side of a prominent junction in Ayden this afternoon.
N.C. 102/West Third Street will close on the east side of the intersection with N.C. 11 at 5:30 p.m. today and is expected to reopen at 5 a.m. Wednesday. The closure is needed to protect the traveling public and the contractor while a storm drain cross line is installed under the roadway.
The following detours will be in place until the closure is removed:
-Traffic headed south on N.C. 11 will continue past the intersection and turn left on Snow Hill Street to access N.C. 102.
-Traffic headed north on N.C. 11 will continue past the intersection and turn right on Dennis McLawhorn Road and right again on Jolly Road to access N.C. 102.
-Traffic headed toward Ayden on N.C. 102 will turn left on N.C. 11, right on Dennis McLawhorn Road and right again on Jolly Road to return to N.C. 102/West Third Street.
-Traffic headed out of Ayden on West Third Street will turn right on Jolly Road, left on Dennis McLawhorn Road and left on N.C. 11 to return to N.C. 102.
Drivers should slow down and use caution near the work zone and allow for a little extra travel time due to the detours.
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